Walter A. Elwell

Walter Alexander Elwell was an American evangelical theological academic. He taught at Wheaton College, Illinois from 1975 to 2003 before retiring and being named professor emeritus of Bible and Theology. He was also noted as an editor of many reference works about the Bible.
Elwell was educated at Wheaton College where he earned his B.A. and M.A. He was awarded his Ph.D. in 1970 from the University of Edinburgh after spending time at, then attended the University of Chicago and University of Tübingen. He consulted for both the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association and the Evangelical Book Club. He was also a member of the Society of Biblical Literature, Institute for Biblical Research, Evangelical Theological Society, and Chicago Society of Biblical Research. He has taught Greek at North Park College in Chicago, Illinois and a professor of Bible at Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi.
Elwell was born in Miami, Florida, United States and was married to Barbara Jean Elwell. Elwell died on March 4, 2025, at the age of 87.

Selected works

Books

- first published 1984