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'''Edwin R. Thiele''' (1895-1986) was a [[missionary]], a Biblical historian, and a [[professor]] of [[Old Testament]] studies. He is best known for his 1943 doctoral dissertation, in which he determined the basic methods of the Biblical historians of the Hebrew [[Northern Kingdom|Northern]] and [[Southern Kingdom|Southern]] kingdoms.
'''Edwin R. Thiele''' (1895-1986) was a [[missionary]], Biblical historian, and a [[professor]] of [[Old Testament]] studies. He is best known for his book ''The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings'', in which he shows how he determined the basic methods of the Biblical historians of the Hebrew [[Northern Kingdom|Northern]] and [[Southern Kingdom|Southern]] kingdoms.
== Life ==
Dr. Thiele was a natural-born citizen of the [[United States]], served as a [[missionary]] in [[China]], and earned renown as an historian specializing in Biblical studies.
Dr. Thiele died in [[St. Helena]], [[California]] in 1986. He is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in [[Berrien Springs]], [[Michigan]].
== ''Curriculum Vitae'' ==
*1918: [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Emmanuel Missionary College]] (since renamed to [[Andrews University]]), [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]
*1918-20: Home missionary secretary, East Michigan Conference
*1920-32: missionary in China
*1937: [[Master of Arts]] in [[Archaeology]], [[University of Chicago]], Chicago, Illinois.
*1943: [[Doctor of Philosophy]] in Archaeology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
*1963-5: Professor of Antiquity, Andrews University, Chicago, Illinois.
=== Major Publication ===
* ''The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings'', 3rd ed. (Chicago: Kregel Academic, 1994) 256 pages, paperback. ISBN 082543825X. Based on his 1943 doctoral dissertation.
== Life ==
== Life ==