Confessing the Faith Conference

The Church: Past and Future

September 16-18

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Dr. Willem A. VanGemeren

Willem A. VanGemeren is director of the Doctor of Philosophy in Theological Studies program and professor of Old Testament and Semitic languages at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield , Illinois . He has taught at Trinity since 1992.

Dr. VanGemeren came to Trinity from Reformed Theological Seminary, where he taught Old Testament for fourteen years. He also served as chair of their Old Testament department for eight years. Dr. VanGemeren has also taught at Geneva College , the University of Wisconsin , and Westminster Theological Seminary. In addition to his teaching experience, Dr. VanGemeren has preached in many Reformed churches over a twenty-year period.

Dr. VanGemeren's published works include contributions to such works as The Bible Almanac, Expository Dictionary of the Old Testament, Evangelical Commentary on the Bible, Baker's Encyclopedia of the Bible, Continuity and Discontinuity, and Layman's Bible Handbook. He is the author of The Progress of Redemption: The Story of Salvation from Creation to the New Jerusalem, Interpreting the Prophetic Word, and a commentary on the book of Psalms for the Expositor's Bible Commentary. In 1997 Dr. VanGemeren was honored by Zondervan Publishing House for his service as senior editor of the five-volume work The New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology (NIDOTT). He also co edited Studies in Old Testament Biblical Theology.

Dr. VanGemeren and his wife, Evona, reside in Libertyville, Illinois. They have three children.