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Biographical Data

Graduated from Sydney Bible Training Institute

Secretary of the Missionary Fellowship (NSW)

Graduated from Moore Theological College

Served as minister of several parishes in Sydney (assistant minister of one in London)

On the Faculty of Moore College (5 years) and Sydney Missionary & Bible College (12 years)

Director of Studies and Dean of New Testament, Tyndale College, The Australasian Open Theological College (13 years)

Academic

Associate of the Sydney Technical College (Accountancy)

Diploma in Religious Education (Melbourne College of Divinity)

B.Comm (University of NSW) (Majors in Accountancy and Economics)

B.A. (University of Sydney) (Majors in Classical Greek and Anthropology)

B.D. (First Class Honours) (University of London)

M.A. (Reading University , U.K.) (Major in Linguistics)

Ph.D. (University of London) (Thesis on marriage, sex, divorce, remarriage etc. in the NT)

Contact Details

B.Ward Powers	Email: ward@bwardpowers.info
259A Trafalgar Street	International Tel: +61-425-227-255
PETERSHAM NSW 2049	Australian Phone: (02) 9590-3944
AUSTRALIA	Australian Mobile: 0425-227-255

Web Presence

A participant for many years in email/web groups relating to current issues, New Testament Greek, and the application of Bible teaching to modern society, Ward Powers not only has his home page at http://www.bwardpowers.info but has a discussion group at http://bwardpowers.blogspot.com where he discusses issues, talks about his books, answers frequently asked questions (FAQ), and is happy to engage in discussion with his readers and students.

Bibliographical Data

Author of a dozen or so books and booklets, plus journal and magazine articles

Books currently in print and available for purchase

Learn To Read the Greek New Testament

Marriage and Divorce - The New Testament Teaching

The Ministry of Women in the Church

FIRST CORINTHIANS: An Exegetical and Explanatory Commentary

Preview of forthcoming book

The Progressive Publication of Matthew’s Gospel

The Progressive Publication of Matthew’s Gospel presents an explanation of the relationship between Matthew, Mark and Luke that shows how the Gospels have originated from documents first written by the apostle Matthew.

For a detailed summary of some of the relationships see this conference paper: presented paper, diagrammatic summary (HTML).
The full scale explanation will be published by Broadman and Holman in 2010. For a preview of this explanation, read now the first chapter of this book: Chapter 1 (PDF).

Special Gift Offer

Order multiple copies of any number or combination of the above books with a single $10 postage and handling charge (plus airmail surchages as appropriate), email us a list of addresses and occasions/greetings to ward@bwardpowers.info, and we will send the books in your name, with a complementary greeting card, to the specified recipients.

Hymns

I have written several hymns and metrical translations from the Psalms, which I will be putting up gradually.

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