A Confident Canon: Identifying the Word of God

Miles Van Pelt (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the Alan Belcher Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages, academic dean, and director of the Summer Institute for Biblical Languages at Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson. He also serves on the pastoral staff of Grace Reformed Church in Madison, Mississippi. 

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. 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.

Stephen Fix (MDiv Westminster Seminary California, Ph.D. Catholic University of America) is the senior pastor at Reformed Presbyterian Church of Bowie, in Bowie, MD. He teaches on an adjunct basis at Westminster Theological Seminary, Reformed Theological Seminary, and Faith Theological Seminary. Steve has published a commentary on 1–2 Samuel for The Gospel Coalition Bible Commentary and articles for Modern Reformation. His current writing projects include editing his dissertation for publication, editing and republishing John Thomson’s Explication of the Shorter Catechism (1749) with Westminster Seminary Press, and writing commentaries on 1-2 Chronicles for Crossway.

Fix is passionate about the Gospel of Grace in the cross of Jesus Christ and loves to see how God uses His Word to bring all manner of people into His kingdom, growing them in grace and nourishing their faith. He lives in Bowie with his wife, Rachel, and four children.