DALLAS — Charles C. Ryrie, a scholar whose name abounds on Ryrie Study Bible editions with more than 2.6 million in print in various languages, died Feb. 16 at age 90.
Known for his end-times theology of dispensationalism, Ryrie was a longtime systematic theology professor at Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) and a longtime member of First Baptist Church, Dallas.
The Ryrie Study Bible, with the professor’s 10,000-plus explanatory notes, used the King James Version when it was first published in 1978. It is now available in New American Standard Bible and English Standard Version translations.
Ryrie also wrote more than 50 books. During his time at DTS he also served as dean of doctoral students for more than 20 years before retiring in 1983.
A native of Alton, Illinois, Ryrie held degrees from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, DTS and Haverford College in Pennsylvania.
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