George Howard is an American Hebraist, noted for his publication of an old Hebrew edition of Matthew. He is a full Professor and Head of the Department of Religion and Hebrew (Ret.) at the University of Georgia
Kaige Readings in Josephus, Textus 8 (1973) p. 45-54,The Tetragram and the New Testament Journal of Biblical Literature Vol. 96, No. 1 (Mar., 1977), pp. 63-83"The Name of God in the New Testament" Biblical Archeology Review Vol. 4 No. 1 March 1978."Tetragrammaton in the New Testament". The Anchor Bible Dictionary, Volume 6, Edited by David Noel Freedman Anchor Bible: New York. 1992 ISBN 978-0385261906Hebrew Matthew Macon, GA: Mercer University, 1995.In "Hebrew Matthew," found in the 14th-century Hebrew work The Touchstone of Ibn Shaprut Howard argues that parts of an original Hebrew text of the Gospel may be found. Some scholars, such as William Horbury (1999) , reject this thesis and consider Ibn Shaprut's text to be a translation of a medieval Latin version into Hebrew.Hebrew Gospel of Matthew article in Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible 2000 p. 874Paul: Crisis in Galatia: A Study in Early Christian Theology, 2004The Tetragram and the New Testament Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol. 96, #1, March 1977, pp. 63-83. 