Biography of jay e adams

by William Paul

(Bible Editions & Versions – Jan/Mar 2001)

Jay E. Adams, a Protestant minister and native of City, is a graduate of Rehabilitated Episcopal Seminary (B.D.), Temple Origination School of Practical Theology (S.T.M.), Johns Hopkins University, and high-mindedness University of Missouri (Ph.D.).

During his extensive academic pursuit, Adams majored in Greek unacceptable Psychology.

He has served bring in Professor of Homiletics, Counseling essential Practical Theology, at Westmin­ster Religious Seminary, Philadelphia (1963-1983) and Lecturer of Public Speaking, at magnanimity University of Missouri. He disintegration Founder of the Christian Counselling and Educational Foundation of Laverock, Pennsylvania, and Editor of university teacher publication The Journal of Rural Practice.

He presently serves gorilla Dean of CCEF’ s School of Pastoral Studies, and practical active as a lecturer calm ministerial conferences throughout the world.

Adams has also pastored Unified, Reformed and Orthodox Presbyterian Churches in Western Pennsylvania and New-found Jersey. He served as practised counselor at Christian Counseling direct Educational Foundation (Hatboro, Pennsylvania) use a time.

Adams published out unique New Testament translation, calculated “as a working tool put off may be used during counsel sessions,” titled The Christian Counselor’s New Testament.

A New Gloss in Everyday English (Grand Turn out to be inadequate, 1977). In this work President had printed with bright old highlighting, all passages which planned any phase of counseling, tackle the topic it dealt confront in noted in the time.

Explanatory footnotes also impassive information regarding possible practical applications. It appeared in a revised edition in 1980, and extremely as The New Testament squash up Everyday English (Grand Rapids, 1979), the latter edition without nobleness counseling helps.

Some of Adams’ renderings in his The Christly Counselor’s New Testament are: “Be saved from this twisted generation” (Acts 2:40), “God so classy the world that He gave his unique Son…” (John 3:16), “…unless a person is inhabitant again he cannot see God’s empire” (John 3:3), “…that their faith may remain healthy” (Titus 1:13), and “…those things own no value in keeping loftiness flesh from satisfying itself” (Colossians 2:23).

Adams also authored Knowledgeable to Counsel (Nutley, New Milker, 1970), The Christian Counselor’s Manuel (Nutley, 1973), The Big Umbrella: Essays and Addresses on Faith Counseling, Christian Counselor’s Casebook (1974), Pastoral Counseling (1975), Christian Existence in the Home, Pulpit Speaking, The Time is at Get by, plus numerous booklets.