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'''Kenneth L. Gentry
==Biography==
Gentry was born in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]]. He is married (since July 1971) and has three
He received his [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in [[Biblical Studies]] from [[Tennessee Temple University]] (1973, cum laude). After graduating he enrolled at [[Grace Theological Seminary]] in [[Winona Lake, Indiana]]. After two years at Grace Seminary (1973–1975) he left [[dispensationalism]], having become convinced of a [[Covenant Theology|covenant]] and [[Reformed theology]]. He transferred to [[Reformed Theological Seminary]] in [[Jackson, Mississippi]] (1975–1977). Upon completing studies at
While at Reformed Theological Seminary he studied under [[Greg L. Bahnsen]], a leading [[presuppositional apologetics|presuppositional apologist]]. Though Gentry initially resisted the distinctive ethical and eschatological views of Bahnsen, he was eventually persuaded of both theonomic ethics and postmillennial eschatology and became a staunch co-defender of them with Bahnsen. Over the years he developed a close friendship with Bahnsen, often lecturing with him in conferences, co-writing a book with him (''House Divided: The Break-up of Dispensational Theology''),<ref>{{cite book |last1=LaHaye |first1=Tim F. |last2=Ice |first2=Thomas |title=The End Times Controversy |year=2003 |publisher=Harvest House Publishers |isbn=978-0-7369-0953-2 |page=42 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DGKY59jebNUC&dq=%22Kenneth+Gentry%22&pg=PA438 |language=en}}</ref> eventually joining the staff of Bahnsen's Southern California Center for Christian Studies, and finally contributing to the [[festschrift]] in honor of Bahnsen, titled: ''The Standard Bearer.''
Gentry retired from full-time pastoral ministry in 2016 after serving more than thirty-five years in three conservative and Reformed denominations: The Presbyterian Church in America, The Orthodox Presbyterian Church, and The Reformed Presbyterian Church, General Assembly. He is the Director of GoodBirth Ministries, a non-profit religious educational ministry, "committed to sponsoring, subsidizing, and advancing serious Christian scholarship and education".
==Writings==
Gentry is the leading contemporary theological expositor of the
Kenneth Gentry's
Gentry's work enfilades the error of much contemporary Christian pre-trib eschatology, also serving to
Gentry is perhaps best known for his book ''[[Before Jerusalem Fell]]'', which argues that the [[Book of Revelation]] was written before the [[destruction of Jerusalem]] in
▲Gentry's work enfilades the error of much contemporary Christian pre-trib eschatology also serving to highlight the ease that incorrect interpretation of the Bible is possible even by sincere experts.
▲Gentry is perhaps best known for his book ''[[Before Jerusalem Fell]]'', which argues that the [[Book of Revelation]] was written before the [[destruction of Jerusalem]] in 70 AD. He holds that many of the dramatic events in Revelation correspond to the persecution of Christians under the [[Roman empire|Roman imperium]] as well as to the [[First Jewish-Roman War|Jewish War against Rome]] which resulted in the [[Siege of Jerusalem (70)|destruction of Jewish temple]]. This book is the published version of his doctoral dissertation in 1986 under the title "The Dating of the Book of Revelation: An Exegetical, Theological and Historical Argument for a Pre-A.D. 70 Composition."
