Born:(1916-08-13)August 13, 1916, Muscatine, Iowa, U.S.
Died:August 5, 2016(2016-08-05) (aged 99), Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Parents:George Newton (father), , Mary Johnson Mendenhall (mother)
Employer:University of Michigan
Education:Midland College (B.A., 1936), Western Theological Seminary, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg (B.D., 1938), Johns Hopkins University (Ph.D., 1947)
Occupations:Biblical scholar, Ordained Lutheran minister, University professor
Notable work:Law and Covenant in Israel and the Ancient Near East, The Tenth Generation: The Origins of the Biblical Tradition, Ancient Israel’s Faith and History: An Introduction the Bible in Context, Our Misunderstood Bible