“I wanted to write a full-scale introduction to Matthew’s Gospel that would be directed primarily to seminary students and informed pastors, but would also make a contribution to ongoing scholarship in the Gospel of Matthew,” Bauer said. Bauer is an ordained elder in the Free Methodist Church of North America and a member of the Study Commission on Doctrine for the Free Methodist Church of North America. TOGETHER, we are carrying God's love to the world. I went on to take 5 Inductive Bible Courses with Professors Bauer, David Thompson, and John Oswalt. View the profiles of people named David J Bauer. from Asbury Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. from Union Theological Seminary in Virginia. He was one of those caught up in the anti-Communist hysteria that swept the US, and especially Hollywood, in the 1950s. He has served as chair of the Matthew Group of the Society of Biblical Literature and chair of the Hebrews Consultation of the Society of Biblical Literature. His book is published by IVP Academic and is available on Amazon.com. He is currently the Dean of the School of Biblical Interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary where he has taught since 1979. He is also a frequent speaker, preacher and teacher at camps and local churches and is involved in organizations offering education and support to families who adopt international children, especially international special-needs children. blog.michaelhalcomb.com/2010/11/asbury-loses-beloved-professor-dr.html David Bauer for supervision and careful reading of my drafts, and also to my reader Dr. Tom Thatcher for his expertise and deep insight in Johannine scholarship. Dr. David R. Bauer is the Ralph W. Beeson Professor of Inductive Biblical Studies and Dean of the School of Biblical Interpretation. He has served on Asbury Theological Seminary’s faculty since 1984. Master of Biblical and Theological Foundations, Asbury Seminary-Messiah College Partnership Programs, Department of Counseling and Pastoral Care. David Bauer is the Ralph W. Beeson Professor of Inductive Biblical Studies and Dean of the School of Biblical Interpretation. David Bauer Dean of Advanced Research Programs Kima Pachuau Dean of the School of Theology & Formation James Thobaben Dean of the ESJ School of World Mission & Evan. He received a B.A. He has a B.A. He has a Ph.D. from Union Theological Seminary (Richmond, VA). He received a B.A. His book studies the framework of Matthew with an inductive approach that provides a literary, theological and canonical focus. Master of Biblical and Theological Foundations, Asbury Seminary-Messiah College Partnership Programs, Department of Counseling and Pastoral Care, M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary, 1980, Ph.D., Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, 1985, Visiting Scholar, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1989. David R. Bauer Dean of the School of Biblical Interpretation, Ralph Waldo Beeson Professor of Inductive Biblical Studies, Asbury Theological Seminary Fredrick J. He has served on Asbury Theological Seminary’s faculty since 1984. He serves in the Wilmore Free Methodist Church as director of seminary ministries and is the facilitator of the Free Methodist Fellowship on Asbury Seminary’s campus. Without a doubt, Matthew (IBS) was worth the price of my entire M.Div. David R. Bauer Asbury Theological Seminary david.bauer@asburyseminary.edu Abstract The dominant method for Gospel interpretation over the past several decades has been redaction criticism, which depends upon the adoption of a certain understanding of synoptic relationships in order to identify sources that lie behind our Gospels. He has been the recipient of the American Bible Society Award for Excellence in Biblical Studies, Asbury Seminary’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, and the Spring Arbor University Alumni Association Award of Professional Excellence. I acknowledge with deep gratitude the generous financial support provided by my anonymous benefactors through Asbury …