D. A. Waite
From Textus Receptus
Donald A. (D. A.) Waite is pastor of Bible For Today, an Independent Baptist Church in Collingswood, New Jersey, a leading spokesman for the authority of the King James Version of the Bible, and author of numerous books explaining this position. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in classical Greek and Latin from the University of Michigan in 1948, a Master of Theology in New Testament Greek Literature and Exegesis from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1952, an M.A. in Speech from Southern Methodist University in 1953, a Doctor of Theology in Bible Exposition from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1955, and a Ph.D. in Speech from Purdue University in 1961.
Waite airs the church services, featuring expository preaching, on his web site and posts them to SermonAudio.com. In addition to the church services, the ministry also has a fifteen-minute program "Just For Women" by Waite's wife Yvonne, and has begun posting sermons by Baptist pastor Joshua Wallnofer of Klondike Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida. Waite is also the head of the Dean Burgon Society, which is closely linked to the Bible For Today ministry.
Waite and BJU
Waite's son, D. A. Waite, Jr., is a graduate of Bob Jones University.
Waite, Sr has recently begun expressing his views about how BJU does not uphold the King James Only position, and does not subscribe to his views on the textual history of the Bible. See, for example, an open letter to the school's president. Waite also authored BJU's Errors on Bible Preservation.
Publications
Waite both writes original material, and republishes hard-to-find, out-of-print material, especially from the 19th century figure Dean Burgon.
Notable publications:
- The Four-Fold Superiority of The King James Version is a presentation of his basic position, also available online.
- Defined King James Bible was produced by Waite's ministry to aid modern English speakers understand the text. (This Bible is similar to Liberty University's The King James Study Bible from 1988, which has center-column definitions of difficult words, but Waite's Bible does not include general study notes.)
External links
- Bible For Today website
- Dean Burgon society headed by Waite.
- Calvin's Error of Limited Atonement
- "At home at church: Baptist pastor preaches from his living room and over the Web", Courier Post (Cherry Hill, New Jersey), September 4, 2004
