Robert Plummer
Professor of New Testament Interpretation

Robert L. Plummer is professor of New Testament Interpretation at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has served in missionary assignments of varying length in China, Israel, Trinidad, Ghana, Malaysia, and Turkey. Plummer has written 40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible(Kregel, 2010). Articles written by Plummer have appeared in Westminster Theological Journal, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, New Holman Bible Dictionary, The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, and other publications. He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Institute for Biblical Research.

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Bookstore Event | Interview with Rob Plummer on All Things Concerning Greek

An interview with Rob Plummer at the Bookstore at Southern.

Atomic Habits: Behavioral Psychology and Reading the Greek New Testament for Life

Alumni Academy: Greek and Hebrew for Life Panel Discussion

Dealing with Difficult People in the Church

Do Inconsistencies in the Gospels Undermine Scripture’s Inerrancy?

If you’re a skeptical reader of Scripture, be honest about your questions. Pray about the concern, study the text carefully, and pose questions to a trusted source.

The Necessity of Biblical Languages in Ministerial Training

Great Faith

So Many Greek New Testaments . . . Which One to Buy / Read?

What is the Apocrypha?

How did we get the biblical canon?

Is the King James Version of the Bible the most accurate translation?

A New Testament Professor’s Rediscovery of the Doctrine of Vocation

Imagine the average layperson in your church—the owner of a bike shop, a truck driver, a doctor, a secretary, a lawyer, a school teacher.  If you were to ask him or her, “How does your pastor expect you to apply your Christian faith to your work,” What would they say? I can imagine the average…

Do I have to know Greek to understand the Bible?

We do not need Greek to read the Bible, but the original languages help us gain new insights and deeper clarity.

Does the Bible have errors or contradictions?

The words of Scripture are the exact words that God wanted written.

Why are there so many interpretations of the Bible?

Christians can disagree about secondary matters… and that’s okay.

Why are there manuscript variants?

Can I trust the Bible?

What is the best English Bible translation?