Background
McComiskey, Thomas Edward was born on August 22, 1928 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Son of Samuel Thomas and Christine (Hawthorne) McComiskey.
("All too often . . . we hear the Scriptures read in a man...)
"All too often . . . we hear the Scriptures read in a manner that fails to reflect their authority" (p. 15). "If we want our hearers to develop a deeper sense of the Bible's authority, we must not read it in the same way we read the weekly announcements" (p. 15). To meet this need, Thomas McComiskey, Professor of Old Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, has "set forth principles of oral interpretation as they relate to the public reading of Scripture" (p. 9). In essence, this volume is a study of the oral interpretation of Scripture. To facilitate improvement, McComiskey prescribes exercises with a tape recorder. He supplies abundant practical advice such as "you should read sentences, not verses" (p. 22) and at the end of a paragraph "drop the pitch of the voice and slow the speed of . . . reading" (p. 42). Warnings against reading abuses are also helpful. He cautions against overdramatizing by recommending three words to remember: "appropriate, natural, and controlled" (p. 62). The volume facilitates an improved understanding of hermeneutics as well as an improved reading of Scripture.
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McComiskey, Thomas Edward was born on August 22, 1928 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Son of Samuel Thomas and Christine (Hawthorne) McComiskey.
Bachelor, The King's College, Briarcliff Manor, New York, 1953. Master of Divinity., Faith Theological Seminary, 1956. Master of Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary, 1975.
Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy, Brandeis University, 1965.
Pastor, Community Church of Folsom, Pennsylvania, 1956-1959; pastor, Bible Baptist Church, Trenton, New Jersey, 1959-1961; professor, department chairman biblical studies, The King's College, 1964-1969; professor Old Testament and semitic languages, Trinity Evangelical Division School, Deerfield, Illinois, 1969-1990; professor Old Testament exegesis and Biblical theology, Trinity Evangelical Division School, Deerfield, Illinois, since 1990; department chairman, acting director Doctor of Philosophy program, Trinity Evangelical Division School, Deerfield, Illinois, 1990-1991.
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("All too often . . . we hear the Scriptures read in a man...)
Fellow American College Biblical Theologians (presider since 1987), Society Biblical Literature, Evangelical Theological Society.
Married Eleanor Mary Carp, June 22, 1957. Children: Karen Christine, Douglas Samuel, Bruce Thomas.