Verlyn D. Verbrugge, longtime Zondervan editor, author, teaching pastor, and New Testament scholar, died on Sunday following a six-month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 72.
Verbrugge was one of Zondervan's principal production editors for 29 years, specializing in areas of New Testament studies and Biblical Greek. He edited more than 700 books and resources, working with authors, including Henry Cloud, Bill Hybels, Charles Swindoll, Carolyn Custis James, F. F. Bruce, Thomas Schreiner, Karen Jobes, Moisés Silva and Kevin Vanhoozer.
Verbrugge also wrote several Zondervan academic titles, including The New International Dictionary of the New Testament Theology: Abridged Edition and Devotions on the Greek New Testament, which he co-edited with J. Scott Duvall. His most recent book, Paul & Money: A Biblical and Theological Analysis of the Apostle's Teachings and Practices, co-written with his former Ph.D. student Keith Krell, was released just this past Tuesday, two days after his death.