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William F. Beck (Little Falls, Minnesota; 1904–1966) was a Lutheran minister and translator of the Bible.〔Multi-Language Publications Newsletter ''Bringing the Written Word to the World''. Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. March 2003 p. 2-3 Reu Beck "The Life and Work of Dr. William F. Beck" (pdf )〕 He graduated from Concordia College in St. Paul in 1924, then Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, MO in 1927, returning there to earn a Th.D. in 1956.〔Paul, William. 2003. "Beck, William F." ''English Language Bible Translators'', p. 24. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland and Company.〕 His translation is the first complete translation of the Bible into English by a Lutheran. "To commemorate that achievement, a copy was placed in the Luther House in Wittenberg, Saxony, Germany on January 1, 1976. 〔Paul, William. 2003. "Beck, William F." ''English Language Bible Translators'', p. 25. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland and Company.〕 He had hoped that the Missouri Synod of the Lutheran church would adopt it as their official translation, but this did not happen. Beck also worked as a technical advisor for some Hollywood films that had Biblical themes.〔Paul, William. 2003. "Beck, William F." ''English Language Bible Translators'', p. 25. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland and Company.〕 ==Works== * New Testament (1963) * Old Testament (1966) draft completed by Elmer Smick and Erich Kiehl. Published together with the New Testament (also revised) as "An American Translation" 1976. * The Bible - Second edition revised by Dr. Phillip B. Giessler. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William F. Beck」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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