Lecturer
Louis Goldberg, ThD (1923-2002)
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- Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Postdoctoral work in Jewish studies
- Grace Theological Seminary, ThD
- Roosevelt University, MA
- Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, BD and ThM
- University of Southern California, BS
Teaching Career
- Professor of Theology and Jewish Studies, Moody Bible Institute (1965-1994)
- Recipient of the prestigious Faculty Citation award from the Moody Bible Institute Alumni Association (1977)
- Professor, Temple Baptist Theological Seminary (1962-1965)
- Spent summers touring and teaching in the Holy Land and preaching to Jewish congregations around the globe
- Teacher, Russian Bible Institute
Other Career Highlights
- In 1968, Israel’s government invited Dr. Goldberg to document the Israel people; he spent more than 30 summers interviewing political, social, and religious leaders in an effort to understand the Jewish culture
- Pastor at various churches in Illinois, Iowa, New York, and Tennessee
- Member of the advisory board of the American Messianic Fellowship
- Secretary/treasurer of the American Association for Jewish Evangelism
- President of the Evangelical Theological Society (1983)
- Member of the Evangelical Theological Society—frequent speaker and presenter
- Upon his death, Jews for Jesus renamed its official headquarters’ library in New York City in his honor
- Hailed as a “man of peace” by Jews for Jesus founder, Moshe Rosen
- Named Scholar in Residence of Jews for Jesus (1994)
- Raised in an orthodox Jewish home
Publications
- Regular contributor to numerous periodicals, including several contributions to the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
- Numerous books, including Our Jewish Friends, How Jewish Is Christianity? and God, Torah, Messiah