Background
Poythress, Vern Sheridan was born on March 29, 1946 in Madera, California. Son of Ransom Huron and Carola Eirene (Nasmyth) Poythress.
Education
- Bachelor of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1970; Master of Divinity, Master of Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary, 1974; Master of Philosophy, Cambridge (England) University, 1977; total harmonic distortion Stellenbosch, Republic of South Africa, 1981.
Career
- Assistant professor New Testament, Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1976-1981, associate professor, 1981-1987, professor, since 1987.
Works
- God-Centered Biblical Interpretation
- Theologically and pastorally profound, this study of biblical hermeneutics builds on Trinitarian presuppositions, while exposing the idols that lead interpretation astray.
- Philosophy, Science, And The Sovereignty Of God
- We live in an atmosphere in which many people feel that intellectual integrity demands that one give up many elements in the biblical story.
- Symphonic Theology: The Validity of Multiple Perspectives in Theology by Vern S. Poythress [P & R Publishing, 2001] (Paperback) [Paperback]
- Symphonic Theology: The Validity of Multiple Perspectives in Theology by Vern.
- The Returning King: A Guide to the Book of Revelation
- The Returning King: A Guide to the Book of Revelation