Education
Azusa Pacific University, B.A.
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, MA
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Ph.D.
About Dr. Van Pelt
Miles V. Van Pelt, Ph.D. is the Alan Hayes Belcher, Jr. Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages and Director of the Summer Institute for Biblical Languages since 2003. Miles has a passion for teaching the Bible to students in its original languages and has published extensively in the areas of Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek language instruction, as well as biblical theology and exegesis. At the RTS campus in Jackson, Miles teaches Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, Hebrew Exegesis, Joshua-Esther, and courses on the books of Judges and The Song of Songs along with various other elective courses (Septuagint, Old Testament Textual Criticism, Akkadian). Miles is also an enthusiastic CrossFit athlete. He and his wife Laurie have been married for over 30 years and they have four fantastic children, a wonderful daughter-in-law, and two amazing grandsons.
Publications
AUTHOR/ CO-AUTHOR
- Biblical Greek Vocabulary in Context. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2021.
- Basics of Biblical Hebrew: Grammar. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001, 2011, 2019
- Basics of Biblical Hebrew: Workbook. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001, 2011, 2019
- The Vocabulary Guide to Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003, 2019.
- Old Testament Hebrew Vocabulary Cards. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2005, 2019
- Zondervan Get an A! Study Guides: Biblical Hebrew. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2005, 2019.
- Basics of Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary Audio. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006, 2019
- Graded Reader of Biblical Hebrew. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006.
- Biblical Hebrew Charts, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008.
- English Grammar to Ace Biblical Hebrew. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010.
- Basics of Biblical Aramaic: A Complete Grammar, Annotated Reader, and Lexicon. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011.
- Biblical Hebrew: A Compact Guide. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2012.
- Basics of Biblical Hebrew Complete Video Lectures. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2012, 2019
- Basics of Biblical Aramaic Complete Video Lectures. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2014.
- Judges: A 12-Week Study (Knowing the Bible). Wheaton: Crossway, 2018.
- Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary in Context. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2018.
EDITOR
- A Biblical Theological Introduction to the Old Testament: The Gospel Promised. Wheaton: Crossway, 2016.
- Co-editor with Dane Ortlund, Short Studies in Biblical Theology (Crossway, 2014–present)
- Associate Editor, Zondervan’s Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament (Zondervan, 2012–present)