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Gillespie, Thomas William was born on July 18, 1928 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of William A. and Estella (Beers) Gillespie.
(What were the function and location of the prophets in ea...)
What were the function and location of the prophets in early Christianity? What were the nature and authority of their prophesying? What were the forms and content of their prophecy? In this book, Princeton theologian Thomas Gillespie provides an important contribution to the scholarly investigation of the nature and function of early Christian prophecy.
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Gillespie, Thomas William was born on July 18, 1928 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of William A. and Estella (Beers) Gillespie.
Bachelor, George Pepperdine College, 1951. Bachelor's Degree, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, Claremont Graduate School, 1971.
Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Grove City College, 1984. Doctor of Theology (honorary), Theological Academy Debrecen, Hungary, 1988. Doctor of Theology (honorary), Karoli Gaspar Reformed University, Budapest, Hungary, 1994.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Soong Sil University, Seoul, Korea, 1994. Doctor of Divinity (honorary), University St. Andrews, Scotland, 1996. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), King College, Bristol, Tennessee, 1999.
Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Edinburgh University, Scotland, 2004.
Pastor, 1st Presbyterian Church, Garden Grove, California, 1954-1966; pastor, 1st Presbyterian Church, Burlingame, California, 1966-1983; president, professor New Testament, Princeton (New Jersey) Theological Seminary, since 1983.
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Chairman board of trustees Center Theological Inquiry, since 1992. With United States Marine Corps, 1946-1947. Member Society Biblical Literature, Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas, Rotary International.
Married Barbara A. Lugenbill, July 31, 1953. Children: Robyn C., William T., Dayle E.