ThM 2020-Present
Old Testament Emphasis
Anticipated Graduation May 2024
Observe some of the shorter articles, observations and papers that I have uploaded to this page as it pertains to my emphasis, interests, and exploration of the OT.
I’m a current ThM student in the Old Testament studies department at Dallas Theological Seminary. I aspire to make theological education accessible in the global missions field through writing, research, and teaching. My interests pertain to theology, apologetics to the Islamic world, and research topics such as “slavery in the era of the New Testament”. I desire to pursue a PhD in biblical studies. I’m married to my wonderful wife, Rebekah, and we live in Dallas Texas.
The piece below is a short below observes contextual factors in Judges 11:
The brief reflection below seeks to engage with the Psalms intuitively as much as cognitively. It expresses how the Psalms can serve as a vehicle for lament and sorrow, helping believers retain our humanity.
Below is an essay I’ve written, titled “Polygamy in Light of Old Testament Law & Ethics: A Contextual & Paradigmatic Approach” in direct connection with my distinctive. It concerns ethics of the Old Testament and the problem of polygamy that the world has encountered both “then” and “now”. It has been a point of discussion in my internship, and I’m hoping I could possibly publish it or an adaptation of it in missiological or theological journal:
Michael Griffith Banks 