One of Southern Seminary’s distinguishing features is its faculty, whose contributions place Southern at the forefront of evangelical scholarship. The faculty’s academic achievement is matched by a willingness to invest in students, ensuring that an indelible mark is left on students’ entire lives. Studying at Southern not only gives students the chance to read good books, it lets them study with the authors.

Paul M. Akin

B.A., Union University; M.Div., Ph.D., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Gregg R. Allison

B.S., Northern Illinois University; M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

Jonathan Arnold

B.A., The University of the South; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary; M.St., D.Phil., The University of Oxford

Bryan Baise

B.A., University of Kentucky; M.Div., Ph.D. candidate, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Timothy K. Beougher

B.S., Kansas State University; M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Th.M., Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

Phillip Bethancourt

B.A., M.S., Texas A&M University; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Terry J. Betts

B.S.Ed., Wright State University; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Additional Studies: Jerusalem University College

Douglas K. Blount

B.A., M.A., Baylor University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

David Bosch

B.A., University of Kentucky; M.B.A., University of Notre Dame; Ph.D., Regent University

Matthew C. Boswell

M.A., Ph.D. candidate, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Gregory B. Brewton

B.M.E., Stetson University; M.C.M., D.M.M., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Dustin Bruce

B.S., Auburn University; M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Th.M, PhD., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Denny Burk

B.A., Louisiana Tech University; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary; Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Theodore J. Cabal

B.A., M.A., Dallas Baptist University; M.Div., Ph.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Kyle D. Claunch

B.A., University of Mobile; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

William F. Cook, III

B.A., University of Central Florida; M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

Michael Crawford

B.A., School of Business Administration, Cedarville University; M.B.A., Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University; D.B.A, Falls School of Business, Anderson University

Esther R. Crookshank

B.M., Baldwin-Wallace College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan

David R. DeKlavon

B.A., Miami Christian College; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

C. Berry Driver Jr.

B.A., The University of Alabama; M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.S.L.S., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary

E. TODD FISHER

B.A., Oklahoma Baptist University; M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; D.Min., Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Th.M., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Tyler Flatt

B.A., University of Waterloo; M.A., University of Toronto; Ph.D., Harvard University.

Russell T. Fuller

B.S., M.A., Bob Jones University; M.Phil., Ph.D., Hebrew Union College; Doctoral Studies, The Dropsie College

Duane A. Garrett

B.A., Rice University; M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; Ph.D., Baylor University

Peter J. Gentry

B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Toronto; Graduate Studies: Dallas Theological Seminary, Jerusalem University College

Daniel M. Gurtner

B.A., Grove City College; M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; Th.M., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; Ph.D., University of St. Andrews (Scotland)

Matthew J. Hall

B. A., Grove City College; M.Div., Th.M., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky

James M. Hamilton

B. A., University of Arkansas; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary; Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Joseph C. Harrod

A.A., ITT Technical Institute; B.A., Boyce College; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

MATTHEW D. HASTE

B.S., Western Kentucky University; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Michael A. G. Haykin

B.A., University of Toronto; M.Rel., Wycliffe College and Univ. of Toronto; Th.D., Wycliffe College and Univ. of Toronto

Dominick S. Hernández

B.S., West Chester University; M.A., Columbia University; M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel

Adam Howell

B.S., East Tennessee State University; M.Div., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Ayman S. Ibrahim

B.A., Ain Shams University; M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of Haifa

Timothy Paul Jones

B.A., Manhattan Christian College; M.Div., Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Robert D. Jones

B.A., The King’s College; M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; D.Min., Westminster Theological Seminary; D.Theol., University of South Africa

Barry C. Joslin

B.A., Louisiana Tech University, Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary, Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

John Klaassen

B.S., Missouri Western State University; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Heath B. Lambert

B.A., Gordon College; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Ken Magnuson

B.A., Bethel College; M.Div., Bethel Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of Cambridge

George H. Martin

B.S., Florida State University; M.Div., Ph.D., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Additional Studies: Asbury Theological Seminary

Oren R. Martin

B.A., The University of Houston; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

J. KEITH MCKINLEY

B.H.S., University of Louisville; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

R. Albert Mohler, Jr.

B.A., Samford University; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Miguel Núñez

M.D., Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo; Th.M., Southern Baptist School for Biblical Studies; D.Min., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Jim Orrick

B.A., Cumberland College; M.A., University of Memphis; M.Div., Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Ohio University

Lilly H. Park

B.S., The University of Maryland; M.A., Master’s College; M.Div. & Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Brian K. Payne

B.S., M.A., The University of Alabama; M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Jonathan T. Pennington

B.A., Northern Illinois University; M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; Ph.D., University of St. Andrews, Scotland

Jeremy P. Pierre

B.A., Cedarville University; M.A., Cleveland State University; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Robert L. Plummer

B.A., Duke University; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Additional Studies: Jerusalem University College

Michael Pohlman

B.A., University of Washington; M.Div., Western Seminary; Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Zane G. Pratt

B.A., Duke University; M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; Ph.D. candidate, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

David E. Prince

B.A., Huntingdon College; M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Andrew Rogers

B.S., California State University; M.A., The Master’s University; M.Div., The Master’s Seminary; Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (candidate)

Juan R. Sanchez

B.M., University of Florida; M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Thomas R. Schreiner

B.S., Western Oregon University; M.Div., Th.M., Western Conservative Baptist Seminary; Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary

Stuart W. Scott

B.A., Columbia International University; M.Div., Grace Theological Seminary; Th.M., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; D.Min., Covenant Theological Seminary

Kevin L. Smith

B.S., Hampton University; M.Div., Church of God Theological Seminary; Ph.D. candidate, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

John David Trentham

B.A., The University of Tennessee; M.A., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Melissa Tucker

B.S., Liberty University; M.Ed., Rank 1, Principal Certification, Eastern Kentucky University; Ed.D., Walden University

Brian J. Vickers

B.A., West Virginia University; M.A., Wheaton College; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Andrew T. Walker

B.A., Religious Studies, Southwest Baptist University; M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Bruce A. Ware

A.S., Judson Baptist College; Cert., Capernwray Bible School, Carnforth, England; B.A., Whitworth College; M.Div., Th.M., Western Conservative Baptist Seminary; M.A., University of Washington; Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary

Stephen J. Wellum

B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College; M.Div., Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

Matthew D. Westerholm

B.A., Trinity International University; M.A. Grand Rapids Theological Seminary; Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Donald S. Whitney

B.A., Arkansas State University; M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; D.Min., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; Ph.D, University of the Free State

Jarvis J. Williams

B.S., Boyce College; M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

John D. Wilsey

B.A., Furman University; M.Div., Ph.D., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Tyler R. Wittman

B.A., Colorado State University; M.Div., Th.M., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of St. Andrews

Curtis Woods

BSW, University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary; Th.M., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Shawn D. Wright

B.A., Duke University; M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

HERSHAEL W. YORK

B.A., M.A., University of Kentucky; M.Div., Ph.D., Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary

J. Stephen Yuille

B.A., University of Toronto; M.T.S., Toronto Baptist Seminary; M.Div., Tyndale Seminary; Ph.D., London School of Theology

Distinguished Professors

Kenneth S. Hemphill
Mary Kassian
Eugene H. Merrill
Russell D. Moore
Thom S. Rainer

Senior Professors

Thomas J. Nettles
John B. Polhill
Brian C. Richardson
Robert H. Stein
Robert A. Vogel

Senior Research Professor

Eric L. Johnson

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