Books by Ernest Lucas

Ernest Lucas is a Baptist Minister who has pastored churches in Durham City and Liverpool. For some years he was Associate Director of the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity, before becoming Vice-Principal and Tutor in Biblical Studies at Bristol Baptist College. At Bristol he teaches courses on biblical interpretation, the Old Testament and biblical languages. His interest in the Old Testament prophets is has led to him writing both the Peoples' Bible Commentary on Ezekiel and the Apollos Old Testament Commentary on Daniel (2002). Another area of interest is expressed in Explore the Old Testament, Vol. 3: The Psalms and Wisdom Literature, (SPCK, 2003). Before studying theology and being ordained as a Baptist Minister, Ernest worked in biochemical research. He has doctoral degrees in both science and biblical studies. He has maintained an interest in developments in science and in the relationship between science and faith. As well as teaching a course on this in Bristol, he has written a number of books and articles on the subject, most recently, Can we believe Genesis today? (IVP, 2001). Ernest is married to Hazel, a physics teacher, and they have two adult sons. He enjoys researching his family history, going to the theatre, watching cricket, exploring iron-age hill forts and reading historical novels.