Kennebunk, Maine - Jack R. Lundbom, a biblical scholar, professor and minister, passed away peacefully on February 17, 2026, at the age of 86. He was surrounded by his wife and children at Southern Maine Medical Center. ...Requiescat in pace.Between 1988 and 2017, Jack and Linda resided at various universities and institutes around the world while Jack worked on his research and writing. A two-time Fulbright grant recipient, Jack was a strong believer in cultural exchange. He is best known for his three-volume Jeremiah for the Anchor Bible commentary series, and Deuteronomy: A Commentary for the Eerdmans Commentary Collection. The man who told his wife-to-be on their first date that he would someday love to write a book ultimately authored 30, and became known as one of the world’s foremost experts on Jeremiah and the Hebrew Prophets.
HT reader David Lincicum.
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