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William W. Combs, Th.D.
Academic Dean
Professor of New Testament
wcombs@dbts.edu


Dr. William W. Combs has been teaching at Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary since 1983. He is currently Professor of New Testament and Chairman of the New Testament department. Dr. Combs also serves as the seminary's Academic Dean. Previously, he was the seminary's Registrar. He graduated from Tennessee Temple University with his B.A. degree and from Temple Baptist Theological Seminary with his M.Div. and Th.M. degrees. His Th.D. degree is from Grace Theological Seminary in the field of New Testament Text and Interpretation. Before coming to DBTS, Dr. Combs taught at Tennessee Temple University for four years.

Dr. Combs has also served in the pastoral ministry and currently speaks in numerous churches every year, including Bible conferences and preacher's workshops. He has served as a guest lecturer in various Christian colleges. Dr. Combs has written a number of articles for magazines such as Frontline and for scholarly journals, including Bibliotheca Sacra, Grace Theological Journal, and Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal. He is also editor of the seminary's own Journal. He and his wife Pansy are members of Inter-City Baptist Church in Allen Park, MI.

Writings

DBS Journal, Spring 1996: “Erasmus and the Textus Receptus”
DBS Journal, Fall 1996: “The Preface to the KJV and the KJV Only Position”
DBS Journal, Fall 1997: “Does the Believer Have One Nature or Two?”
Sentinel, Spring 1997: “Granville Sharp and the Deity of Christ”
DBS Journal, Fall 1998: “Is Apostasia in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 a Reference to the Rapture?”
DBS Journal, Fall 1999: “Errors in the King James Version?”
DBS Journal, Fall 2000: “The Preservation of Scripture”
DBS Journal, Fall 2001: “The Disjunction Between Justification and Sanctification in Contemporary Evangelical Theology”
DBS Journal, Fall 2002: “The Biblical Role of the Evangelist”
DBS Journal, Fall 2004: “The Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit”
DBS Journal, 2005: "Does the Bible Teach Prevenient Grace?"
DBS Journal, 2006: “Romans 12:1-2 and the Doctrine of Sanctification”
DBS Journal, 2008: “The Meaning of Fellowship in 1 John”