Jason S. DeRouchie

Research Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Theology, Rich and Judy Hastings Endowed Chair of Old Testament Studies

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Hi! My name is Jason S. DeRouchie, and I serve as Research Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Rich and Judy Hastings Endowed Chair of Old Testament Studies. My heart beats “for the Church” of Jesus both near and far, and I am delighted to serve with Midwestern’s strong, God-dependent faculty in helping to mobilize biblically faithful, Christ-exalting, globally minded Christian leaders who will seek the obedience of faith for the sake of Christ’s name among the nations. I am committed to spread a passion for God’s supremacy in all things for the joy of all people through Jesus. We glorify God most when he satisfies us most, and I seek to enter the classroom as a lead worshipper, guiding rigorous original language exegesis that leads to faithful theology, life, and ministry.

I teach both MDiv and PhD students and direct doctoral dissertations. My personal research interests include biblical hermeneutics, the New Testament use of the Old Testament, Hebrew discourse analysis, Deuteronomy, Zephaniah, the nature and relationship of the biblical covenants, seeing and savoring Jesus in all of Scripture, and the Christian’s relationship to Old Testament laws and promises. The Lord has called me to train future and current church leaders to faithfully handle the Old Testament and to help them articulate how the whole of Christian Scripture progresses, integrates, and climaxes in Christ, for the glory of God and the good of his church. I fulfill this through teaching Old Testament and biblical theology, mentoring students, leading oversees missional training and service trips, and writing clear, compelling, and faithful works that can serve the church worldwide.

I am a churchman with a heart for global missions, and my family and I are committed to regular engagement in Africa’s horn to help the church there to train her leaders, care for the poor, evangelize the lost, and reach the unreached. My wife Teresa and I have been married since 1994, and God has blessed us with six children, three of whom came from Ethiopia. Together we cherish investing in men and women who are training for ministry. As a family, we also enjoy camping, hiking, canoeing, and moose-watching, and our favorite place to get away is the north shore of Lake Superior.

Education

BA, Taylor University
MDiv, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Additional Study: Jerusalem University College, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Harvard Divinity School

Past Academic and Local Church Ministry Positions

Instructor of Hebrew and Greek Language, Gordon College, Wenham, MA, and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA (1997–2000)
Associate Pastor for Adult Discipleship, Oak Park Baptist Church (SBC), Jeffersonville, IN (2001–2005)
Assistant Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew, Northwestern College, St. Paul, MN (2005–2009)
Adult Sunday School Teacher, Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, MN (2006–2019)
Associate Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Theology, Bethlehem College & Seminary, Minneapolis, MN (2009–2016)
Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Theology, Bethlehem College & Seminary, Minneapolis, MN (2016–2019)
Elder, Bethlehem Baptist Church (Converge), Minneapolis, MN (2017–2019)

PUBLICATIONS

Books

A Call to Covenant Love: Text Grammar and Literary Structure in Deuteronomy 5–11. GD30/BS2. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias, 2007. Reviewed in JSOT5 (2008); BBR 19.3 (2009); RBL 10 (2009); Themelios 36.3 (2011).
A Modern Grammar for Biblical Hebrew, co-author with D. A. Garrett. Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 2009. Reviewed in JETS 52.4 (2009).
A Modern Grammar for Biblical Hebrew: Workbook, co-author with D. A. Garrett. Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 2009).
What the Old Testament Authors Really Cared About: A Survey of Jesus’ Bible, contributing editor. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2013.
For Our Good Always: Studies on the Message and Influence of Deuteronomy in Honor of Daniel I. Block, contributing co-editor with J. Gile and K. J. Turner. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2013.
How to Understand and Apply the Old Testament: Twelve Steps from Exegesis to Theology. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2017.
40 Questions about Biblical Theology, co-authored with Oren R. Martin and Andrew David Naselli. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2020.

Some Shorter Studies

2004–2010

“Circumcision in the Hebrew Bible and Targums: Theology, Rhetoric, and the Handling of Metaphor.” Bulletin for Biblical Research 14.2 (2004): 175–203.
Nine brief articles in The Archaeological Study Bible. Edited by W. C. Kaiser Jr. and D. A. Garrett. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006: “Circumcision in the Ancient World”; “Ecclesiastes and the Epic of Gilgamesh”; “Haran”; “Mitanni”; “Oracles of the Ancient World”; “Samuel and Saul”; “Texts of the Old Testament”; “Textual Criticism”; “The Ancient Translations.”
“A Life centered on Torah (Ezra 7:10).” An exegetical insight on pp. 249–50 in G. D. Pratico and M. V. Van Pelt Basics of Biblical Hebrew: Grammar, 2^nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2007.
“Deuteronomy as Didactic Poetry? A Critique of D. L. Christensen’s View.” Journal of Asia Adventist Seminary 10.1 (2007): 1–13.
“Christ or Family as the ‘Seed’ of Promise? An Evaluation of N. T. Wright on Galatians 3:16” (co-authored with J. C. Meyer). The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 14.3 (2010): 36–48.

