Vern Sheridan Poythress (born 1946) is an American

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, theologian, New Testament scholar and mathematician, who is currently the New Testament chair of the

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Oversight Committee. He is also the Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Westminster Theological Seminary and editor of Westminster Theological Journal.

Biography

Poythress was born in Madera, California in 1946 to Ransom H. Poythress and Carola N. Poythress. He graduated from Bullard High School in Fresno, California. At the age of 20, Poythress earned a B.S. in mathematics with honor (valedictorian) from California Institute of Technology, in the year 1966. While there, he became a Putnam Fellow in 1964. He received his Ph.D. in mathematics from Harvard University, finishing in 1970. Westminster Theological Seminary awarded him both an M.Div and a Th.M in apologetics for work done in the years 1971-74. He earned an M.Litt from the University of Cambridge in New Testament studies during 1974-76. He received a Th.D. in New Testament from the University of Stellenbosch. In 1983, Poythress married Diane M. Poythress. They have two sons, Ransom Poythress and Justin Poythress. As of 2016, he was teaching New Testament and occasional courses on the philosophies of science and language at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, work he began in 1976. His blog with John M. Frame was listed in early 2018 as one of the top 50 Christian popular culture sites.

Thought

Poythress views scientific law as a form of the word of God. In 1976, Poythress wrote a chapter on "A Biblical View of Mathematics," in which he argued (among other things) that number is eternal because the Trinity is eternal. In a 1983 article, he suggested that mathematics is the

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of the universe. His philosophy of science draws on the work of Thomas Kuhn.

Publications

Poythress has published a number of books in different fields — Christian philosophy of science, linguistics, theological method, dispensationalism, biblical law, copyright law, hermeneutics, Bible translation, and eschatology and the Book of RevelationFrame-Poythress.org has
more extensive self-published bibliography
including: * ''Philosophy, Science, and the Sovereignty of God''. Presbyterian and Reformed: 1976, reprinted 2004. . *
Symphonic Theology: The Validity of Multiple Perspectives in Theology
'. Zondervan: 1987. . *

'. 2d ed. Presbyterian and Reformed: 1993. . *

' (Foundations of Contemporary Interpretation series, volume 6). Zondervan: 1988. . *

', Wolgemuth & Hyatt: 1991, reprinted Presbyterian & Reformed: 1995. . *

'. Presbyterian and Reformed: 1999. . *

', Presbyterian and Reformed: 2000. . *

' (with Wayne Grudem). Broadman and Holman: 2000. . * ''The TNIV and The Gender-Neutral Bible Controversy'' (with Wayne Grudem). Broadman and Holman: 2004. . *
Redeeming Science: A God-Centered Approach
'. Crossway Books: 2006. . *
In The Beginning Was The Word: Language--A God-Centered Approach
'. Crossway Books: 2009. . *
What Are Spiritual Gifts?
' (Basics of the Faith series). Presbyterian and Reformed, 2010. . *

'. Crossway Books: 2011. . *
Inerrancy and Worldview: Answering Modern Challenges to the Bible
'. Crossway Books: 2012. . *
Inerrancy and the Gospels: A God-Centered Approach to the Challenges of Harmonization
'. Crossway Books: 2012. . * ''Logic: A God-Centered Approach to the Foundation of Western Thought''. Crossway Books: 2013. . *
Redeeming Mathematics: A God-Centered Approach
'. Crossway Books: 2015. . Additionally, he has published a number of scholarly articles, including:Selected publications from Poythress's * * * * * * * * * * *

References

External links

Frame-Poythress.org
a website that publishes books, articles, and audio by the title subject, and by theologian John Frame. {{DEFAULTSORT:Poythress, Vernon Sheridan Living people 1946 births Presbyterian Church in America ministers Protestant philosophers American Calvinist and Reformed theologians Calvinist and Reformed philosophers California Institute of Technology alumni Harvard University alumni Westminster Theological Seminary alumni Westminster Theological Seminary faculty Putnam Fellows Alumni of Clare College, Cambridge Academic journal editors Stellenbosch University alumni California State University, Fresno faculty People from Madera, California 20th-century American writers 21st-century American non-fiction writers 20th-century Calvinist and Reformed theologians 21st-century Calvinist and Reformed theologians 20th-century American philosophers 21st-century American philosophers New Testament scholars American biblical scholars Editors of Christian publications Critics of atheism Writers about religion and science

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