J. Vernon McGee

John Vernon McGee (* June 17, 1904; † 1 December 1988) was an American evangelical clergyman.

He had the idea for the Thru the Bible Project ( German Through the Bible ), a Bible study radio program that leads listeners worldwide since 1967 in a verse -to- verse meeting through all 66 books of the Bible.

Life

McGee decided early to become a clergyman. After studying at Columbia Theological Seminary and Dallas Theological Seminary, he was ordained in the Southern Presbyterian Church. After working in the Presbyterian Church, he was in 1949 pastor of the Church of the Open Door in Los Angeles. The position he held until his retirement in 1970.

McGee preached from 1941 in the weekly radio show, The Open Bible Hour, which was then broadcast daily from 1949 under the name of High Noon Bible Class.

1967 McGee began with the Thru the Bible Radio Network program that radio listeners with 30 - minute programs initially in 2 ½, and later went through the whole text, and so that all the biblical stories of the 66 books of the Bible in 5 years, what McGee himself " Bible bus trip " ( German " bus tour through the Bible " ) designated. He wanted to help people all over the world to a fundamental understanding of the statements of Scripture. The series with the slogan "The whole Word for the whole world" ( German "The whole word ( of God) for the whole world " ) is now being aired in the U.S. alone and Canada by more than 800 radio stations daily. and broadcast worldwide in over 100 languages ​​to hundreds of radio stations and is also published on the Internet. Since the death of McGee in 1988, the program of the Thru the Bible Radio Network, which he founded with headquarters in Pasadena (California ) will be continued, which is financed solely by voluntary donations from the audience.

McGee was considered a sought-after speaker in circles of American Christian fundamentalism.