Gregory Kimball Beale (born February 10, 1949, in

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; also known as G. K. Beale) is a biblical scholar, currently a Professor of

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and

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at Reformed Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas. He is an ordained minister in the

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. He has made a number of contributions to conservative

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, particularly in the area of the use of the Old Testament in the New Testament and is one of the most influential and prolific active New Testament scholars in the world. He served as the president of the

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in 2004. In 2013, he was elected by

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to be the first occupant of the

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Chair of New Testament. At his inauguration he delivered an address titled ''The Cognitive Peripheral Vision of Biblical Writers''. In 2013, a ''

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'' was published in his honor, called ''From Creation to New Creation: Biblical Theology and Exegesis''. It included contributions by Richard J. Bauckham, Daniel I. Block, C. Hassell Bullock, D. A. Carson, Douglas J. Moo, and David F. Wells.

Education

Gregory Beale began his academic journey with a BA from

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in 1971. He then earned an MA from the same institution in 1976, followed by a ThM from

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that same year. He culminated his education with a Ph.D in New Testament Studies from the

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in 1981.

Positions held

* Grove City College (1980–1984) * Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (1984–2000) * Wheaton College (2000–2010) *

(2010–2021) *

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(2021–present)

Works

Thesis

Books

* – published revision of Beale's 1980 Cambridge Ph.D. dissertation * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - a précis of the 1998 work ''The Book of Revelation'' *

Chapters

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Journal articles

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Festschrift

References

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