Academic Programs - Dallas Theological Seminary

Faculty, Administration, & General Information
HAROLD W. HOEHNER
Distinguished Professor of New Testament Studies
1968–.
B.A., Barrington College, 1958; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1962; Th.D., 1965; Ph.D.,
Cambridge University, 1968; postdoctoral study, Tübingen University and Cambridge
University.
Dr. Hoehner has written for scholarly journals and publications. He is especially
well regarded for his work on biblical chronology, including the time aspects in and around the
life of Christ, the rule of Herod Antipas, and the period between the Testaments. He has traveled
and ministered in Hungary, Czech Republic, Ukraine, the Near East, Russia, South Africa, and
Indonesia. Along with his many professional memberships, he serves on the board of Jews for Jesus.
Faculty
NATHAN D. HOLSTEEN
Assistant Professor of Theological Studies
B.S., Louisiana State University, 1983; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1992; Ph.D.,
University of Aberdeen, 1996.
Dr. Holsteen has worked full-time in engineering and in ministry, and also has
served as adjunct professor for The Criswell College and for Dallas Seminary
before joining the faculty in 2005. He particularly is interested in encouraging
students to be fully engaged in the world outside the seminary walls, and loves to discuss the
development of theological systems, especially in Reformation and post-Reformation contexts.
He and his wife, Janice, have two children.
J. SCOTT HORRELL
Professor of Theological Studies
1997–.
B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1971; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1977; Th.D., 1988.
Dr. Horrell has been a missionary and theologian in various world cultures, in
addition to evangelism and church-planting with World Team, InterVarsity, and
Youth with a Mission (YWAM). Along with cofounding and editing a leading Latin
American theological journal, he has written several books in Portuguese and English. He especially
loves to strengthen international believers in the truths of the Bible.
ROBERT D. IBACH
Library Director
1986–.
B.R.E., William Tyndale College, 1963; M.Div., Grace Theological Seminary, 1966; Th.M., 1969; M.L.S.,
Indiana University, 1975.
Before coming to Dallas Seminary Mr. Ibach was library director at Grace College
and Grace Theological Seminary, where he also taught biblical archaeology for
17 years. He has served as a consultant for several libraries in the United States and Israel,
and is an active member of the Society of Biblical Literature, the American Theological Library
Association, and several regional library organizations.
ELLIOTT E. JOHNSON
Senior Professor of Bible Exposition
1972–.
B.S., Northwestern University, 1959; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1964; Th.D., 1968.
Dr. Johnson is the founder of the Asian Theological Seminary and has taught
extensively overseas, including the Philippines, Poland, the former Czechoslovakia,
Romania, and Russia. He also has ministered in Austria, Brazil, England, Germany,
Israel, and Scotland. Dr. Johnson joined the Seminary as afaculty member in 1972 and as a
pastor of a Dallas-area church the same year. He is a member of the Evangelical Theological
Society (ETS).
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