Dr. Thigpen is the Executive Director of the Evangelical Theological Society. He completed his Ph.D. in Judaic, Hebraic, and Cognate Studies at Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, OH. Prior to his current position, he taught Hebrew and Old Testament at the undergraduate level. In addition to working with the Society, Dr. Thigpen serves as adjunct faculty for the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and is a pastor at Sojourn Community Church in Louisville, Kentucky.
This study begins with a comprehensive survey and analysis of divine motive in the Hebrew Bible. Building on the survey it explores divine motive in Jeremiah and Ezekiel, which contain 25% of the divine motive statements in the Hebrew canon.