2011–2015

“Shepherding Wind and One Wise Shepherd: Grasping for Breath in Ecclesiastes.” The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 15.3 (2011): 4–25.
“The Profit of Employing the Biblical Languages: Scriptural and Historical Reflections.” Themelios 37.1 (2012): 32–50.
“The Blessing-Commission, the Promised Offspring, and the Toledot Structure of Genesis.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 56.2 (2013): 219–47.
“The KINGDOM Bible Reading Plan.” In What the Old Testament Authors Really Cared About: A Survey of Jesus’ Bible. Edited by Jason S. DeRouchie. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2013.
“Jesus’ Bible: An Overview.” Pages 26–54 in What the Old Testament Authors Really Cared About: A Survey of Jesus’ Bible.
“What the Law, Prophets, Writings Are Really About.” Pages 55–59, 163–71, 319–25 in What the Old Testament Authors Really Cared About.
“Leviticus” (co-authored with Jeffrey Mooney). Pages 102–21 in What the Old Testament Authors Really Cared About.
“Deuteronomy.” Pages 140–62 in What the Old Testament Authors Really Cared About.
“1–2 Kings” (co-authored with Donald Fowler). Pages 218–37 in What the Old Testament Authors Really Cared About.
“Ruth” (co-authored with Chris Miller). Pages 326–35 in What the Old Testament Authors Really Cared About.
“Ezra-Nehemiah” (co-authored with Daryl Aaron). Pages 428–41 in What the Old Testament Authors Really Cared About.
“Making the Ten Count: Reflections on the Lasting Message of the Decalogue.” Pages 415–440 in For Our Good Always: Studies on the Message and Influence of Deuteronomy in Honor of Daniel I. Block. Edited by Jason S. DeRouchie, Jason Gile, and Kenneth J. Turner. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2013.
“Counting the Ten: An Investigation into the Numbering of the Decalogue.” Pages 93–125 in For Our Good Always.
“From Condemnation to Righteousness: A Christian Reading of Deuteronomy.” The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 18.3 (2014): 87–118.
“The Heart of YHWH and His Chosen One in 1 Samuel 13:14.” Bulletin for Biblical Research 24.4 (2014): 467–89.
“Counting Stars with Abraham and the Prophets: New Covenant Ecclesiology in OT Perspective.” Journal for the Evangelical Theological Society 58.3 (2015): 445–85.
Eight short devotionals on “Deuteronomy” in The ESV Men’s Devotional Bible. Edited by Sam Storms. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2015: “Marveling at Mercy (Deut 4:29–31)” (195); “Why Must I Obey (Deut 6:20–25)” (197); “Defeating Fear (Deut 7:17–26)” (199); “No Longer Stubborn (Deut 9:6)” (201); “Love God and Live (Deut 11:26–28)” (205); “Fickle Promises and a Faithful God (Deut 26:16–19)” (219); “God Is Your Life (Deut 30:19–20)” (225); “The Hope of Resurrection (Deut 32:39)” (227).
“Zephaniah Notes.” Pages 1839–50 in NIV Zondervan Study Bible. Edited by D. A. Carson. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2015.
“Made for Praise: A Meditation on Zephaniah 3:20.” In Devotions on the Hebrew Bible: 54 Reflections to Inspire and Instruction. Edited by Lee M Fields and Martin Eng. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2015, 108–10.

