NEW HAVEN, CONN. - Abraham Malherbe, professor emeritus of New Testament criticism and interpretation at Yale Divinity School, died from an apparent heart attack Sept. 28. He was 82.

Malherbe, an internationally known Bible scholar, was born in South Africa and was converted to Christianity by missionary Eldred Echols. Echols encouraged Malherbe to attend Abilene Christian University in Texas. After graduation there, Malherbe studied at Harvard University and returned to teach at ACU from 1963 to 1969.

“Abe trained a generation of New Testament professors in the Churches of Christ who now populate the Christian college faculties and beyond,” said Ken Cukrowski, associate provost and interim dean of ACU’s College of Biblical Studies.