Lyn Perez, Chief Communications Officer for Reformed Theological Seminary has released information of the passing of Dr. Roger Nicole on Saturday evening, December 11.

Dr. Roger Nicole went to be with the Lord this evening December 11, 2010. Born in 1915, he was a native Swiss Reformed theologian with an M.A. from Sorbonne, a Th.D. from Gordon Divinity School and a Ph.D. from Harvard University,

Dr. Nicole has long been regarded as one of the preeminent theologians in America. As a bibliophile and distinguished librarian, his personal collection includes Calvin’s Commentaries on the Gospels and Acts published during Calvin’s lifetime and many other rare volumes from the 1500s and 1600s.

He was an associate editor for the New Geneva Study Bible and a corresponding editor for Christianity Today. He assisted in the translation of the NIV Bible, is a past president of the Evangelical Theological Society, and was a founding member of the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy. He has written over 100 articles and contributed to 50 books and reference works. Students esteem him highly for his approachability and wisdom.

Dr. Nicole was Professor Emeritus at both Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary and Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando Florida where his personal library of over 20,000 volumes make up a special collection at RTS.

The date and time of his memorial service will be posted on the Reformed Theological Seminary website when the information becomes available. See www.rts.edu

Be sure to read Dr. Don Sweeting’s reflections on an afternoon visit with Dr. Nicole just two weeks ago bit.ly/i6QnD8

(Editor’s Note: During my time as a DMin student at Gordon Conwell in the early 80’s Dr. Nicole’s seminars were always the highlight of our on-campus studies. I can confirm on behalf of the literally thousands upon thousands of students that sat under his teaching that this is indeed a great loss to all of us personally, as well as a great loss to the Reformed community. DKC)