1963 Miracle Yearbook

Special Bible Lectures Dr. John C. Whitcomb, Jr. Adding to the academic and spiritual training of the students at Cedarville College were the special Bible lectures held November 7-9. The featured speaker of these meet- ings was Dr. John C. Whitcomb of Grace Theological Seminary, Winona Lake, Indiana. Lectures were delivered by Dr. Whitcomb at the 10 a. m. chapel hour and nightly at 7:00 in the Alford Auditorium. A question and answer period followed the evening services for those who were interested. Subjects of the lectures centered around evolution, the Genesis flood, creation, science, and the Scriptures. These lectures were profitable in adding to the students' scientific background in relation to the Scriptures. With a B.A. major in Ancient and European history, Dr. Whitcomb graduated with honors from Princeton University in 1948. After graduating in 1951 with his B.D. from Grace Theological Seminary, he then received his Th.M. in 1953 and his Th.D. in 1957. He is now professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Grace Theological Seminary and serves as director of post-graduate studies there. As a world wide traveler, Dr. Whitcomb has journeyed through the Near East and much of Western Europe.In missionary work,Dr. Whitcomb has visited mission stations in Peru and helped in establishing a church in Puerto Rico under the Foreign Missionary Society of the Brethren Church. Dr. Whitcomb has written articles for several theological journals and Bible diction- aries. Darius the Mede: A Study in Historical Identification, a defense of the historicity and authenticity of Daniel, was authored by him.He also co-authored with Dr. Henry M. Morris The Genesis Flood: The Biblical Record and Its Scientific Implications, a defense of the universality of the flood. Commentaries on Ezra, Nehemiah,and Esther were written by him for the Wycliffe Bible Commentary. His chronological charts are used by colleges and seminaries through- out the western hemisphere. 71