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Dr. Brandon D. Smith
Dr. Brandon D. Smith

Dr. Brandon D. Smith

Chair, Herschel H. Hobbs School of Theology and Ministry
Associate Professor of Theology and Early Christianity
Dickinson Chair of Religion
Director, Graduate Theology and Ministry Programs

Biography

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Dr. Brandon Smith serves OBU by leading the faculty, staff, undergraduate and graduate programs, and overall vision and mission for the Hobbs School of Theology and Ministry.

Before coming to OBU, he served as a professor, pastored in various capacities, was managing editor for the Christian Standard Bible translation, and served as director of communications at Criswell College.

He also helped found the Center for Baptist Renewal and hosts the Church Grammar podcast and YouTube channel. His research interests include the Trinity, canonical and theological interpretation, patristic theology and retrieval, and Baptist theology.

Education

  • B.A. Biblical Studies, Dallas Baptist University

  • M.A. Theological and Biblical Studies, Criswell College

  • Ph.D. Theology, Ridley College (Melbourne)

Courses Taught

  • History and Doctrine I

  • Biblical Hermeneutics

  • Trinity, Scripture, Creation,

  • Christology, Pneumatology, Soteriology

  • Christianity and the Creeds

  • Baptist History and Theology

  • Protestant Theology

Selected Publications

Beholding the Triune God: The Inseparable Work of the Father, Son, and Spirit (co-authored with Matthew Y. Emerson). Crossway, 2024.

Taught by God: Ancient Hermeneutics for the Modern Church. B&H Academic, 2024.

The Trinity in the Canon: A Biblical, Theological, Historical, and Practical Proposal (editor). B&H Academic, 2023.

The Trinity in the Book of Revelation: Seeing Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in John’s Apocalypse. IVP Academic, 2022.

Professional Memberships

  • Evangelical Theological Society

  • Institute for Biblical Research

  • North American Patristics Society