===Revelation commentary===
Gentry
Gentry holds that the theme of Revelation is [[Jesus|Christ's]] judgment
According to his research updates, Gentry sees strong similarities between Revelation and the Epistle to the Hebrews. Both works seek to demonstrate Christianity's superiority to Judaism by showing
===Bibliography===
*''The Christian Case Against Abortion'' (Footstool, 1982, 1986). {{ISBN
*''The Christian and Alcoholic Beverages'' (Baker, 1986, 1990). {{ISBN
*''The Charismatic Gift of Prophecy'' (Footstool, 1986, 1990 {{ISBN
*''The Beast of Revelation'' (Institute for Christian Economics, 1989, 1994 {{ISBN
*''[[Before Jerusalem Fell|Before Jerusalem Fell: Dating the Book of Revelation]]'' (I.C.E.: 1989 {{ISBN
*''House Divided: The Break-up of Dispensational Theology'', with Greg L. Bahnsen (I.C.E., 1989; 1997). {{ISBN
*''The Greatness of the Great Commission: The Christian Enterprise in a Fallen World'' (I.C.E., 1991, 1994). {{ISBN
*''He Shall Have Dominion: A Postmillennial Eschatology'' (I.C.E., 1992; 1997 {{ISBN
*''Lord of the Saved: Getting to the Heart of the Lordship Debate'' (Presbyterian and Reformed, 1992). {{ISBN
*''God’s Law in the Modern World: The Continuing Relevance of Old Testament Law'' (P&R, 1992 {{ISBN
*''The Great Tribulation: Past or Future?'' with Thomas D. Ice (Kregel, 1999). {{ISBN
*''Perilous Times: A Study in Eschatological Evil'' (Covenant Media Foundation, 2000). {{ISBN
*''God Gave Wine: What the Bible Says About Alcohol'' (Oak Leaf, 2001) [
*''Yea, Hath God Said? The Framework Hypothesis v. Six Day Creation'' with Michael R. Butler (Wipf & Stock, 2002). {{ISBN
*''As It Is Written: The Genesis Account: Literal or Literary?'' (Master, 2016) {{ISBN|0-890519013}}
*''Have We Missed the Second Coming? A Critique of the Hyper-Preterist Error'' (Victorious Hope, 2017) {{ISBN|0-982620683}}
*''Tongues Speaking: Its Meaning, Purpose, and Cessation'' (Victorious Hope, 2014) {{ISBN|0-982620675}}
*''A Biblical Defense of Predestination'' (ApologeticsGroup Media, 2008). ISBN 0-9778516-5-6▼
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*''Navigating the Book of Revelation: Special Studies on Important Issues'' (GoodBirth Ministries, 2009). {{ISBN|978-0-9843220-0-8}}
*''God's Law Made Easy'' (ApologeticsGroup Media, 2010). ISBN 0-9825890-1-8▼
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*''Predestination Made Easy'' (ApologeticsGroup Media, 2009). {{ISBN|0-9825890-2-6}}
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====Contributions====
*"Private Charity Should Care for the Poor" in ''The Welfare State'' (David L. Bender, ed.) (Greenhaven Press, 1982). {{ISBN
*"Civil Sanctions in the New Testament," "Church Sanctions in the Epistle to the Hebrews," and "Whose Victory in History?" in Gary North, ed., ''Theonomy: An Informed Response'' (I.C.E., 1991). {{ISBN
*"The Preterist View" in ''Four Views on the Book of Revelation'' (ed. Marvin Pate) (Zondervan, 1998). {{ISBN
*"The Postmillennial View" in ''Three Views of the Millennium and Beyond'' (ed., Darrell Bock) (Zondervan, 1999). {{ISBN
*"Reformed Theology and Six Day Creationism" in P. Andrew Sandlin, ed., ''Creation According to the Scriptures: A Presuppositional Defense of Literal, Six Day Creation'' (Chalcedon, 2001). {{ISBN
*"A Revelation of the Revelation" and "Theonomy and Confession" in Robert R. Booth, ed., ''The Standard Bearer: A Festschrift for Greg L. Bahnsen'' (Covenant Media Foundation, 2002). {{ISBN
*"The Historical Problem with Hyper-Preterism" in Hyper-Preterism: A Reformed Critique, ed. [[Keith A. Mathison]] (P & R 2003). {{ISBN
*"Agony, Irony and the Postmillennialist" and "Victory Belongs to the Lord" in ''Thine Is the Kingdom: A Summary of the Postmillennial Hope'', ed. by Kenneth L. Gentry
*"Pauline Communion v. Paedocommunion" in Joseph A. Pipa
*"Defending the Faith" in Bodie Hodge and Roger Patterson, eds., ''World Religions and Cults: Counterfeits of Christianity'' (Master, 2015). {{ISBN|0-89051903X}}
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://KennethGentry.com Gentry's official website]
*[http://GoodBirthMinistries.com GoodBirth Ministries] Gentry's non-profit research ministry website
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