![]() American Jewish History contributor Shalom L. Ariel called Weber's research "phenomenal" and commented, "Weber expertly explores the dispensationalist faith, showing how the newly acquired messianic hope motivated conservative evangelicals to take interest in the Jews and stirred a passion to evangelize them and to support the Zionist movement." In other words, Weber specifically addresses the degree to which followers of this tenet act upon their faith in politics and lists modern events that serve to parallel biblical prophecy. George Westerlund's Library Journal article stated that Weber supplies "a valuable history of dispensational teaching that attempts to match predictions with changing world events." Moreover, reviewer Yaakov Ariel, in an essay for the Christian Century, observed, "Weber begins the book with an analysis of dispensational premillennialist theology and the manner in which the Jews fit into the dispensationalist biblical exegesis and messianic faith." On the Road to Armageddon connects this particular evangelical Christian belief with developments in American foreign policy that support the Israeli agenda concerning Palestine. Weber also explains how evangelical dispensationalism includes a special relationship between Christians and Jews due to the conviction that specific events involving the Jews will be fulfilled before the second coming.įurther developing his thesis, On the Road to Armageddon: How Evangelicals Became Israel's Best Friend, published in 2004 by Baker Academic, provides a historical narrative of supporting events that illustrate how and why Christians supported the Jewish independent state of Israel. Handy's review in the Journal of the American Academy of Religion. Weber uses this theory as the foundation for an explanation of "the conservative evangelical movement in America, with particular attention to the behavioral consequences of strict literalism in interpreting biblical prophecy," according to Robert T. The text addresses the complex theological tenet of dispensationalism, which includes the beliefs that God has dispensed certain knowledge to man throughout history, that the Christian Second Coming may occur at any point in time, and that the Bible predicts specific events that will occur in succession prior to judgment day. Weber's Living in the Shadow of the Second Coming: American Premillennialism, 1875-1925 was published in 1979 by Oxford University Press and, in 1987, an updated edition with a new preface was published by the University of Chicago Press. Weber acted as vice president of academic affairs at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary and president of Memphis Theological Seminary before accepting the position of senior consultant for higher education practice at EFL Associates in Denver, Colorado, in 2007. Weber has over twenty years of experience in higher education having taught courses at Denver Seminary from 1976 to 1992 and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary from 1992 to 1996. On the Road to Armageddon: How Evangelicals Became Israel's Best Friend, Baker Academic ( Grand Rapids, MI), 2004. Living in the Shadow of the Second Coming: American Premillennialism, 1875-1925, Oxford University Press ( New York, NY), 1979, new edition published as Living in the Shadow of the Second Coming: American Premillennialism, 1875-1982, with a new preface, University of Chicago Press (Chicago, IL), 1987. The Future Explored, Victor Books (Wheaton, IL), 1978. Porter professor of church history, 1992-96 Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, Lombard, IL, began as professor, became dean and vice president of academic affairs Memphis Theological Seminary, Memphis, TN, president EFL Associates, Denver, senior consultant for higher education practice, 2007. Denver Seminary, Denver, CO, 1976-92, began as assistant professor, became associate professor, then professor Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY, David T. Education: University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 1969 Fuller Theological Seminary, M.Div., 1972 University of Chicago, M.A., 1974, Ph.D., 1976. ![]() ![]() 1947- (Timothy Preston Weber) PERSONAL:īorn May 25, 1947, in Los Angeles, CA married Linda Lee Gryde, Jchildren: Jonathan Mark, Michael David.
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