Ouachita Stories

Dr. C. Marvin Pate, chair of the Department of Theology in the Pruet School of Christian Studies at Ouachita Baptist University, has released a new book, 40 Questions about the Historical Jesus, published by Kregel.

The book responds to skeptical approaches about the reliability of the four gospels and covers the major events of the life of Christ. This is the 25th book that Pate has published.

“Dr. Pate is an unusually prolific and successful writer, and his literary success and production put him in a special class of scholarship that few in the country have attained,” said Dr. Danny Hays, dean of the Pruet School. “Through his many writings at both the academic level and the popular level, Dr. Pate has been a powerful and positive influence on both the church and the academy.”

Well known in the academic fields of theology and New Testament, Pate’s books are cited frequently, contributing to Ouachita’s strong academic reputation.

“I hope the book will attract modern audiences as well as bolster the faith of committed believers,” Pate said. “I hope the book will draw skeptical audiences to the real Jesus of the Gospels by presenting the most recent data supporting the reliability of the Gospels and to steel the faith of those who trust the portraits of Jesus as presented in the Biblical Gospels.”

Two Ouachita alumni, Abbey (Jamieson) Ichter and Trenton Cooper, served as research assistants to Pate for the book.

A few of the other works Pate has authored or edited include Four Views on the Book of Revelation; The Writings of John: A Survey of the Gospel, Epistles, and Apocalypse; Romans (Teach the Text commentary series); and From Plato to Jesus.

For more information, contact Dr. Marvin Pate at [email protected] or 870-245-5289.

 

By Chelsea Whelpley