“At one level, this is a simple story of God's faithfulness in the little things of life, at a time of social malaise, religious declension, political confusion, and frequent anarchy. God still has his people-working hard, acting honorably, marrying, bearing children, looking after the elderly They could not know that Obed's was the line that would sire King David-and, according to the flesh, King Jesus.”
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Donald Arthur Carson is a Canadian-born evangelical theologian and professor of New Testament.
Carson served as pastor of Richmond Baptist Church in Richmond, British Columbia from 1970 to 1972. Following his doctoral studies, he served for three years at Northwest Baptist Theological College (Vancouver) and in 1976 was the founding dean of the seminary. In 1978, Carson joined the faculty of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, where he is currently serving as research professor.
Carson has written or edited 57 books, many of which have been translated into Chinese.