J. Kenneth Grider (October 22, 1921 – December 6, 2006) was a Nazarene Christian theologian and former seminary professor primarily associated with the followers of John Wesley who are part of the Holiness movement.
[1] He was one of the translators of the New International Version of the Bible, working at two committee levels on six New Testament books.
[3] He also wrote over 2,000 poems, articles, commentaries, essays, and lessons and contributed to numerous symposia.
[1] In 1966, Grider received the Olivet Nazarene University's Clergy Alumnus of the Year award.
[1] In 1991, he received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from the Olivet Nazarene University.