About Dr. Stevens
Dr. Chris S. Stevens serves as Assistant Professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi. He holds a Master of Divinity from Westminster Seminary California and a Ph.D. in Christian Studies with a concentration in Biblical Studies and New Testament from McMaster Divinity College.
Before joining RTS, Dr. Stevens served as Senior Pastor of Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Ruston, Louisiana. His background in both pastoral ministry and academic scholarship informs his teaching, with a focus on textual criticism, hermeneutics, and Pauline studies. He is committed to the inerrancy of Scripture and brings a deep love for the church and Reformed theology into the classroom.
Dr. Stevens is the author of History of the Pauline Corpus in Texts, Transmissions, and Trajectories: A Textual Analysis of Manuscripts from the Second to the Fifth Century (Brill, 2020), and has contributed numerous articles, book chapters, and reviews in the field of New Testament studies.
He is passionate about helping students grow in their knowledge of Christ and their ability to faithfully interpret and proclaim God’s Word. Dr. Stevens and his wife, Megan, have two sons.