DAN McCARTNEY
Professor of New Testament Interpretation
Dr. Dan McCartney has been married to his wife Kathy for 40 years. They have 2 children, Christopher and Cara. Dr. McCartney enjoys reading Tolkien and C.S Lewis. Dr. McCartney also enjoys playing the french horn. His under graduate major was in musical performance at Carnegie Mellon University. He has been a member of the Westminster Brass Band for 35 years, performing at conferences, weddings, and even doing a concert at Graterford Prison in Pennsylvania. They have had 8 composers that have written pieces specifically for his quintet. Dr. McCartney also enjoys hiking and traveling with his wife Kathy. They have hiked several national parks including Yellowstone and Yosemite.
CREDENTIALS, EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
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B.F.A., Carnegie–Mellon University, 1971
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M.Div., Gordon–Conwell Theological Seminary, 1974
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Th.M., Westminster Theological Seminary, 1977; Ph.D., 1989
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Instructor of Bible and Theology, Manna Bible Institute, 1978–1981
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Westminster, 1983–2012
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Redeemer 2009–present
AUTHOR:
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James (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament)
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Let the Reader Understand: A Guide to Interpreting and Applying the Bible
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Why Does it Have to Hurt?: The Meaning of Christian Suffering
CONTRIBUTOR:
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Reformation Study Bible/New Geneva Study Bible
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Inerrancy and Hermeneutic: A Tradition, A Challenge, A Debate
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Technology and the Seminary
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Theonomy: A Reformed Critique
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Dictionary of Biblical Imagery
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Dictionary of the New Testament, Vol. III
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Everyday Study Bible
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Evangelical Biblical Scholars
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J. Gresham Machen’s New Testament Greek for Beginners (reviser)
REPRESENTATIVE ARTICLES:
- “Allegorical and Literal Interpretation in Origen’s Contra Celsum,” Westminster Theological Journal, Fall 1986
- “Logikos in 1 Peter 2:2,” Zeitschrift fur Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft, Spring 1991
- “No Grace Without Weakness,” Westminster Theological Journal, Spring 1999
