GrayPilgrim
February 24th 2004, 12:51 AM
An email I got today:
TRINITY MOURNS THE LOSS OF DR. PAUL FEINBERG
(August 13, 1938 - February 21, 2004)
On Saturday, February 21, 2004, Dr. Paul D. Feinberg went home to be with the
Lord. Dr. Feinberg was a professor of biblical and systematic theology at Trinity
Evangelical Divinity School for the past thirty years, even teaching a full load this
semester. He also taught at the Japan Bible Seminary (Tokyo, Japan), Asian
Theological Seminary (Manila, Philippines), Tyndale Theological Seminary
(Amsterdam, Netherlands), and the Italian Bible Institute (Rome, Italy).
Dr. Feinberg received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California at
Los Angeles, a Bachelor of Divinity and the Master of Theology from Talbot
Theological Seminary, a Doctor of Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary,
and a Master of Arts from Roosevelt University. His areas of expertise included
Christian ethics, the philosophy of religion, apologetics, bioethics, and theology.
He was a member of the American Academy of Religion, the American
Philosophical Society, the American Theological Society, the Evangelical
Theological Society, and the Evangelical Philosophical Society.
Feinberg was coeditor of Introduction to Philosophy (Baker, 1987), contributed
to Inerrancy (Zondervan, 1980), and coauthored with his brother and faculty
colleague, Dr. John Feinberg, Ethics for a Brave New World (Crossway, 1993)
and Continuity and Discontinuity (Crossway, 1988).
"Dr. Feinberg was my theology teacher while I was a seminarian, my encourager
when I was a pastor, and my colleague since I have been president at TIU," says
President Greg Waybright. "He was a theologian, ethicist, and apologist in his
faculty role. But he was much more than that. Dr. Feinberg combined an energy
for the pedagogical task, a passion for the global church, and a love for Christ
and His followers. As a divinity school student I remember I used to hate taking
a class next door to one Dr. Feinberg would teach. At regular intervals, his class
would break out in laughter or applause. I would think, 'I want to be there studying
with him!' His impact on decades of students who now serve around the world is
inestimable. At Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, we will miss Dr. Paul Feinberg.
We mourn his passing. We rejoice in his clear testimony as a follower of Jesus that
enables us to know that he is presently in a place 'better by far.'"
Trinity's Executive Vice President and Provost Dr. Barry Beitzel adds, "Paul
Feinberg's favorite hymn was the 'hymn' of Philippians 2. How he loved to preach
and teach this text! More important, Paul lived this hymn-perhaps more than any
other, this text energized him and was exemplified in his spirit and manner of living!
Paul's legacy must surely include his authentic imitation of the humility of his Lord."
Dr. Feinberg is survived by his wife, Iris, three children, Eden, Sarah, and Joel, and
three grandchildren, with a fourth on the way. His brother, Dr. John Feinberg, has
been a professor of biblical and systematic theology at TEDS since 1983 and is
currently chair of the Department of Biblical and Systematic Theology.
I never had Dr. Feinberg, but he and his brother were the only two professors who routinely ate with the students, while I may have disagreed with some of this theology he will be missed.
TRINITY MOURNS THE LOSS OF DR. PAUL FEINBERG
(August 13, 1938 - February 21, 2004)
On Saturday, February 21, 2004, Dr. Paul D. Feinberg went home to be with the
Lord. Dr. Feinberg was a professor of biblical and systematic theology at Trinity
Evangelical Divinity School for the past thirty years, even teaching a full load this
semester. He also taught at the Japan Bible Seminary (Tokyo, Japan), Asian
Theological Seminary (Manila, Philippines), Tyndale Theological Seminary
(Amsterdam, Netherlands), and the Italian Bible Institute (Rome, Italy).
Dr. Feinberg received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California at
Los Angeles, a Bachelor of Divinity and the Master of Theology from Talbot
Theological Seminary, a Doctor of Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary,
and a Master of Arts from Roosevelt University. His areas of expertise included
Christian ethics, the philosophy of religion, apologetics, bioethics, and theology.
He was a member of the American Academy of Religion, the American
Philosophical Society, the American Theological Society, the Evangelical
Theological Society, and the Evangelical Philosophical Society.
Feinberg was coeditor of Introduction to Philosophy (Baker, 1987), contributed
to Inerrancy (Zondervan, 1980), and coauthored with his brother and faculty
colleague, Dr. John Feinberg, Ethics for a Brave New World (Crossway, 1993)
and Continuity and Discontinuity (Crossway, 1988).
"Dr. Feinberg was my theology teacher while I was a seminarian, my encourager
when I was a pastor, and my colleague since I have been president at TIU," says
President Greg Waybright. "He was a theologian, ethicist, and apologist in his
faculty role. But he was much more than that. Dr. Feinberg combined an energy
for the pedagogical task, a passion for the global church, and a love for Christ
and His followers. As a divinity school student I remember I used to hate taking
a class next door to one Dr. Feinberg would teach. At regular intervals, his class
would break out in laughter or applause. I would think, 'I want to be there studying
with him!' His impact on decades of students who now serve around the world is
inestimable. At Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, we will miss Dr. Paul Feinberg.
We mourn his passing. We rejoice in his clear testimony as a follower of Jesus that
enables us to know that he is presently in a place 'better by far.'"
Trinity's Executive Vice President and Provost Dr. Barry Beitzel adds, "Paul
Feinberg's favorite hymn was the 'hymn' of Philippians 2. How he loved to preach
and teach this text! More important, Paul lived this hymn-perhaps more than any
other, this text energized him and was exemplified in his spirit and manner of living!
Paul's legacy must surely include his authentic imitation of the humility of his Lord."
Dr. Feinberg is survived by his wife, Iris, three children, Eden, Sarah, and Joel, and
three grandchildren, with a fourth on the way. His brother, Dr. John Feinberg, has
been a professor of biblical and systematic theology at TEDS since 1983 and is
currently chair of the Department of Biblical and Systematic Theology.
I never had Dr. Feinberg, but he and his brother were the only two professors who routinely ate with the students, while I may have disagreed with some of this theology he will be missed.