Our Founder

Our founder wants to remain anonymous.Matt 23:11-12. The Lord gave him a vision for developing an Internet pulpit so that gifted teachers could teach to milllions of people by posting their good, solid Bible study materials on the web. In 1994 he founded the Biblical Studies Foundation (also know as bible.org). He grew up in a church in Texas where Hampton Keathley III was pastor for many years. (That is how there came to be so many Keathleys involved in bible.org!)

J. Hampton Keathley IV, Th.M., Co-Founder

Hampton Keathley IV graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1995 with the Th.M. He is co-founder of bible.org and serves as webmaster and technical director for the web site. To put it simply he keeps us up and running and fixes things when they break. Hampton is also President of Galaxie Software and contributes studies to the web site.

David Austin, Executive Director

David is a full-time Christian with ministry passion that finds himself working full-time: harnessing the Internet for God and developing Internet tools that will help motivated Christians to be more effective and better able to evangelize and disciple others. He has stated he wants all to be able to stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ and hear Christ say, Well done my good and faithful servant.

 Michael Garrett, Director of Marketing, Sales and Development

Todd Lingren, M.A.

Todd graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1999 with the MA. He works in publications, managing print and electronic publishing, overseeing the online store operations, handling the email, and much more.

Gaye Austin M.A  Curriculum developer and volunteer coordinator

Gaye taught 15 years in public schools and 12 years in a Christian school where she was coordinator of the NILD program for learning disabled students).  She was a discussion leader for Bible Study Fellowship, and taught Precept upon Precept classes. She has a passion to teach people how to study the bible so they can develop their own bible studies for small bible study groups across all cultures on the globe (2 Tim 2:15).

Below are some of the lead scholars and contributors on the bible.org team.

W. Hall Harris III, Th.M., Ph.D.

Hall is Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary, where for nearly 30 years he has taught courses in intermediate level Greek grammar and syntax, exegetical method, and master’s and doctoral level courses in the Gospel of John and Epistles of John, as well as courses on the use of computer and Internet tools for biblical exegesis. He is also the Project Director and Managing Editor for the NET Bible translation (New English Translation) and Scholar in Residence at bible.org, acting as a consultant for a number of bible.org’s other ministry areas.

Daniel B. Wallace, Th.M., Ph.D.

Dan is Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary, where he teaches Greek grammar and syntax, textual criticism, and elective courses in various New Testament books. He is the professor behind the Prof’s Soapbox articles.

Michael Burer, Th.M., Ph.D.

Michael graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1998 with the Th.M. He finished his Ph.D. in New Testament Studies in 2004 and is now Assistant Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. He is Assistant Project Director and Editor for the NET Bible translation which bible.org is sponsoring.

Robert L. Deffinbaugh, Th.M.

Bob graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1971. He is a teacher and elder at Community Bible Chapel in Richardson, Texas, and has been manuscripting his messages for several years. Bob has graciously contributed many of his series for use by bible.org.

Greg Herrick, Th.M, Ph.D.

Greg graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary with the Th.M. in 1994 and the Ph.D. in 1999. Greg and his wife are involved in a church planting ministry near Toronto. He has contributed a number of articles to the bible.org website.

Besides these above, there are many, many volunteers, some who have made significant contributions of time, resources and talent. Bible.org is an international ministry, and our volunteer staff from all over the world help make it possible.

We especially remember those who have gone before us in the ministry, without whose dedication to the Lord none of this would have been possible.

J. Hampton Keathley III, Th.M.

Hampton Keathley III went home to be with the Lord August 29th, 2002 after a year long battle with cancer. He was a 1966 graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary and a former pastor of 28 years. Hampton wrote for the Biblical Studies Foundation (now known as bible.org) and taught New Testament Greek at Moody Northwest (an extension of Moody Bible Institute) in Spokane, Washington.

Kathie Keathley, Ph.T.

Kathie (wife of Hamp III and mother of Hamp IV) went home to be with her Lord Jan 29, 2001 after an 18 month battle with multiple-myloma. Before she died, she wrote of the lessons she learned through the trial . Kathie was the one who, for the first 5 years, formatted all the documents and converted them to HTML for the website. She handled the e-mail, filled orders, and kept things organized and looking good on the web site. The Ph.T. degree is from Dallas Theological Seminary (Putting Hubby Through).