Academic Dean & Professor of Practical Theology,
Westminster Theological Seminary in California,
Escondido, CA

Presentation: "Preaching Christ from All of Scripture "

This address will introduce the biblical and theological case for preaching every Scripture, in the light of Jesus' redemptive mission as our supreme Prophet, Priest, and King, the mediator of the covenant who is both the promise-keeping Lord who rescues us and the commandment-keeping Servant who obeys and suffers in our place. Only as our sermons consistently connect the Bible's wide diversity of themes and genres to Jesus the Messiah, Scripture's premier Hero and organizing center, will we meet our hearers' real needs for reconciliation and transformation by grace, and so give all glory to God.

Dr. Dennis E. Johnson is academic dean and professor of practical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in California. Having taught New Testament at the seminary for 16 years, he now teaches preaching, Christian education, and vocation.  He is a graduate of Westmont College (B.A., 1970), Westminster Theological Seminary (M.Div., 1973; Th.M., 1977), and Fuller Theological Seminary (Ph.D., 1984).  Dr. Johnson is a teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America and an associate pastor of New Life Presbyterian Church in Escondido (1992-present).  He pastored Orthodox Presbyterian congregations in Fair Lawn, NJ, and Los Angeles, CA, before joining the faculty of Westminster Seminary in California in 1982.

Dr. Johnson’s Him We Proclaim: Preaching Christ from All the Scriptures was published in April, 2007 (P&R). He has also published The Message of Acts in the History of Redemption (1997, P&R), the notes on Hebrews in the Reformation Study Bible (2005, P&R), Triumph of the Lamb: A Commentary on Revelation (2001, P&R), Let’s Study Acts (2003, Banner of Truth), an audio-taped course on Hebrews produced by the Institute of Theological Studies, and various journal articles. He has contributed notes on the Book of Revelation for the English Standard Version Study Bible, forthcoming in 2008. He also edited Foundations of Christian Education (1990, P&R), a collection of addresses to Christian school teachers by Louis Berkhof and Cornelius Van Til.