dr. timothy yap
B.Th, Th.M, PhD
Lecturer in Historical Theology, Academic Research and Writing
About
Timothy has extensive ministry experience in the US, Canada, and Australia. He is currently a full member of the Evangelical Theological Society, where he has moderated and has presented papers at their annual conferences. He has also served as a reviewer for the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. Moreover, he is the editor of Biblische Notizen’s “The Body, Sickness and the Bible” and he is also the editor of Jubileecast.com. In his free time, Timothy enjoys swimming, travelling, listening to music, and playing with his dog, Blessing.
Favorite verse
Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart (II Cor. 4:1).
Research Interest
Timothy has published many peer-reviewed articles in the area of the Old Testament, homiletics and historical theology. His interest is specifically in the area of Biblical narratives, Charles Spurgeon, and preaching. Currently, Timothy is co-authoring a book with Dr. Paul Himes in the area of Biblical Theology.
Recent Publications
Yap, Timothy “House of the Rising Son: The Motif of the Sick Child in 1 and 2 Kings,”
Biblische Notizen,2024.
Yap, Timothy “A Vomiting Savior: The Function of the Fish in the Book of Jonah,”
Restoration Quarterly, 2024.
Yap, Timothy “Let Those Who Have Ears Hear: `Hearing’ as a Literary Motif in the Nehemiah Memoir," Westminster Theological Journal, 2024.
Yap, Timothy “The Family That Eats Together Stays Together: Food and Kinship in the Book of Ruth,” Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament, 2024.
Yap, Timothy “When Animals Rule the World: The Role of Animals in the Story of Esau and Jacob (Genesis 27),” Restoration Quarterly, 2024.
Yap, Timothy “Reading the Great Panic: Crisis Preaching, the Panic of 1866 and the Rhetoric of Charles Haddon Spurgeon,” Journal of the Evangelical Homiletics Society, 2024.
Yap, Timothy “Children of the night: The portrayal of children in the book of Lamentations,” Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2023.
Yap, Timothy, “What Charles Haddon Spurgeon’s Sermon on the Cholera Epidemic Can Teach Us About Multi-Dimensional Characterization in Preaching,” Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology, 2023.
Why OTS?
OTS offers a well-balanced education. On one hand, it exposes students to the best of evangelical theology that integrates biblical theology, systematic theology, historical theology, and exegesis. On the other hand, OTS also prides in applying such theology into practical ministry where students get to embody their studies as they serve with pastoral graciousness within the church and beyond. Moreover, the lecturers of OTS are all at the cutting-edge of research; they project the best ways of understanding God’s word for today’s society.
