▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Sch aper ▁was ▁born ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁in ▁Indian apolis , ▁Indiana . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁The ▁Bib lic al ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁Northern ▁Bapt ist ▁The ological ▁Sem inary , ▁Union ▁The ological ▁Sem inary , ▁Win ona ▁Lake ▁School ▁of ▁The ology , ▁and ▁Bob ▁Jones ▁University , ▁eventually ▁ear ning ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁Bible . ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Margaret ▁( d augh ter ▁of ▁Re ed ▁Smith ▁and ▁Margaret ▁Dick ), ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁two ▁sons ▁and ▁a ▁daughter . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁and ▁past oral ▁career ▁Sch aper ▁began ▁his ▁academic ▁career ▁at ▁Bob ▁Jones ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁de an ▁of ▁men , ▁director ▁of ▁religious ▁activities , ▁and ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁of ▁religion ▁before ▁res ign ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁California ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁past or ▁of ▁Beth any ▁Church ▁of ▁Sierra ▁Mad re . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁at ▁Full er ▁Sem inary , ▁where ▁he ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁chap el . ▁Sch aper ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁translation ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁American ▁Standard ▁Bible , ▁and ▁served ▁a ▁term ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁South west ▁Region ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Evangel ical s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁ord ained ▁in ▁the