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Dr. John Oswalt
joswalt@wbs.edu
601-366-8880 ext. 124
John Oswalt, a
native of Mansfield, Ohio, is Research Professor of Old Testament at Wesley Biblical
Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi. He began his term of service at Wesley
in July, 1999. Prior to that he was Professor of Old Testament and
Semitic Languages at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky
from 1989-1999. This was his second term on that faculty, having first
served from 1970 through 1982. In the interim he was President of Asbury
College (1983-1986) and a member of the faculty of Trinity Evangelical
Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois (1986-1989). He is married to the
former Karen Kennedy, and they have three children.
Dr. Oswalt holds degrees from Taylor University, Upland, Indiana; Asbury
Theological Seminary, Wilmore, Kentucky; and Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts.
From Brandeis he received the Ph.D. in Mediterranean Studies. His
particular interest is in Old Testament studies with special attention
to the Hebrew language and to the formation of Hebrew religion against
the background of the ancient Near East.
Dr. Oswalt’s writings have appeared in Bible encyclopedias, scholarly
journals, and popular religious periodicals. Many of these articles have
dealt with the application of Biblical teachings to modern ethical
questions. He has written five books, the most noteworthy of these being
a two-volume commentary on Isaiah in the New International Commentary on
the Old Testament series. This work was completed in 1998. His most
recent book is Called to Be Holy: A Biblical Perspective on Christian
Holiness (Evangel Press: 1999). He was the Old Testament editor of the
Wesley Bible, a study Bible from the Wesleyan perspective published by
Thomas Nelson Publishers in 1990, and also served as consulting editor
for the New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and
Exegesis (Zondervan, 1997). He was a member of the New International
Version translation team, and is currently one of a six-member editorial
team which has revised the Living Bible (New Living Translation, 1996)
and is continuing the revision process with Tyndale House Publishers.
Dr. Oswalt is an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church, with
membership in the Kentucky Annual Conference of that denomination. He
has served as part-time pastor to congregations in New England and
Kentucky, and is a frequent speaker in conferences, camps and local
churches.
Dr. John Oswalt's 2008 Schedule
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January 7-11 |
Module course at John
Wesley College
High Point, NC
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January 25-27 |
Bible Conference, Como, MS
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February 1-2 |
FAS Board Meeting, Wilmore,
KY |
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February 22-24 |
Revival, Goldsboro
Wesleyan, Goldsboro, NC
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March 1 |
Board Meeting of Eaton
Rapids Camp Meeting
Eaton Rapids, MI
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April 4-6 |
Bible Conference, 1st
Evangelical Methodist
Morgantown, WV
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April 18-20 |
Leaders Retreat, Fairview
UMC, Marysville, TN
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April 26 |
Board Meeting of Eaton
Rapids Camp Meeting
Eaton Rapids, MI
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May 1-2 |
Annual Meeting, Brethren in
Christ Church
Atlanta, GA
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May 18-21 |
Bible Conference, Iuka UMC,
Iuka, MS
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May 28-31 |
Systematic Theology
Project, Wilmore, KY
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June 7 |
ERC Board Meeting
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June 11-15 |
Camp Wesley
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June 20-27 |
Bethlehem Camp
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July 20-27 |
Eaton Rapids Camp Meeting
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August 18-24 |
Hemlock Retreats
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September 12-13 |
FAS Board Meeting
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September 25-27 |
Tyndale House Editorial
Committee
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October 11 |
ERC Board Meeting
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October 20-22 |
Wisconsin SA Officers
Councils
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November 1 |
FAS Academic Conference
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November 7-10 |
1st UMC, Washington, PA
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November 16 |
ERC Board Meeting
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November 19-24 |
ETS/IBR/SBL
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December 4-7 |
Annual Conference Methodist
Ch. of Costa Rica |
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