Michael W. Holmes
[1] Holmes received a BA in history from the University of California, Santa Barbara (1973), an MA in New Testament from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (1976), and a PhD from Princeton Theological Seminary (1984).He did his PhD work under Bruce Metzger,[2] who was widely considered to be one of the most influential New Testament scholars of the 20th century.Holmes' primary research areas are in New Testament textual criticism and the Apostolic Fathers.Holmes has presented papers and invited lectures in the U.S., Canada, England, Germany, France, and Belgium.Holmes has served as an interim pastor at, and is a longtime member of, Trinity Baptist Church in Maplewood, Minnesota.