Gary Edward

Schnittjer

Distinguished Professor of Old Testament, School of Divinity

School of Divinity

Teaching at Cairn since 1997

Gary Edward Schnittjer

Education

PhD, Dallas Theological Seminary
ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary
BS, Cairn University
Post-graduate studies in biblical Hebrew, University of Pennsylvania
Post-graduate studies in biblical Aramaic, Westminster Theological Seminary

Biography

Gary Edward Schnittjer teaches biblical Hebrew and Old Testament for the School of Divinity at Cairn University. His book Old Testament Use of Old Testament has been named Old Testament book of the year for 2021 by The Center for Biblical Studies at MBTS as well as 2021 Top Book in the category of Old Testament by SWTJ. The book features chapters on every book of the Old Testament as well as a chapter on “Toward the New Testament.” Please take a look at the Christianity Today online article by Carmen Joy Imes about how pastors can use Old Testament Use of Old Testament and she shows them how.

Please see Schnittjer’s new article “Long-lost Grandparent Texts of the New Testament” in Didaktikos.

Schnittjer is doing research for writing projects under contract with Baker Academic, B&H Academic, and Zondervan Academic. He is currently researching for a student textbook on Old Testament historical narratives as well as final edits for a second edition of Torah Story to be released soon.

Schnittjer offers a free subscription service of verses from the Hebrew Bible daily at HebrewDaybyDay.com for students and ministers of the word.

Additional Information

Contact Information:
ges@cairn.edu
215.702.4326

Publications:

Old Testament Use of Old Testament
“Surprises of Old Testament Use of Old Testament: Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5” (Credo Magazine blog)
The Torah Story
The Torah Story Video Lectures (available on Prime or DVD)
“Going Vertical with Love Thy Neighbor: Exegetical Use of Scripture in Leviticus 19.18b” (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, forthcoming)
“Your House Is My House: Exegetical Intersection within the Davidic Promise” (Bibliotheca Sacra, forthcoming)
“Long-lost Grandparent Texts of the New Testament” (Didaktikos)
“Say You, Say Ye: Individual and Collective Identity and Responsibility in Torah” (Center for Hebraic Thought)
“The Fall and Rise of Lady Zion” (Cateclesia Institute blog)
“Kadesh Infidelity of Deuteronomy 1 and Its Synoptic Implications” (Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society)
“Blessing of Judah as Generative Expectation” (Bibliotheca Sacra)
“Individual versus Collective Retribution in the Chronicler’s Ideology of Exile” (Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies)
“The Bad Ending of Ezra-Nehemiah” (Bibliotheca Sacra)
“Idolatry in Isaiah” (Credo Magazine)

Awards for Old Testament Use of Old Testament

Reviews of Old Testament Use of Old Testament:

Podcast Interviews:

OnScript (with Matthew Lynch)
Theology on the Go (with Jonathan Master and James Dolezal) part one and part two
Bible Streams (from Australia)
PastorWriter (with Chase Replogle)
Cairn Commons (with Nate Wambold)
Bibleology
Guilt Grace Gratitude

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Academic Affiliations:

Evangelical Theological Society
Institute for Biblical Research
Society of Biblical Literature

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