Dr Paul Tanner

Dr Paul Tanner

Education

Ph.D. in Middle Eastern Studies / Hebrew Concentration (1990) - The University of Texas at Austin

Th.M. in Hebrew and Old Testament (1981) - Dallas Theological Seminary

 

B.S. in Industrial Engineering (1972) - Texas Tech University

Subject Areas

Old Testament Biblical Studies (OT Survey; Psalms, Book of Daniel)

Eschatology

General Epistles and Revelation

Publications

2004 A Walk in the Psalms: For Times When We Need Help Finding Our Way Back to the Heart of God [Arabic]. Amman, Jordan: The Evangelical Publishing and Distribution House, 2004.

 

1999 The Bible Code: Holy or Hoax? (Singapore: Singapore Bible College, 1999).

2012 "Commentary on the Book of Hebrews." In the BEE World course The Book of Hebrews. Colorado Springs, CO: BEE World, 2012.

 

2011 "Interpretations of the Song of Songs." In The Eerdmans Companion to the Bible, ed. Gordon D. Fee and Robert L. Hubbard, Jr. (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2011). 

 

2012 Worshipping God in the Psalms. In the BEE World course on the Book of Psalms. Colorado Springs, CO: BEE World, 2012. 

1992 "The Gideon Narrative as the Focal Point of Judges." Bibliotheca Sacra 149:595 (Apr-Jun 1992): 146-161.

 

1992 "Daniel's 'King of the North': Do We Owe Russia An Apology?" Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 35:3 (Sept 1992): 315-28.

 

Articles

 

1996 "Rethinking Ezekiel's Invasion by Gog." Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 39:1 (Mar 1996): 29-46.

 

1997 "The History of Interpretation of the Song of Songs." Bibliotheca Sacra 154:613 (Jan-Mar 1997): 23-46.

 

1997 "The Message of the Song of Songs." Bibliotheca Sacra 154:614 (Apr-Jun 1997): 142-161.

 

2000 "Decoding the 'Bible Code'." Bibliotheca Sacra 157:626 (Apr-Jun 2000): 141-159.

 

2001 "But If It Yields Thorns and Thistles: An Exposition of Hebrews 5:14―6:12.” Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society 14:26 (Spring 2001): 19-42.

 

2002 “Ancient Babylon: From Gradual Demise to Archaeological Rediscovery.” Near East Archaeological Society Bulletin 47 (2002): 11-20.

 

2003 “The Literary Structure of the Book of Daniel." Bibliotheca Sacra 160:639 (July-Sept 2003): 269-82.

  

2005 "The New Covenant and Paul’s Quotations from Hosea in Romans 9:25-26." Bibliotheca Sacra 162 (Jan-Mar 2005): 95-110.

 

2005 "The 'Marriage Supper of the Lamb' in Rev 19:6-10; Implications for the Judgment Seat of Christ." Trinity Journal 26:1 (Spring 2005): 47-68.

 

2006 “For Whom Does Hebrews 10:26-31 Teach A ‘Punishment Worse Than Death’? Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society 19:37 (Aut 2006): 57-77.

 

2009 “Is Daniel’s Seventy-Weeks Prophecy Messianic? Part 1.” Bibliotheca Sacra 166:662 (Apr- Jun 2009): 181-200.

 

2009 “Is Daniel’s Seventy-Weeks Prophecy Messianic? Part 2.” Bibliotheca Sacra 166:663 (Jul-Sep 2009): 319-35.

 

2010 "Paul Never Wrote an Autobiography, but Now We Have a Timeline." Bible Study Magazine (Logos Bible Software) 2:2 - (Jan-Feb 2010): 30-31.

 

2010 "The Epistle to the Hebrews." In The Grace New Testament Commentary, vol. 2, 1031-1098 (Denton, TX: Grace Evangelical Society, 2010).

 

2012 "James's Quotation of Amos 9 to Settle the Jerusalem Council Debate in Acts 15." The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 55:1 (Mar 2012): 65-85.

2013 "The Cost of Discipleship: Losing One's Life for Jesus' Sake." Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 56:1 (March 2013): 43-61.

 

2014 “The 'Outer Darkness' in Matthew's Gospel; Shedding Light on an Ominous Warning." Paper delivered at the SW Regional Conference of the Evangelical Theological Society. March 8, 2014. [Awaiting publication].

 

2014 “Old Testament Chronology and Its Implications for the Creation and Flood Accounts.” Bibliotheca Sacra 171 (Oct-Dec 2014). 

 

Forthcoming

 

2015 Daniel: Man of Faith, Integrity, and Insight. BEE World course, with a commentary on The Book of Daniel. Colorado Springs, CO: BEE World.

 

Recent Research

Evangelical views of the Creation and Flood Accounts

Commentary on the Book of Daniel