Paul David Feinberg (August 13, 1938 – February 21, 2004) was an American theologian, author, and professor of systematic theology and philosophy of religion at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.

Education and family

Feinberg was born on August 13, 1938, to Charles Lee and Anne Priscilla (née Fraiman) Feinberg. His family moved from

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in 1948 when his father became the first dean of

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. Feinberg earned his B.A. (1960) from the

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, his B.D. (1963) and

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(1964) from

, his

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(1968) from

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, his M.A. (1971) from Roosevelt University and his

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from the

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. Feinberg was married in 1967 to Iris Nadine (née Taylor), whom he met at Moody. Paul's brother John (born 1946) serves as the chair of the Department of Biblical and Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.

Career

Feinberg taught from 1966 to 1970 at Moody Bible Institute, then from 1970 to 1972 at

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. From 1972 through 1974, he served as a field representative for the

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, and then joined the faculty of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, where he taught the rest of his life. Feinberg was also an ordained minister in the

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, and in 1977 he helped found the Village Church (EFCA) of Lincolnshire, Illinois. In 1977 he served a year as president of the

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. He also taught at the

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, Asian Theological Seminary in

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, and the Italian Bible Institute in

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. He was also a Pitcher at UCLA during his college career.

Works

Thesis

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Books

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Chapters

* * - and responses to other views. He also contributed articles to ''Baker's Dictionary of Christian Ethics'' and the ''Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia'', as well as a chapter in '' Inerrancy'' by Norman Geisler.

Journal articles

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Death

Feinberg died of congestive heart failure on February 21, 2004, in

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, after earlier falling and fracturing a hip at Trinity.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Feinberg, Paul D. 1938 births 2004 deaths American Christian theologians Jewish American writers University of Chicago alumni Dallas Theological Seminary alumni University of California, Los Angeles alumni Trinity Evangelical Divinity School alumni Roosevelt University alumni Biola University faculty Trinity International University faculty Members of the Evangelical Free Church of America People from Dallas