Part Time Faculty

Joshua T. Law

Adjunct Professor of Music (1997 – )

Professor of Music & Asian Studies, City College of San Francisco

Dr. Law is a renown vocalist, professor of voice, expert in East Asian music, choral conductor, and musical theologian. We are always blessed whenever he visits our seminary to build up musical awareness for our future pastors. As a winner of multiple vocal awards since his formative study of voice, Dr. Law continues to explore areas quite relevant to the Chinese Church: Asian Studies. His expertise in the Asian culture is highly recognized by his position of former chairman of Asian Studies Dpt. of San Francisco City College. Among his many publications, his most significant recent publications include A Study Guide to Music of East Asia (McGraw Hill, 2002) which will become a standard textbook for studying East Asian music at the university level. His enthusiasm in the classroom makes him a long-time favorite among all this students wherever he teaches. His teaching represents the ministerial relevance OTS is renown for. For more details, see Rev. Dr. Law's home page.

Alex T. Luc

Visiting Professor of Old Testament (Spring 2007)

Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages, Columbia International University

Dr. Luc has had wide variety of ministry experiences ranging from pastorate to various academic posts. His prestigious Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin and his ability to cross cultures finally land him his present post as Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages at Columbia Biblical Seminary and School of Missions. His publications range from popular Chinese journals to the highly academic Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft. He also served for eight years as the Old Testament Editor for the 2nd edition of The CRM Chinese Study Bible (published in 1997). OTS treasures his wide-ranging experience and academic qualifications which are in line with the vision of quality education of the seminary. For more details, see Dr. Luc's home page at Columbia International University.

Patrick Hunt

Visiting Professor of Archaeology of the Bible (2002, 2005-2006)

Director of National Geographic Society Hannibal Expedition

Dr. Hunt is a Renaissance man in both metaphorical and literal sense. His expertise is far and wide with well-respected publications ranging from Renaissance artists Rembrandt (Ariel, 2006) and the award-winning Carravaggio (Haus, 2004) to the most recent Poetry in the Song of Songs (Lang, 2007). Yet, his academic disciplines are in archaeology and Greco-Roman classical world. His academic honors are too numerous to list here, but his recent appearances on PBS TV and History Channel programs highlight his ability to teach areas of his expertise to the popular audience. With a prestigious archaeology Ph.D. from the University College, University of London, Dr. Hunt's classes are well-attended whether he teaches at large university lecture halls or the intimate setting of OTS. By all accounts, no one is ever disappointed in his classes. For more details, see Dr. Hunt's home page.