Associate Professor of New Testament
Dr. Bitner has taught at Westminster Seminary California since 2020. Prior to that he taught New Testament, Greek, and Biblical Theology from 2014–20 at Oak Hill College (London, UK) and tutored in Greek and New Testament backgrounds from 2011–13 at Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia). An ordained minister in the PCA, he is currently associate pastor of Misión Vida Nueva, a Spanish-language PCA congregation in Escondido. In various capacities, he has previously served churches in Boston, Indianapolis, and London.
Dr. Bitner is the author of Paul’s Political Strategy in 1 Corinthians 1:1–4:6: Constitution and Covenant (Cambridge University Press, 2015) and co-editor of the Ephesus volume in New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity, Vol. 11 (SBL, forthcoming). He has two book projects in progress, one on Paul’s pattern for building up the church in 1 Corinthians and another on the biblical theology of Geerhardus Vos. In addition to these, Dr. Bitner has published essays in edited volumes and articles in peer-reviewed journals, including Novum Testamentum; Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies; Themelios; and in several volumes of The First Urban Churches series (SBL).
Dr. Bitner and his wife have seven children and live in Escondido.
Education BA Taylor University MAR Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary PhD Macquarie University
What I hope to instill in my students My hope is that my students would be formed by the Spirit of Christ into skillful gospel ministers. I pray that I might help to cultivate in them a love, a humility, and a quiet resilience that is rooted deeply in the gospel. As they study for ministry I want students to grasp their weakness afresh and thereby grow in their knowledge of the power of Christ resting upon them – divine power that is able to wonderfully manifest itself through ministerial weakness (2 Cor. 12:9-10).
An Interview with Bradley J. Bitner
https://wscal.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/OH_11.12_Bitner.mp3
