Merrill C. Tenney was professor of theological studies and dean of the Graduate school of Theology at Wheaton College, where he taught from 1944 to 1982. In addition to teaching New Testament and Greek, he was the general editor of the Zondervan Pictorial Bible Dictionary, served on the original translation team for the New American Standard Bible, and wrote several books. Tenney was an advocate of fundamentalism and a second president of the Evangelical Theological Society. He was born in Massachusetts and received his education from Nyack Missionary Training Institute, Gordon College of Theology and Missions, Boston University, and Harvard University. He and his wife Helen and two sons. SPANISH BIO: Merrill C. Tenney fue profesor de estudios teologicos y decano de la Escuela Graduada de Teologia en el Wheaton College, donde dio clases desde 1944 hasta 1982.

Ademas de ensenar Nuevo Testamento y Griego, fue el editor general de la obra Zondervan Pictorial Bible Dictionary, trabajo en el equipo original de traductores de la Biblia New American Standard y escribio varios libros. Tenney era defensor del fundamentalismo, y fue el segundo presidente de la Sociedad Teologica Evangelica. Nacio en Massachusetts e hizo sus estudios en el Nyack Missionary Training Institute, el Gordon College of Theology and Missions, la Universidad de Boston y la Universidad de Harvard. El y su esposa Helen tuvieron dos hijos varones.