James Montgomery Boice

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James Montgomery Boice (July 7, 1938 – June 15, 2000) was a Reformed theologian and pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia from 1968 until his death. He is heard on The Bible Study Hour radio broadcast and was a well known author and speaker in evangelical and Reformed circles. He also served as Chairman of the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy for over ten years and was a founding member of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals.

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[edit] Biography

Boice received a diploma from The Stony Brook School (1956), an A.B. from Harvard University (1960), a B.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary (1963), a Th.D from the University of Basel in Switzerland (1966), and a D.D., (honorary) from the Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church (1982).

He died on June 15, 2000.[1][2]

[edit] Writings

Boice was a prolific author, having published over 50 different works, including a collection of hymns. Some of his popular books include:

[edit] Expositional commentaries

Boice also published many volumes of commentary on books of the Bible, which each grew out of his preaching:

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Obituary: Boice, 61, Dies of Liver Cancer". Christianity Today. August 7, 2000. http://www.ctlibrary.com/ct/2000/august7/8.19.html. Retrieved on March 19, 2009. 
  2. ^ "Rev. James M. Boice Dies". Philadelphia Daily News. June 17, 2000. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DN&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI. Retrieved on June 7, 2008. "The Rev. James Montgomery Boice, a Bible teacher and a statesman for Reformation theology, died of liver cancer Thursday. He was 61. After receiving his diagnosis on Good Friday this year, Boice two hours later delivered a sermon on the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Several weeks later, Boice informed his congregation of his condition and asked them, "If God does something in your life, would you change it? If you'd change it, you'd make it worse. …" 

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