PROFESSOR OF OLD TESTAMENT
Southern Methodist University, BA, Summa Cum Laude; Dallas Theological Seminary, ThM, Highest Honors; Southern Methodist University School of Law, JD; University of Dallas, MA, PhD (Political Philosophy); University of Tübingen (Germany), Post-graduate studies.
Dr. Gage believes that students should be trained to preach the Word, be prepared in season and out of season, to correct, rebuke, and encourage – with great patience and careful instruction (2 Timothy 4:2-3). Passionate about biblical theology and the great books, Dr. Gage relishes the opportunity to prepare Knox Seminary students for the highest of all callings—the gospel ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ.
His love of the Reformed faith was born out of a deep sense of his own unworthiness, and a profound joy in the pure grace of God. He is trained in Old Testament, philosophy, history, and law.
Prior to entering ministry, Dr. Gage spent ten years as a trial attorney. He was national counsel for a multi-billion dollar defense contractor based in Washington, DC.
After coming to Knox Seminary, he was installed as an Assistant Minister at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, founded by Dr. D. James Kennedy. Upon Dr. Kennedy’s disability, he was invited to preach the evening service at Coral Ridge and continued to do so for two years. When the new pastor, Rev. Tullian Tchividjian, was installed, he asked Dr. Gage to continue preaching the evening service for an additional two years.
Dr. Gage wrote the curriculum for the Christian and Classical Studies program at the seminary. He has written twelve books on the theme of biblical theology, ten titles published through Logos Bible Software. Three of these titles are on the resurrection of Jesus in the Old Testament.
Dr. Gage has published articles in various academic journals such as Crux and the Westminster Theological Journal.
When not teaching, Dr. Gage enjoys the Great books, conversation with friends, World War II history, and all things German. He is married and has two children.
Who JESUS Is…
Christ as the Completed Vision of Biblical Typology Genesis begins with God creating a binary world.10 The account in Genesis 1–2 comprehends God and man, heaven and earth, man and woman, good and evil, life and death, the beginning and the end.11 Later in the Genesis record a final binary will be introduced, namely, Jew and Gentile (Gen 17).12 We can display the horizons of… Read more »
Where in the Bible …is Poetry
In order to appreciate the Joseph story as the masterpiece that it is we must introduce you to a concept with which most of you probably are not familiar. Ancient writers and rhetoricians loved to use a literary structure that in modernity has come to be called the “chiasm,” referring to the Greek letter “chi” (our letter X). A chiastic figure of speech is a… Read more »
Where in the Bible …is Poetry
Eight parallel patterns that constitute the Joseph story (Genesis 37 – 50) Like a artist, let’s step back from the story a bit to consider what constitutes the Joseph story: Joseph in the house of his father Joseph in the hands of his brothers Judah’s temptation and response Joseph’s temptation and response Joseph interprets two dreams of his prison mates Joseph interprets two dreams of… Read more »
Where in the Bible …is Poetry
Poetry is fundamental to the nature of man as a creature The representation of the transcendent realm of God within the immanent world of man is accomplished by means of metaphor, the most fundamental figure of speech. When the Bible describes God as a Father, or a Good Shepherd, or a Dove, it speaks metaphorically. When we hear about the windows of heaven opening up… Read more »
Where in the Bible …is Resurrection
The Key to Understanding the Bible “And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb” Luke 24:2 The stone rolled away from the tomb opened up an entirely new world. A brave new world! The evangelist Luke captures this new reality by telling us that Jesus, whose resurrection from death had opened the tomb, afterward opened the eyes of the Emmaus disciples to understand the… Read more »