About
James M. Hamilton Jr.
Contact: jmhswbts@gmail.com
Post: Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Houston Park Place Campus
July 2003 to present
Doctor of Philosophy, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY, 2003
Advisor: Dr. Thomas R. Schreiner
Major: New Testament
Dissertation Title: “He Is with You and He Will Be in You: The Spirit, the Believer, and the Glorification of Jesus”
Master of Theology, Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas, TX, 2000
Double Major: New Testament and Old Testament
Th.M. Thesis: “The Catalyst of the Crucifixion in the Gospel of John”
Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, University of Arkansas
June 28, 2006 at 1:11 pm
October 5, 2006 at 11:08 am
To Jim,
I just wanted to thank you for your article in 9Marks on the threats to the church from within. I do, however, wish that people with your influence would be bold enough to name the names that have grown to be tremendous threats in popChristianity. Many times it is the Rick Warren, the John Edlredge, the Ed Young Jr, the T.D. Jakes, and the Joel Ostein, that represent the greatest threat to the church knowing Christ solely from the Scriptures. Call these false teachers out, I think the Apostle Paul would have.
Sincerely,
Mark Evans
October 6, 2006 at 10:54 am
Mark,
I’m not sure I agree with you on what you say of Paul. He names people whom he knows directly who have made shipwreck, such as Hymenaeus and Alexander (1 Tim 1:19-20). But when he discusses the people who are preaching another Jesus in 2 Cor 11:4, he simply refers to them as “superapostles” (2 Cor 11:5).
I don’t know why Paul doesn’t name the names of these people whom he is opposing in Corinth, but he doesn’t.
One reason I did not name names is that I have not had direct interactions with any of the people you named in your comment. Since I don’t listen to them preach, don’t read their books, and don’t know them personally, what I know of them comes from the scattered things I see and hear. I see and hear enough to know that we are not about the same things, but if I’m going to name someone’s name, I think I would want to quote them with an understanding of what they have said in context and then interact directly with them. I’ve done this kind of thing in my lengthy review of Tiessen’s book, WHO CAN BE SAVED.
I hope this makes sense. I’m just trying to be fair to people. By not naming names, I think that general truths can be clearly stated and then people like yourself, who perhaps have more direct knowledge of particular problematic persons, can apply the general truth to the specifics you’ve seen. If someone I know personally were to make shipwreck, or if someone whose writings or preaching I know well were to do so, I would name them by name, and I would probably try to contact them. . .
I hope this helps!
Jim
January 14, 2007 at 4:08 pm
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February 9, 2007 at 4:36 pm
[...] 2007 in Book Reviews, The Local Church My sweet wife Alicia and I had the privilege to listen to Dr. Jim Hamilton last night on Converse with The Scholars. He was being interviewed in response to his new book: [...]
April 16, 2007 at 4:46 am
Hello,
on your great page, you point to Hebrew OT MP3 files as tool to listenig Hebrew. Maybe, you should know that all ~ 700 MB mp3 are in present time INDEXED, to be able to listen selected verse of OT. It means, you can READ+LISTEN.
I welcome you to try FREE Bible study tool named Davar3 (http://www.faithofgod.net/davar/) which keeps that index of mp3 files. You can browse hebrew text and listen
Sincerely,
Josef
April 16, 2007 at 1:39 pm
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August 6, 2007 at 9:55 am
Dr. Hamilton
A friend of mine in Houston told me about you. I am a church planter (we are three months in) in Charlotte, NC. My friend’s brother in law is now attending your church in Houston and told me your work might be a good resource for me. Do you have a website for your church that I could check out?
SDG
Scott
November 18, 2007 at 9:54 am
Dr. Jim,
Hey this is Tony Wood from the UofA. I was glad to find your blog. I am living in India now. I am always looking for things that will help me grow. Congrats on the book. You had a bigger impact on my life than you will ever know. God Bless.
Tony
December 30, 2007 at 8:07 pm
Hambone, a long way from the “jousting and sword fighting games of old”!! TWood told me about your blog. Great stuff bro. Read your stuff on 9Marks as well.
I’ll get with you soon.
Trich