Nicholas Perrin
Introduction '''Nicholas Perrin''' is an American academic administrator and religious scholar, currently serving as the 16th president of Trinity International University, a Christian university located in Deerfield, Illinois.
Early life and education Perrin earned a Bachelor of Arts in English literature from Johns Hopkins University and Master of Divinity from Covenant Theological Seminary. He then earned a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Marquette University.
Career Perrin previously served the Franklin S. Dyrness Professor of Biblical Studies at Wheaton College, Illinois. Where his work focused on the New Testament and early Christianity. Perrin has published on the ''Gospel of Thomas'' and proposed the theory that ''Thomas'' is dependent on  Tatian's ''Diatessaron''.In addition to his writings on Christian origins and the Gnostic Gospels, Perrin has authored a number of popular lay introductions to works such as the Gospel of Judas and Gospel of Thomas. In 2007 ''Lost in Transmission'' was published as a response to Bart Ehrman's popular ''Misquoting Jesus'' dealing with issues of textual criticism of the New Testament.In 2008 Perrin delivered a public lecture on the historical Jesus at the University of Georgia.Perrin was announced as the 16th president of Trinity International University in 2019, succeeding David Dockery.
Works ===Books===* * * * * * * * ===As editor===* * * ===Articles and chapters===* * * * * * * * * * * * ===Training course===*
References
External links * *  An Interview with Nicholas Perrin on the Gospel of Thomas (1 of 3)