G. K. Beale

BIOGRAPHY

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Rev. Dr. Gregory K. Beale (PhD, Cambridge) is a professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas. He has been married to Dorinda for 44 years. He has three children (Stephen, Nancy, and Hannah).

 

Dr. Beale’s academic interests include the New Testament’s use of the Old Testament, the book of Revelation, the biblical-theological theme of temple as the dwelling place of God, and the topic of inerrancy, among others. For those who are new to Dr. Beale’s writing and teaching on these interests, he recommends several resources as places to start.

 

On the New Testament’s use of the Old Testament, he would suggest starting with reading A New Testament Biblical Theology: The Unfolding of the Old Testament in the New. On Revelation, he would recommend his commentary Book of Revelation (New International Greek Text Commentary) or the abridged Revelation: A Shorter Commentary. On the biblical-theological use of temple, consider The Temple and the Church's Mission: A Biblical Theology of the Dwelling Place of God. On inerrancy, he would suggest starting with The Right Doctrine from the Wrong Text?, or his article “Can the Bible be Completely Inspired by God and Yet Still Contain Errors?”.

 

 

EDUCATION

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• PhD, University of Cambridge, 1981

• ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary, 1976

• MA, Southern Methodist University, 1976

• BA, Southern Methodist University, 1971

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CHURCH MINISTRY

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Dr. Beale is an ordained minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC).

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TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

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• New Testament Professor, Reformed Theological Seminary, 2021–Present

• J. Gresham Machen chair of New Testament and research professor of New Testament, Westminster Theological Seminary, 2010–2021

• Kenneth T. Wessner Chair of Biblical Studies and Professor of New Testament, 1999–2010; Coordinator for the M.A. in Biblical Exegesis program, Fall 2001, Wheaton College Graduate School

• Assistant Professor of New Testament, 1984–1986; Associate Professor 1987–1992; Professor 1992–2000; Director of the Th.M. in Biblical Theology Program 1992–2000, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

• Guest Assistant Professor (Dept. of Philosophy and Religion), 1980–1982; Assistant Professor, 1983–1984, Grove City College

 

 

LEGACY COURSES

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• New Testament Greek 

• Introduction to the New Testament 

• New Testament Interpretation: Acts and Paul

• Readings in the Literature of Post-Biblical Judaism
  (Part 1: Early Judaism)

• Readings in the Literature of Post-Biblical Judaism
  (Part 2: Early and Later Judaism) 

• New Testament Theology

• New Testament Use of the Old Testament 

 

 

MEMBERSHIPS

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• Evangelical Theological Society

• Institute for Biblical Research

• Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas

• Tyndale Fellowship