Kenneth Gentry
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Kenneth Gentry | |
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| Born | May 3, 1950 Chattanooga, TN |
| Education | Calvinism |
| Main interests | Christian eschatology, Book of Revelation, theonomic ethics |
| Notable ideas | The Book of Revelation is a forensic drama that presents God's divorce decree against Israel as he takes a new bride, the Christian church. |
Kenneth L. Gentry Jr. (3 May 1950) is a
Biography
Gentry was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He is married (since July 1971) and has three children and six grandchildren.
He received his
While at Reformed Theological Seminary he studied under
Gentry retired from full-time pastoral ministry in 2016 after serving more than thirty-five years in three conservative and Reformed denominations: The Presbyterian Church in America, The Orthodox Presbyterian Church, and The Reformed Presbyterian Church, General Assembly. He is the Director of GoodBirth Ministries, a non-profit religious educational ministry, "committed to sponsoring, subsidizing, and advancing serious Christian scholarship and education".
Writings
Gentry is the leading contemporary theological expositor of the early-date of Revelation (prior to A.D. 70) by the Apostle John. The
Kenneth Gentry's works The Beast of Revelation and He Shall Have Dominion attempt to explain the identity of the Beast and what God's true redemptive plan for humanity are. Gentry's work is considered by his followers to be important for soteriological reasons.
Gentry's work enfilades the error of much contemporary Christian pre-trib eschatology, also serving to argue that incorrect interpretation of the Bible is possible even by sincere experts.
Gentry is perhaps best known for his book
Revelation commentary
Gentry has completed a two-volume academic
Gentry holds that the theme of Revelation is
According to his research updates, Gentry sees strong similarities between Revelation and the Epistle to the Hebrews. Both works seek to demonstrate Christianity's superiority to Judaism by showing New Covenant Christianity fulfilling
Bibliography
- The Christian Case Against Abortion (Footstool, 1982, 1986). ISBN 1-87781805-4OCLC 23656588
- The Christian and Alcoholic Beverages (Baker, 1986, 1990). ISBN 0-8010-3807-3
- The Charismatic Gift of Prophecy (Footstool, 1986, 1990 ISBN 978-187781806-6; Wipf & Stock, 1999).
- The Beast of Revelation (Institute for Christian Economics, 1989, 1994 ISBN 0-915815-41-9).
- ISBN 0-915815-43-5).
- House Divided: The Break-up of Dispensational Theology, with Greg L. Bahnsen (I.C.E., 1989; 1997). ISBN 0-930464-27-3
- The Greatness of the Great Commission: The Christian Enterprise in a Fallen World (I.C.E., 1991, 1994). ISBN 0-930464-48-6
- He Shall Have Dominion: A Postmillennial Eschatology (I.C.E., 1992; 1997 ISBN 0-9778516-7-2).
- Lord of the Saved: Getting to the Heart of the Lordship Debate (Presbyterian and Reformed, 1992). ISBN 0-87552-265-3
- God’s Law in the Modern World: The Continuing Relevance of Old Testament Law (P&R, 1992 ISBN 978-0930464-77-6).
- The Great Tribulation: Past or Future? with Thomas D. Ice (Kregel, 1999). ISBN 0-8254-2901-3
- Perilous Times: A Study in Eschatological Evil (Covenant Media Foundation, 2000). ISBN 0-9678317-0-9
- God Gave Wine: What the Bible Says About Alcohol (Oak Leaf, 2001) [an expanded edition of the title on alcohol above]. ISBN 0-9700326-6-8
- Yea, Hath God Said? The Framework Hypothesis v. Six Day Creation with Michael R. Butler (Wipf & Stock, 2002). ISBN 1-59244-016-9
- As It Is Written: The Genesis Account: Literal or Literary? (Master, 2016) ISBN 0-890519013
- Have We Missed the Second Coming? A Critique of the Hyper-Preterist Error (Victorious Hope, 2017) ISBN 0-982620683
- Tongues Speaking: Its Meaning, Purpose, and Cessation (Victorious Hope, 2014) ISBN 0-982620675
- Covenantal Theonomy: A Response to T. David Gordon and Klinean Covenantalism (Covenant Media Press, 2006). ISBN 0-9678317-6-8
- Nourishment from the Word: Select Studies in Reformed Doctrine (Nordskog, 2008). ISBN 978-0-9796736-4-1
- A Biblical Defense of Predestination (ApologeticsGroup Media, 2008). ISBN 0-9778516-5-6
- The Book of Revelation Made Easy: You Can Understand Bible Prophecy (American Vision, 2008). ISBN 978-0-915815-91-3
- Navigating the Book of Revelation: Special Studies on Important Issues (GoodBirth Ministries, 2009). ISBN 978-0-9843220-0-8
- Postmillennialism Made Easy (ApologeticsGroup Media, 2009). ISBN 978-0-9825890-1-4
- Predestination Made Easy (ApologeticsGroup Media, 2009). ISBN 0-9825890-2-6
- God's Law Made Easy (ApologeticsGroup Media, 2010). ISBN 0-9825890-1-8
- Olivet Discourse Made Easy (ApologeticsGroup Media, 2010). ISBN 978-0-9825890-5-2
Contributions
- "Private Charity Should Care for the Poor" in The Welfare State (David L. Bender, ed.) (Greenhaven Press, 1982). ISBN 0-89908-313-7
- "Civil Sanctions in the New Testament," "Church Sanctions in the Epistle to the Hebrews," and "Whose Victory in History?" in Gary North, ed., Theonomy: An Informed Response (I.C.E., 1991). ISBN 0-930464-59-1
- "The Preterist View" in Four Views on the Book of Revelation (ed. Marvin Pate) (Zondervan, 1998). ISBN 0-310-21080-1
- "The Postmillennial View" in Three Views of the Millennium and Beyond (ed., Darrell Bock) (Zondervan, 1999). ISBN 0-310-20143-8
- "Reformed Theology and Six Day Creationism" in P. Andrew Sandlin, ed., Creation According to the Scriptures: A Presuppositional Defense of Literal, Six Day Creation (Chalcedon, 2001). ISBN 1-891375-12-1
- "A Revelation of the Revelation" and "Theonomy and Confession" in Robert R. Booth, ed., The Standard Bearer: A Festschrift for Greg L. Bahnsen (Covenant Media Foundation, 2002). ISBN 0-9678317-4-1
- "The Historical Problem with Hyper-Preterism" in Hyper-Preterism: A Reformed Critique, ed. ISBN 0-87552-552-0
- "Agony, Irony and the Postmillennialist" and "Victory Belongs to the Lord" in Thine Is the Kingdom: A Summary of the Postmillennial Hope, ed. by Kenneth L. Gentry Jr. (Ross House, 2004). ISBN 1-891375-22-9
- "Pauline Communion v. Paedocommunion" in Joseph A. Pipa Jr. and C. N. Willborn, eds., The Covenant: God’s Voluntary Condescension (Presbyterian Press, 2005). ISBN 1-931639-06-X
- "Defending the Faith" in Bodie Hodge and Roger Patterson, eds., World Religions and Cults: Counterfeits of Christianity (Master, 2015). ISBN 0-89051903X
References
- ISBN 978-0-7369-0953-2.
- ^ "Revelation Commentary Update (May 31, 2023)". KennethGentry.com. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
External links
- Gentry's official website
- GoodBirth Ministries Gentry's non-profit research ministry website
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