Anderson (born May 17, 1956) is a New Testament scholar conducting research on the historical, cultural and theological background of the Gospel of John, the historical Jesus, Quaker studies, and spirituality studies.
He is Professor of Biblical and Quaker Studies at George Fox University since 1989 and was a founding member of the John, Jesus, and History Project at the Society of Biblical Literature 2002-2016.
He also serves as Extraordinary Professor of Religion at North-West University in Potchefstroom, South Africa and has served as a visiting professor or researcher at Haverford College, Yale Divinity School, Princeton Theological Seminary, the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, the Radboud University of Nijmegen, and Chapman University.
Anderson has published over 200 essays and is NT Editor at the Biblical Interpretation Series (Brill), co-editor of the Johannine Monograph Series (Wipf and Stock), and editor of the Quakers and the Discipline Series (FAHE).
He edited Evangelical Friend (1990-1994) and Quaker Religious Thought (2000-2011).
He has also written many articles for HuffPost and served on a team translating the Johannine writings for the New American Bible.