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J. Blair Wilgus Ph.D.

Chair, Online Undergraduate Ministry Program; Professor of Biblical Studies

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EDUCATION:
Ph.D., Hebrew Bible & Old Testament Studies, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
M.A., Old Testament, Lincoln Christian Seminary, Lincoln, IL
M.Div., Lincoln Christian University, Lincoln, IL
B.A., Preaching, Johnson University, Knoxville, TN

COURSES:

  • History and Literature of Ancient Israel – our introduction to the Old Testament
  • Pentateuch – an upper-division survey of the first five books of the Bible
  • Prophets - an upper-division survey of Israel’s prophetic literature
  • Violence in the Old Testament and Today – an in-depth investigation of violence in the Old Testament and what that means for believers today
  • Old Testament Theology – a focused look at theological topics as they are presented in the Old Testament alone

AFFILIATIONS:

  • Society of Biblical Literature, member

PUBLICATIONS:

  • Deuteronomy, the Prophets, and the Life of the Church: A Festschrift in Honor of Dr. Gary Hall. Prestson, Victoria: Mosaic, 2013. Co-edited with Jason T. Lecureux and James Riley Estep, Jr.
  • “Amos 4: An Exercise in Old Testament Exegetical Methodology.” Pages 86-104 in Deuteronomy, the Prophets, and the Life of the Church: A Festschrift in Honor of Dr. Gary Hall. Prestson, Victoria: Mosaic, 2013.
  • “Bethel” in The Dictionary of the Bible and Western Culture: A Handbook for Students (Baylor University Press, forthcoming)
  • Several book reviews published in Expository TimesRestoration Quarterly, and Stone-Campbell Journal

ACADEMIC INTERESTS:

My academic career started in my Ph.D. program, where I examined the literary unity of Amos 3-6. I still enjoy reading the Hebrew prophets and looking at connections and differences between their concerns and our own. Social justice in the prophets remains a relevant topic of concern today, and this topic continues to interest me both in the classroom and in real life.

I also love the field of Old Testa