D. A. Carson

D. A. Carson
Born	Donald Arthur Carson December 21, 1946 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation	Research professor, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Religion	Christianity
Spouse(s)	Joy Wheildon
Website	blogs.thegospelcoalition.org/loveofgod/
Academic background
Education	B.S. (1967), M.Div., Ph.D. (1975)
Alma mater	McGill University Central Baptist Seminary University of Cambridge

Donald Arthur Carson (born December 21, 1946) is a Canadian-born, Reformed Evangelical theologian and professor of the New Testament.

Background and education

Carson was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to Thomas Donald McMillan Carson and Elizabeth Margaret (née Maybury), but grew up in Drummondville. He earned his B.S. (1967) in chemistry and mathematics from McGill University, his M.Div. from Heritage Baptist College and Heritage Theological Seminary (prev. Central Baptist Seminary), and his Ph.D. (1975) in the New Testament from the University of Cambridge. Carson married Joy (née Wheildon) on August 16, 1975.^[1]

Career

Carson served as pastor of Richmond Baptist Church in Richmond, British Columbia from 1970 to 1972. Following his doctoral studies, he served for three years at Northwest Baptist Theological College (Vancouver) and in 1976 was the founding dean of the seminary.^[1] In 1978, Carson joined the faculty of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, where he is currently serving as research professor.

Carson is a founding council member of The Gospel Coalition.^[2]

In 2011, a Festschrift was published in his honor, called Understanding the Times: New Testament Studies in the 21st Century: Essays in Honor of D. A. Carson on the Occasion of His 65th Birthday. Contributors included Andreas J. Köstenberger, Grant Osborne, Mark Dever, Douglas Moo, Peter O'Brien, and Craig Blomberg.

Select publications

Carson has written or edited 57 books, many of which have been translated into Chinese.^[3] These include major commentaries on Matthew in the Expositor's Bible Commentary (ISBN 0310499615) and John (ISBN 085111749X), commentaries on parts of the Bible, such as 1 Corinthians 12-14 (ISBN 0801025214) and the Sermon on the Mount (ISBN 0801024803). He has also written books on prayer, suffering, and free will and predestination from a generally compatibilist and Calvinist perspective.

His 1996 book The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism (ISBN 031024286X) won the 1997 ECPA Christian Book Award for the "theology and doctrine" category.^[4]

Select works

Books

• Carson, D. A. (1979). The King James Version Debate: A Plea for Realism. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books. ISBN 0-8010-2427-7.
• ——— (1984). Exegetical Fallacies. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books. ISBN 0-8010-2499-4.
• ——— (1990). How Long, O Lord?: Reflections on Suffering and Evil. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. ISBN 0-8010-3125-7.
• ———; Morris, Leon; Moo, Douglas J. (1991). An Introduction to the New Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN 978-0-310-51940-9. OCLC 24218222.
• ——— (1991). The Gospel according to John. PNTC. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN 0-851-11749-X.
• ——— (1993). The Cross and Christian Ministry: Leadership Lessons from 1 Corinthians. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. ISBN 0-8010-9168-3.
• ——— (1998). The Inclusive Language Debate: A Plea for Realism. Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press. ISBN 0-85111-584-5.
• ——— (1999). The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books. ISBN 1-58134-126-1.
• ——— (1998). For the Love of God, 2 volume devotional commentary based on Robert Murray M'Cheyne's system for reading the Bible through in one year. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books. ISBN 1-58134-815-0.
• ——— (2000). Telling the Truth: Evangelizing Postmoderns. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN 978-0-310-24334-2.
• ———; Seifrid, Mark A.; O'Brien, Peter T., eds. (2001). Justification And Variegated Nomism: Volume 1: The Complexities of Second Temple Judaism. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. ISBN 978-0-8010-2272-2.
• ——— (2002). Gagging of God, The: Christianity Confronts Pluralism. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN 978-0-310-24286-4.
• ———; Seifrid, Mark A.; O'Brien, Peter T., eds. (2004). Justification And Variegated Nomism: Volume 2: The Paradoxes of Paul. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. ISBN 978-0-8010-2741-3.
• ——— (2005). Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church: Understanding a Movement and Its Implications. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN 0-310-25947-9.
• ———; Moo, Douglas J. (2005). An Introduction to the New Testament (Revised 2nd ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN 978-0-310-23859-1.
• ——— (2008). Christ and Culture Revisited. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. ISBN 0-8028-3174-5.
• ———; Beale, G. K., eds. (2008). Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. ISBN 0-8010-2693-8.
• ——— (2008). Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor: The Life and Reflections of Tom Carson. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books. ISBN 1-4335-0199-6.
• ——— (2010). Scandalous: The Cross and Resurrection of Jesus. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books. ISBN 1-4335-1125-8.
• ——— (2012). The Intolerance of Tolerance. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN 0-8028-3170-2.
• ——— (2012). Jesus the Son of God: A Christological Title Often Overlooked, Sometimes Misunderstood, and Currently Disputed. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books. ISBN 978-1433537967.

Chapters and Contributions

• ——— (1984). "Matthew". In Gaebelein, Frank E. Expositor's Bible Commentary: Matthew-Luke 8. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN 978-0-310-36500-6.

Articles

• ——— (June 1993). "Evil and Suffering in the World of a Good and Sovereign God". Reaper: 6–9, 36.
• ——— (April 25, 1994). "Five Gospels, No Christ: In their attempt to rescue the Bible from conservatives, scholars in the Jesus Seminar became liberal fundamentalists". Christianity Today 38 (5): 30–33.
• ——— (August 1995). "Jesus the Temple of God". The Evangelical Magazine of Wales: 8–9.
• ——— (November 15, 1999). "Are Christians Required to Tithe?". Christianity Today 43 (13): 94.
• ——— (1999). "On Distorting the Love of God". Bibliotheca Sacra 156: 3–12.

References

1. Köstenberger, Andreas J. "Detailed biography on D.A. Carson" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-11-11.
2. http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/about/council Retrieved 2012-03-16.
3. "A Kernel of Wheat Christian Ministries". Retrieved 2009-11-11.
4. "1997 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners". Retrieved 2009-11-11.

External links

• Trinity Evangelical Divinity School's page on Dr. D. A. Carson
• D. A. Carson blog
• D. A. Carson (Theopedia)
• Debate Over Gender-Inclusive Language
• Editorial Publicaciones Andamio

Publications and Audio:

• The Gospel Coalition collection: Includes a comprehensive bibliography (over 350 free PDFs) and sermons and lectures (about 500 free MP3s)