James Allen Borland (born July 11, 1944) is an American evangelical professor of biblical studies and theology at

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and former president of the Evangelical Theological Society.

Biography

Borland was born on July 11, 1944 in

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. He earned his B.A. (1966) from Los Angeles Baptist College, his

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(1969) from Los Angeles Baptist Theological Seminary, his

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(1971) from

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, and his

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(1976) from Grace Theological Seminary. While he was in seminary, he served as pastor of Stonehurst Community Chapel in

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. He taught for a year at

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, and for three years at

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, before joining the faculty of Liberty in 1977, where he still teaches full-time in 2014. During this time, Borland also served as pastor of two different local churches, Grace Bible Church in Madison Heights, and Berean Baptist Church in Lynchburg. He has also served as a member of the executive New Testament translation committee for the 1984 revision of the

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and is a founding member of the

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. Borland was a member of the executive committee of the Evangelical Theological Society for more than twenty years, serving as the society's president in 1989 and secretary-treasurer from 1992 until 2009. In 2011, he was elected to the Board of Supervisors for Campbell County

Publications

Books

* ''Christ in the Old Testament'' (1978), * ''A General Introduction to the New Testament'' (1986) * ''Old Testament Life & Literature'' (1989) * ''Lectures on Bible Prophecy'' (1990) * ''The Gospel of Matthew: The King Is Coming'' with

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, in the Twenty-First Century Biblical Commentary Series (2007)

Articles

* "The Gospel of Luke" and "The Epistle to Philemon" in the ''Liberty Commentary on the New Testament'' (1980) * "The Book of Exodus", "The Book of Leviticus", "The Book of Daniel" and in the ''Liberty Commentary on the Old Testament'' (1982) * "Re-examining New Testament Textual-Critical Principles and Practices Used to Negate Inerrancy" (1982), '' JETS'' * "J Gresham Machen: Valiant for Truth" (1983), ''Fundamentalist Journal'' * "Mordecai Ham : A Thorn in the Devil's Side" (1984), ''Fundamentalist Journal'' * "Can We Avoid In-Law Problems" (1984), ''Fundamentalist Journal'' * "The Mystery of Marriage: As Iron Sharpens Iron" (1986), ''Fundamentalist Journal'' * "A Theologian Looks at the Gospel and World Religions" (1990), ''JETS'' * "Women in the Life and Teachings of Jesus" (1991), ''Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood'' * "The Preservation of the New Testament Text: a Common Sense Approach" (1999), '' The Master's Seminary Journal'' * "Exploring Protestant Traditions: An Invitation to Hospitality" (2007), ''JETS''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Borland, James A 1944 births Living people American evangelicals People from Santa Monica, California People from Lynchburg, Virginia Grace Theological Seminary alumni Liberty University faculty The Master's University alumni American biblical scholars