Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr. (May 3, 1950--) is a Christian theologian at Bahnsen Theological Seminary and serves as Research Professor in Theology at Christ College in Lynchburg, Virginia. He is particularly known for his support for and publication on the topics of Preterism and Postmillennialism in Christian eschatology, as well as for theonomy. As a noun, Christian is an appellation and moniker deriving from the appellation Christ, which many people associate exclusively with Jesus of Nazareth. ... Theology is literally rational discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, rational discourse). By extension, it also refers to the study of other religious topics. ... Jump to: navigation, search Bahnsen Theological Seminary is a Reformed Calvinist theological training institution. ... Preterism is a variant of Christian eschatology which deals with the position of past-fulfilment of the Last Days (or End Times) prophecies in varying degrees. ... Postmillennialism is a version of Christian eschatology. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Theonomy is the ethical view that Gods law in the Bible must be applied to all spheres of public and private everyday life where appropriate: not only religious mandates – but also political, social, and cultural rules. ...

Gentry received his B.A. from Tennessee Temple University (1973, cum laude), a M.Div. from the Reformed Theological Seminary (1977), and a Th.M. (1986) and Th.D. (1987, magna cum laude) from Whitefield Theological Seminary. 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. ... Tennessee Temple University   Tennessee Temple University is a four year private Christian university located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. ... Master of Divinity is a common degree among theological seminaries and is considered the minimum academic requirement for ordination into pastoral ministry. ... Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) is a non-denominational, Protestant seminary dedicated to training leaders in the evangelical church (especially its Presbyterian and Reformed branches) to be pastors, missionaries, educators, and Christian counselors. ... North America The Master of Theology (Th. ... A Th. ...

He is well known for his book Before Jerusalem Fell (1989), which argues the case for the dating of the writing of the Book of Revelation before the destruction of Jerusalem and the Beast of Revelation. Jump to: navigation, search Before Jerusalem Fell is a scholarly work written by Kenneth Gentry as his PhD thesis in theology from Bahnsen Theological Seminary which has since been made into a book. ... Jump to: navigation, search Visions of John the Evangelist, as depicted in the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. ... The Destruction of Jerusalem (specifically, the Second Destruction of Jerusalem) was the culmination of the successful campaign of Titus Flavius against Judea after an unsuccessful attack four years prior by Cestius Gallus. ... ...

Other books he has authored include: The Christian Case Against Abortion (Footstool, 1982, 1986). The Christian and Alcoholic Beverages (Baker, 1986, 1990). The Charismatic Gift of Prophecy (Footstool, 1986, 1990; Wipf & Stock, 1999). The Beast of Revelation (Institute for Christian Economics, 1989, 1994; American Vision, 2002). Before Jerusalem Fell: Dating the Book of Revelation (I.C.E.: 1989; Christian Universities Press: 1997; American Vision: 1999). House Divided: The Break-up of Dispensational Theology, with Greg L. Bahnsen (I.C.E., 1989; 1997). The Greatness of the Great Commission: The Christian Enterprise in a Fallen World (I.C.E., 1991, 1994). He Shall Have Dominion: A Postmillennial Eschatology (I.C.E., 1992; 1997). Lord of the Saved: Getting to the Heart of the Lordship Debate (Presbyterian and Reformed, 1992). God’s Law in the Modern World: The Continuing Relevance of Old Testament Law (P&R, 1992; I.C.E., 1997). The Great Tribulation: Past or Future? with Thomas D. Ice (Kregel, 1999). Perilous Times: A Study in Eschatological Evil (Covenant Media Foundation, 2000). God Gave Wine: What the Bible Says About Alcohol (Oak Leaf, 2001). Yea, Hath God Said? The Framework Hypothesis v. Six Day Creation with Michael R. Butler (Wipf & Stock, 2002).

Books Contributed to: “Private Charity Should Care for the Poor,” in The Welfare State (David L. Bender, ed.) (Greenhaven Press, 1982). “Civil Sanctions in the New Testament,” “Church Sanctions in the Epistle to the Hebrews,” and “Whose Victory in History?” in Gary North, ed., Theonomy: An Informed Response (I.C.E., 1991). “The Preterist View,” in Four Views on the Book of Revelation (ed. Marvin Pate) (Zondervan, 1998). “The Postmillennial View” in Three Views on the End of History and Beyond (ed., Darrell Bock) (Zondervan, 1999). “Reformed Theology and Six Day Creationism,” in P. Andrew Sandlin, ed., Creation According to the Scriptures: A Presuppositional Defense of Literal, Six Day Creation (Chalcedon, 2001). “The Historical Problem with Hyper-Preterism,” in Hyper-Preterism: A Reformed Critique, ed. Keith A. Mathison (P & R 2003). “Pauline Communion v. Paedocommunion,” in Joseph A. Pipa, Jr. and C. N. Willborn, eds., The Covenant: God’s Voluntary Condescension (Presbyterian Press, 2005). “A Revelation of the Revelation” and “Theonomy and Confession” in Robert R. Booth, ed., The Standard Bearer: A Festschrift for Greg L. Bahnsen (Covenant Media Foundation, 2002).

Books Edited: Thine Is the Kingdom: A Summary of the Postmillennial Hope, ed. by Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr. (Ross House, 2004). Gentry chapters: “Agony, Irony and the Postmillennialist” and “Victory Belongs to the Lord.”

External links

• Bio at KennnethGentry.com