2016–2020

“Father of a Multitude of Nations: New Covenant Ecclesiology in OT Perspective.” Pages 7–38 in Progressive Covenantalism: Charting a Course Between Dispensational and Covenant Theologies. Edited by Stephen J. Wellum and Brent E. Parker. Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 2016.
“Confronting the Transgender Storm: New Covenant Reflections on Deuteronomy 22:5.” Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood 21.1 (2016): 58–69.
“Is Every Promise ‘Yes’? Old Testament Promises and the Christian.” Themelios 42.1 (2017): 16–45.
“Zephaniah Notes.” Pages 1619–27 in NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible. Edited by D. A. Carson. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2018.
“Zephaniah.” Pages 561–604 in Malachi–Daniel. Edited by Ian M. Duguid, James M. Hamilton, and Jay Sklar. ESV Expository Commentary 7. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2018.
“Foreword.” Pages xvii–xx in Christopher S. Tachick’s “King of Israel” and “Do Not Fear, Daughter of Zion”: The Use of Zephaniah 3 in John 12. Reformed Academic Dissertations. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2018.
“Lifting the Veil: Reading and Preaching Jesus’ Bible through Christ and for Christ.” The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 22.3 (2018): 157–79.
“YHWH’s Future Ingathering in Zephaniah 1:2: Interpreting אָסֹֹף אָסֵף,” Hebrew Studies 59 (2018): 173–91.
“Why the Third Day? The Promise of Resurrection in All of Scripture.” June 11, 2019: www.desiringgod.org
“Foreword.” Page vii in 66 Bible Sonnets by Blaine Turner. 2019.
“A Life centered on Torah (Ezra 7:10).” An exegetical insight on pp. 227–28 in G. D. Pratico and M. V. Van Pelt Basics of Biblical Hebrew: Grammar, 3rd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2019.
“The Mystery Revealed: A Biblical Case for Christ-Centered Old Testament Interpretation.” Themelios 44.2 (2019): 226–48.
“Proclaiming Christ from His Bible.” Midwestern Magazine 38 (2019): 16–19.
/PDF/ “God Always Wanted the Whole World: Global Missions from Genesis to Revelation.” Dec 5, 2019: www.desiringgod.org
“Resurrection Hope in a Season of Death.” April 8, 2020: www.credomag.com
“Foreword.” Pages xiii–xiv in The Serpent in Samuel: A Messianic Motif by Brian A. Verrett. Eugene, OR: Resource, 2020.
“The Addressees in Zephaniah 2:1, 3: Who Should Seek YHWH Together?” Bulletin for Biblical Research 30.2 (2020): 183–207.
“The Use of Leviticus 18:5 in Galatians 3:12: A Redemptive-Historical Reassessment.” Themelios 45.2 (2020): 240–59.
“Interpreting Scripture: A General Introduction.” TGC’s Concise Theology essays, Sept 2020.
“The Day of the Lord.” TGC’s Concise Theology essays, Sept 2020.
“Zephaniah.” Pages 676–79 in The Baker Illustrated Bible Background Commentary ed. by J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2020.
“Foreword.” Pages xvii–xviii in Scripture Storyline: An Invitation to Biblical Theology by Todd R. Chipman. Dallas: Fontes, 2020.

2021–present

“Why the Third Day? The Promise of Resurrection in All of Scripture.” Midwestern Journal of Theology 20.1 (2021): 19–34.
“Understanding and Applying Exodus 19:4–6: A Case Study in Exegesis and Theology.” Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies 6.1 (2021): 85–134.
“By the Waters of Babylon: Global Missions from Genesis to Revelation.” Midwestern Journal of Theology 20.2 (2021): 6–30.
“Introduction to the Old Testament.” TGC’s Commentary, Dec 2021.
“Greater is He: A Primer on Spiritual Warfare for Kingdom Advance.” The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 25.2 (2021): 21–55.
“Zephaniah.” TGC’s Commentary, Jan 2022.
“The Long History of God’s Love for Africa.” April 07, 2022: www.desiringgod.org
Eight short devotionals on “Deuteronomy” in Daily Strength: A Devotional for Men. Edited by Sam Storms. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2022: “Marveling at Mercy (Deut 4:29–31)” (56–57); “Why Must I Obey (Deut 6:20–25)” (58–59); “Defeating Fear (Deut 7:17–26)” (59–60); “No Longer Stubborn (Deut 9:6)” (60–61); “Love God and Live (Deut 11:26–28)” (62–63); “Fickle Promises and a Faithful God (Deut 26:16–19)” (63–64); “God Is Your Life (Deut 30:19–20)” (64–65); “The Hope of Resurrection (Deut 32:39)” (65–66).
Additional Notes to “A Response to Old Earth Arguments,” Part of a Dialogue with Wayne Grudem on “How Old Is the Earth?” July 7, 2022: www.desiringgod.org
“Zephaniah: Entreat & Trust––Q&A with Jason S. DeRouchie.” Insight, an official publication of the Association of Baptist Churches in Ireland (Oct–Nov 2022): 16–17.
“Redemptive-Historical, Christocentric Approach.” Pages 181–211 (+ responses on 56–62, 112–17, 163–69, 284–89) in Five Views of Christ in the Old Testament, ed. Brian J. Tabb and Andrew M. King. Counterpoints Series. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2022.
“YHWH’s Judgment Is New Every Morning: Zephaniah 3:5 and the Light of the World.” Trinity Journal 43 NS (2022): 131–46.
“A Biblical Vision for Theological Higher Education.” Midwestern Journal of Theology 21.2 (Fall 2022): 84–110.
“An Arc of the Covenants: Tracing How the Bible’s Storyline Climaxes in Christ.” The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 26.1 (2022): 10–45.

Local Church:

Master’s Community Church