George Mendenhall, biblical studies scholar, dies at 99

George Emery Mendenhall, who made pioneering contributions to the field of biblical studies, died August 5 at age 99 at his home in Ann Ar­bor, Michigan.

Mendenhall was professor of ancient and biblical studies at the University of Mich­igan from 1952 until his re­tirement in 1986.

“Many pastors and theologians were introduced to covenant through George Mendenhall’s description of covenant as a treaty between conquering kings and vassals,” William Johnson Everett wrote in the Christian Century in 1999.