Claude Cox

Born in Meaford, ON. Grew up in the local Disciples Church / Church of Christ. Educated at Abilene Christian University, TX; Knox College, Toronto; Union Theological Seminary in Virginia; Harvard University; Ph.D., University of Toronto (1979). At the U of T, a student of J. W. Wevers, in Septuagint Studies, his area of specialization. Spent a year in Armenia while a doctoral student,  working on manuscripts at the Institute of Manuscripts, the Matenadaran, Yerevan, and since that time has continued to do research in Armenian Bible studies. A critical edition of Armenian Job appeared in 2006. Completed the volumes on Job for the Society of Biblical Literature Commentary on the Septuagint (2020, in press). Current project is a critical edition of Armenian Deuteronomy, now also in press (2025). Has been Adjunct Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at the Divinity College since 1992–1993. Lives in Barrie; chaplain at Grove Park Home for Senior Citizens for more than thirty years. Married to Elaine; three grown children. Claude and Elaine worship at Westminster Church, Barrie, where, among other things, he teaches a Thursday morning “Zoom” Bible study. Hobbies include bird-watching; reading detective novels; travel.