Clarkson Conference on Practical Christian Thought

2010 Conference Information

February 19 and 20

We had a great conference this year. Dr. Wegner differed in approach from our past speakers in that his sessions were all interactive with questions and answers throughout. We do have MP3s ready to go now!

MP3s of the sessions are available at the "Click Here for Details" link below.

Apprehending the Truth of God's Word: The Science of Scripture
(The Origin and Reliability of the Bible)

Dr. Paul D. Wegner

Professor of Old Testament
Phoenix Seminary

Author of

A Student's Guide to Textual Criticism
The Journey from Texts to Translations: The Origin and Development of the Bible

Education

A.A., North Iowa Area Community College
B.A., Moody Bible Institute
M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Th.M., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Ph.D., University of London

Experience

Dr. Wegner became Professor of Old Testament in 2001 after teaching at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago for 12 years. Dr. Wegner has extensive experience in local church ministry. He has also delivered many lectures and papers to both academic and popular audiences. His interests include Hebrew, textual criticism, and ancient artifacts. He has led and taught numerous trips to Israel. Dr. Wegner was a contributor to the ESV Study Bible (Crossway Bibles, 2008), for which he wrote study notes for the prophetic books of Daniel and Habakkuk, the article on “The Reliability of the Old Testament Manuscripts,” and served as a consultant for the Old Testament Charts and Timelines. His specialty is the book of Isaiah, and he is currently under contract with IVP to write an updated commentary on Isaiah for the distinguished Tyndale Old Testament Commentary series (forthcoming 2015).

Publications

Dr. Wegner has written numerous articles for many respected publications, and he has the following titles in print:

Isaiah, Tyndale Old Testament Commentary Series (IVP, forthcoming 2015)
Wise Parenting: Wisdom from Proverbs (Harvest Publishers, 2009)
Using Old Testament Hebrew in Preaching: A Guide for Students and Pastors (Kregel Academic, 2008)
A Student’s Guide to Textual Criticism: It’s History, Methods, and Results (IVP, 2006)
The Journey from Texts to Translations: The Origin and Development of the Bible (Baker Academic, 2004)

The above information was taken from the Phoenix Seminary website: http://www.ps.edu/about-us/faculty-staff-board/resident-faculty/paul-d-wegner/