Matt Harmon Associate Professor of New Testament Studies   B.S., Ohio University   M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School   Ph.D., Wheaton College Phone: 574-372-5100 ext. 6451 E-mail: harmonms@grace.edu Blog: http://bibtheo.blogspot.com

Dr. Harmon brings a passion to equip people to encounter Christ through the Scriptures and lead others to do so as well. His research interests include the use of the Old Testament in the New Testament, Biblical Theology, Pauline studies, and the life/ministry/theology of Jonathan Edwards.

He has served as full-time staff with Campus Crusade for Christ for eight years, doing evangelism and discipleship with college students. He has taught courses at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Wheaton College, as well in the local church. On a regular basis Dr. Harmon also teaches for Campus Crusade for Christ, helping to train staff in interpreting and teaching Scripture. In his spare time Dr. Harmon also teaches training workshops for Bibleworks. He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Society for Biblical Literature.

Click here to download an Easter sermon from Dr. Harmon

Old Wine in New Wineskins: Can and Should We Read the Old Testament the Way the New Testament Authors Did?

 

Dissertation:

She Must and Shall Go Free: Paul's Isaianic Gospel in Galatians (Wheaton College, 2006).

 

Publications:

Reviews:

Review of The Risen Crucified Christ in Galatians by Robert A. Bryant in RBL (Feb 2005)

Review of Where to Live: The Hermeneutical Significance of Paul's Citations from Scripture in Galatians 3:1-14 by Andrew H. Wakefield in RBL (Feb 2005)

Presentations:

"Who Sings the Servant's Song? Paul or Jesus as the Servant of Yahweh in Galatians 1-2," Paper presented at the 2004 annual conference of the Evangelical Theological Society.

"Jonathan Edwards' Exegesis of 2 Corinthians 3:18-4:6 – The Primacy of the Bible in
Formulating the 'Sense of the Heart,'" Paper presented at the 2002 Midwest Regional
Conference of the Evangelical Theological Society.

 

7 Questions with Dr. Harmon:

1) What are some of your interests and hobbies outside of teaching and ministry?

Besides spending time with my family (see the next question), my biggest hobby is definitely sports. Chief among my interest in sports is Ohio State football. Saturdays during the fall are a special time in the Harmon household. I also enjoy reading and tinkering with computers.

2) Who are the members of your immediate family?

I have been married to my wife Kate for ten years. She loves to read, and is particularly interested in church history. We have two sons — Jonathan is eight and Jacob is five. Both of them love sports. Jonathan enjoys basketball and baseball, while Jacob may be the biggest Ohio State football fan in our family. I love to play sports with my boys, as well as board games. As a family we enjoy having people in our home, extending hospitality, and playing games.

3) What is one of your most memorable experiences in ministry?

God has blessed me with so many memorable ministry experiences that it is hard to select just one. During the summer of 1994 I spent eight weeks in Albania proclaiming the gospel to people who had never heard of Jesus. Seeing people come to faith in Christ who had never heard the gospel changed my life and gave me a heart for seeing the gospel advance to the ends of the earth.

4) What was the topic of your Dmin, Th.D, or Ph.D dissertation?

My dissertation was entitled “She Must and Shall Go Free: Paul’s Isaianic Gospel in Galatians.” I explored how Paul’s reading of Isaiah (esp. chs. 49–54) shaped his argument and theology in Galatians. The joy of this dissertation was the opportunity to blend several of my research interests (OT in NT, biblical theology, Pauline studies).

5) What classes do you teach? Which is your favorite to teach?

Since this will be my first year at Grace, I only know what I will be teaching this Fall, which includes Beginning Greek, Greek Exegesis, and Exegesis of Galatians. At some point I would love to teach a class on OT in the NT, Pauline Theology, and perhaps even a course on the life, ministry and theology of Jonathan Edwards. I also would enjoy doing a course on Second Temple Judaism and the vast body of literature associated with that period.

6) Outside the Bible, what are some of the most influential books in your life?

• Desiring God by John Piper
• Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ by John Piper
• Knowing God by J.I. Packer
• Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer
• Biblical Theology by Gerhardus Vos
• Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin
• “The Excellency of Christ” by Jonathan Edwards (sermon)
• “Divine and Spiritual Light” by Jonathan Edwards (sermon)
• Nine Marks of a Healthy Church by Mark Dever
  

7) What is your most recent area of research?

I continue to do work on the use of the OT in the NT, as well as biblical theology.