Religion Christian Spouse Ruth McGee Nationality American | Name J. McGee Website Thru the Bible | |
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Full Name John Vernon McGee Occupation Minister; Bible TeacherFounder and teacher of the "Thru the Bible radio Network" program. Children One daughter, Lynda; first child stillborn Books Thru the Bible - 5 Vols: Ge, Thru the Bible Commentary, The Best of J Vernon McGee, David: A Man After God's Ow, Through His Spirit | ||
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John Vernon McGee, Th.D., LL.D, (June 17, 1904 – December 1, 1988) was an ordained Presbyterian minister (PCUS) and later became the pastor of a non-denominational church, a Bible teacher, theologian, and was also a radio minister.
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- J vernon mcgee but god this is on here for the world to see
- Dr j vernon mcgee deliverd from death pt 1
- Early Years and Education
- Thru The Bible
- Death
- Education and Areas of Service
- References
Dr j vernon mcgee deliverd from death pt 1
Early Years and Education
He was born in Hillsboro, Texas. He graduated with his B.D. from Columbia Theological Seminary and his Th.M. and Th.D. from Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas. McGee's first church was located on a red clay hill in Midway, Georgia. He served Presbyterian churches in Decatur, Georgia; Nashville, Tennessee; and Cleburne, Texas before he moved with his wife to Pasadena, California, where he accepted the pastorate at the Lincoln Avenue Presbyterian Church.
In 1949, McGee became the pastor of the Church of the Open Door in downtown Los Angeles, where he continued as pastor until 1970. After retiring from the pastorate in 1970, he devoted his remaining years to the Thru the Bible Radio Network. McGee also served as chairman of the Bible department at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles (Biola University) and as a visiting lecturer at Dallas Theological Seminary.
Thru The Bible
In 1967, he began broadcasting the Thru the Bible Radio Network program. In a systematic study of each book of the Bible, McGee took his listeners from Genesis to Revelation in a two and a half year "Bible bus trip," as he called it. After retiring from the pastorate in January, 1970, and realizing that two and a half years was not enough time to teach the Bible, McGee completed another study of the entire Bible in a five-year period. Thru the Bible has been translated into over 100 languages and is broadcast on Trans World Radio throughout the world every weekday.
Death
McGee continued many speaking engagements after he retired, including throughout a bout of cancer from which he fully recovered. However, a heart problem surgically corrected in 1965 resurfaced, and he died in his chair in 1988. Since his death, the five-year program of Thru the Bible has continued to air on over 800 radio stations in North America, is heard in more than 100 languages and is broadcast worldwide via radio, shortwave, and the Internet.
Education and Areas of Service
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