Lecturer
Walter C. Kaiser, Jr., PhD
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- Brandeis University, MA and PhD
- Wheaton College, BA and BD
Teaching Career
- President Emeritus and Distinguished Professor of Old Testament and Ethics, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
- Distinguished Colman M. Mockler Professor of Old Testament Studies, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
- Professor, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (1966-1993)
- Professor of Bible and Archaeology, Wheaton College (1958-1966)
- Leader of more than 20 graduate and undergraduate study tours abroad, while lecturing and preaching at thousands of schools and churches around the globe
Other Career Highlights
- Advisory Editor, Christianity Today
- During his presidency at Gordon-Conwell (1997-2006), theological enrollment increased from 900 to 2,200 students
- Added five PhD programs during his tenure as Academic Dean and Senior Vice President for Education at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (1980-1993)
- Chairman for the Evangelical Seminary Dean’s Council (1982-1993)
- President of the Evangelical Theological Society (1977)
- Regularly consulted for his expertise by several Christian publications and organizations
Publications
- Author of more than 40 books, including Toward an Exegetical Theology, Toward Old Testament Ethics, Recovering the Unity of the Bible, Biblical Ethics: A Guide for Preaching and Teaching, and his magnum opus, Toward an Old Testament Theology