Answer the following question: Facts:   - notable works: '' testament '' apostolic fathers '' , '' sbl greek new    - birth name: michael william holmes      - tradition movement: evangelical    - main interests: patrology , new testament text criticism    - name: michael w. holmes    - birth place: california , us    - occupation: professor , text critic , author   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of michael w. holmes .
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michael w. holmes -lrb- phd , princeton theological seminary -rrb- is the former chair of the department of biblical and theological studies at bethel university in st. paul , minnesota and has taught at bethel since 1982 .he was previously on the faculty at trinity evangelical divinity school and princeton theological seminary , and has been visiting scholar at luther theological seminary in st. paul .he received his b.a. -lrb- in history -rrb- from the university of california at santa barbara -lrb- 1973 -rrb- , an m.a. in new testament from teds -lrb- 1976 -rrb- , and the ph.d. from princeton seminary -lrb- 1984 -rrb- .he did his phd work under bruce metzger , who was widely considered to be one of the most influential new testament scholars of the 20th century .holmes ' primary research areas are in new testament textual criticism and the apostolic fathers .his publications include several books , fifty articles , essays , or chapters in books , and more than 220 book reviews -lrb- covering more than 240 books in 23 journals -rrb- .he has presented papers and invited lectures in the u.s. , canada , england , germany , france , and belgium .he speaks and teaches frequently at twin cities churches , universities , and seminaries , has served as an interim pastor , and is a long-term member of trinity baptist church -lrb- maplewood , mn -rrb- .he is a member of the international greek new testament project , a member of the editorial board for `` new testament studies '' , a book review editor for `` religious studies review '' , and chair of the board of directors of the center for the study of new testament manuscripts .he holds membership in the studiorum novi testamenti societas , the society of biblical literature , the institute for biblical research , and the north american patristics society .