Vice President of Biblical Theology and Mission Effectiveness
John Bergsma
About John Bergsma
Dr. John Bergsma is Vice President for Biblical Theology and Mission Effectiveness at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology and Professor of Theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, where he has taught Scripture since 2004. He holds the B.A., M.Div. and Th.M. degrees from Calvin College and Seminary (now Calvin University) and a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from the University of Notre Dame (Indiana).
A former Protestant pastor, Dr. Bergsma has authored numerous books on Scripture and the Catholic faith, including Jesus and the Jubilee: The Biblical Roots of the Year of God's Favor and The Word of the Lord: Reflections on the Sunday Mass Readings series. He has also published over two dozen peer-reviewed or invited essays and articles in various scholarly journals, festschrifts, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and essay collections. Dr. Bergsma speaks regularly for parish missions, diocesan conferences, clergy convocations, and other events nationally and internationally. He and his wife Dawn reside with their eight children in Steubenville, Ohio.
Specialties
Biblical Theology (Old Testament)
Dead Sea Scrolls
Jubilee Theology
Word of the Lord
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