Dr. Tim Miller

Associate Professor of New Testament

Dr. Tim Miller is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary.

He received his M.A. from Maranatha Baptist University, his M.Div. from Calvary Baptist Theological Seminary, and his Ph.D. in historical theology from Westminster Theological Seminary. His dissertation title was: “The Theological Method of John Frame and Vern Poythress: Examining the Trinitarian Roots of Perspectivalism.” In 2018, he received his second Ph.D. from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. His dissertation title was: “Echoes of Jesus in the First Epistle of Peter.”

Before teaching at DBTS, Dr. Miller taught for four years at Maranatha Baptist University. With previous experience as an assistant pastor in Philadelphia, he is actively involved in pulpit supply with churches in the DBTS area. He is also a member of the Evangelical Theological Society.

Dr. Miller and his wife Hannah have three daughters. In his free time, he enjoys biking, woodworking, and reading a good sci-fi book.

Email: [email protected]

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Selected Writings

Echoes of Jesus in the First Epistle of Peter. Pickwick, 2022.

The Theological Method of John Frame and Vern Poythress: Examining the Trinitarian Roots of Perspectivalism. P&R, 2017.

“Choice Implies Meaning: The ‘Imperatival Participles’ of 1 Peter,” Novum Testamentum, 2022.

“Pastoral Pensées: Text-Criticism and the Pulpit: Should One Preach About the Woman Caught in Adultery?” Themelios 45, August 2020.

“Comparing Calvin and Barth on the Doctrine of Assurance,” Puritan Reformed Journal 12, July 2020.

The Milk of the Word: The Meaning of 1 Peter 2:1–3,” Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal 24, Fall 2019.

“The Use of 1 Peter 3:13–17 for Christian Apologetics,” Bibliotheca Sacra 174, April–June 2017.

Education

  • PhD, New Testament, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • PhD, Historical Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary
  • MDiv, Calvary Baptist Theological Seminary
  • MA, Maranatha Baptist University
  • BA, Maranatha Baptist University