Japan Bible Seminary

Evangelical Christian seminary in Tokyo, Japan

Japan Bible Seminary (Japanese: 聖書宣教会) is an evangelical Christian seminary located in Hamura, Tokyo.

The seminary was founded in 1958 in Suginami, Tokyo by Junichi Funiki and Akira Hatori. It moved to Hamura, Tokyo in 1989.

Notable faculty

  • Yoshiyuki Muchiki – the principal and Old Testament scholar
  • David Toshio Tsumura – Old Testament scholar and research professor of Old Testament

Notable alumni

  • Sueo Oshima – A scholar of Karl Barth
  • Kazuhiko Uchida – noted Christian author and pastor and former dean of Japan Bible Seminary
  • Yoshiyuki Muchiki – Old Testament scholar and the principal of Japan Bible Seminary.
  • Yoshinobu Endo – He was a noted Christian author and Old Testament.
  • Japan Bible Seminary web site
  • Dale and Ann Little Web Site


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