Collins graduated from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and a
Master of Science (M.S.) in
computer science and
systems engineering. He then earned a
Master of Divinity (M.Div.) from
Faith Evangelical Lutheran Seminary and a
Ph.D. in Biblical Hebrew linguistics from the School of Archaeology and Oriental Studies at the
University of Liverpool. Collins was Old Testament Chairman for the
ESV Study Bible, served as ESV Text Editor for The English-Greek Reverse Interlinear New Testament (Crossway, 2006), and is Old Testament Editor of the English Standard Version Study Bible. He has published numerous articles in technical journals, as well as The New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis. In 2000 his book on the theological and exegetical aspects of divine action, entitled
The God of Miracles, was published by Crossway. It was also carried by InterVarsity Press in the UK the following year. His next book,
Science and Faith: Friends or Foes? was also published by Crossway in 2003, followed by
Genesis 1-4: A Linguistic, Theological, and Literary Commentary, published by P&R (2006). Collins' recent book
Did Adam and Eve Really Exist?: Who They Were and Why You Should Care (Crossway, 2011), in which he highlights the importance to Christian theology of believing that the biblical period
fall of man was a historical event. The book explores four biblically defensible views, and how each comports or contrasts with modern theories of
human evolution. Collins has been a prominent voice in recent discussion among
evangelicals on this topic. ==Works==