David Bryan Capes (born December 16, 1955) is Director of the Lanier Theological Library in Houston Texas. He is also a teacher at Baylor University’s Truett Seminary and has previously been Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College (Illinois).
He was the lead editor of The Voice. He also co-hosts a radio show.
Life Education In 1978, Capes earned his BA at Mercer University in Atlanta. In 1982, he earned an M.Div. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. In 1990, he earned his PhD in New Testament at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary under the tutelage of E. Earle Ellis.
Teaching Capes taught at Wheaton College and at Houston Baptist University.
Field of work Capes's field of work has been the Apostle Paul, Christology, and intertextuality. In 2020, he was appointed as New Testament editor at the Word Biblical Commentary series.
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Capes, David B.: The Last Eye Witness (2006) Capes, David B.: Israel's God and Rebecca's Children (2007) Capes, David B.: Rediscovering Jesus (2015) ISBN 978-0830824724
Capes, David B. Who Do You Say I Am? (2020) Capes, David B. Matthew Through Old Testament Eyes (2024) Capes, David B. Does It Matter Who Wrote the Bible?: The Pastoral Implications of Pseudepigraphy and Anonymity in the New Testament (2025) Capes, David B.: The Footsteps of Jesus in the Holy Land Capes, David B.: The Voice of Hebrews Capes, David B.: The Voice of Romans
Family He is married to Cathy Ann Hall and they have three sons.
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