James B. Jordan is a Calvinist theologian and author. He is director of Biblical Horizons ministries, a think tank in Niceville, Florida that publishes books, essays and other media dealing with Bible commentary, Biblical Theology, and liturgy. Calvinism is a theological system and an approach to the Christian life that emphasizes Gods sovereignty in all things. ... Theology (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογια, logia, words, sayings, or discourse) is reasoned discourse concerning religion, spirituality and God or the gods. ... This article is about the institution. ... Niceville is a city located in Okaloosa County, Florida. ... Biblical exegesis (from the Greek ἐξηγεῖσθαι to lead out) is an extensive and critical interpretation of the Bible. ... Biblical Theology is a discipline within Christian theology which studies the Bible from the perspective of understanding the progressive history of God revealing himself to Man following the Fall and throughout the Old Testament and New Testament. ... The word leitourgia is derived from the two Greek words, leos and ergon. Leos, meaning the people of God and Ergon meaning the work. ...

Biography

Jordan was born in Athens, Georgia and attended the University of Georgia, where he received a B.A. in comparative literature and participated in Campus Crusade for Christ. He served as a military historian in the United States Air Force and attended Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi but ultimately earned an M.A. and Th.M. from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with a master's thesis on slavery in the Bible. In 1993, he received a D.Litt. from the Central School of Religion for his dissertation on the dietary laws of Moses. From 1980 to 1990 Jordan was an associate pastor of a Presbyterian church in Tyler, Texas. Athens is a city in Clarke County, Georgia, U.S., in the northeastern part of the state, at the eastern terminus of Georgia 316. ... The University of Georgia (UGA) is the largest institution of higher learning in the state of Georgia. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... Comparative literature, colloquially abbreviated comp. ... Each March, U.S. college students spend Spring Break participating in “Big Break,” a Campus Crusade outreach to Panama City Beach vacationers Campus Crusade for Christ is an interdenominational Christian mission organization, focusing on evangelism and discipleship in over 190 countries around the world. ... Military history is composed of the events in the history of humanity that fall within the category of conflict. ... The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ... Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) is a non-denominational, evangelical Protestant seminary dedicated to training current and future leaders (especially its Presbyterian and Reformed branches) to be pastors, missionaries, educators, and Christian counselors. ... Nickname: Crossroads of the South, Jacktown Coordinates: Country United States State Mississippi County Hinds Founded 1822  - Mayor Frank Melton Area    - City  106. ... MA or ma may stand for: ma, a two-letter English word meaning Mother Ma, transliteration of Chinese family name 馬,马,麻 etc. ... North America The Master of Theology (Th. ... Westminster Theological Seminary is a Presbyterian and Reformed Christian graduate educational institution with campuses located in Glenside, Pennsylvania (a suburb of Philadelphia), and Dallas, Texas, and programs of study in New York City, and London. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... A thesis (from Greek position) is an intellectual proposition. ... It has been suggested that Christianity and slavery be merged into this article or section. ... Doctor of Letters (Latin: Litterarum doctor; D.Litt. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Moses with the Tablets, 1659, by Rembrandt This article is about the Biblical figure. ... A pastor is a minister or priest of a Christian church. ... Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ... Tyler is the county seat of Smith County in East Texas, United States. ...

Jordan was a part of Christian Reconstructionism but has left the movement, and he has been involved in a controversy over Federal Vision theology. Christian Reconstructionism is a religious and theological movement within Protestant Christianity. ... The Federal Vision (also called Auburn Avenue Theology) is a Reformed Evangelical theological position that focuses on covenant theology, trinitarian thinking, the sacraments of Baptism and Communion, biblical theology and typology, justification, and postmillennialism. ...

Publications

Jordan has written on many articles and books including:

• James B. Jordan (1984). The Law of the Covenant. Institute for Christian Economics. ISBN 978-0930464028. 
• James B. Jordan [1985] (1999). Judges: A Practical and Theological Commentary, a reissuing of Judges: God’s War Against Humanism. Wipf & Stock Publishers. ISBN 978-1579102494. Retrieved on April 2, 2007. 
• James B. Jordan [1986] (1999). The Sociology of the Church: Essays in Reconstruction. Wipf & Stock. ISBN 978-1579102487. Retrieved on April 2, 2007. 
• Gary North and James B. Jordan (1987). Healer of the Nations. Dominion Press. ISBN 978-0930462215. 
• James B. Jordan [1988] (2000). Through New Eyes. Wipf & Stock. ISBN 978-1579102593. Retrieved on April 2, 2007. 
• James B. Jordan (1994). The liturgy trap: The Bible versus mere tradition in worship. Transfiguration Press. ISBN 978-1883690045. 
• James B. Jordan (1999). Creation in Six Days: A Defense of the Traditional Reading of Genesis One. Canon Press. ISBN 978-1885767622.  A defense of Young Earth creationism against the framework interpretation of Genesis 1.
• James B. Jordan (2001). Primeval Saints: Studies in the Patriarchs of Genesis. Canon Press. ISBN 978-1885767868. 

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References

• Biography at Erskine Theological Seminary

External links

• Biblical Horizons - official website
  • Articles by Jordan
• Online books by Jordan