Manfred Brauch
Dr. Manfred T. Brauch is Emeritus Professor of Biblical Theology at the Palmer Theological Seminary, Eastern University (Wynnewood, PA). He served as President of the seminary from 1989 to 1997, when he returned to full-time teaching as Professor of Biblical Theology until 2004.
A native of Germany, Dr. Brauch came to the United States in 1953 and became a U.S. citizen in 1959. After completion of graduate study, he taught New Testament Interpretation at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary (Chicago) from 1971 to 1978. He joined the Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary as Academic Dean and Professor of New Testament Interpretation in 1978. From 1981 to 1983 he also served as Acting President of Eastern Baptist Seminary (now Palmer) and its sister school Eastern College. He holds a Th.M. from Princeton Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. from McMaster University in Ontario.