Authors
Carol M. Kaminski, Ph.D.
Senior Professor of Old Testamentg
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Founder of Casket Empty
Carol M. Kaminski, Ph.D.
Dip. Miss., B.A. (Melbourne School of Theology, Australia); M.A., M.A.R. (Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary); Ph.D.(University of Cambridge).
Dr. Kaminski created the acronym CASKET EMPTY® as a way to help people better understand the Old Testament narrative and its culmination in the person of Jesus. Her CASKET Timeline enables people to see visually how the Old Testament story progresses through six major redemptive periods, enabling them to locate key people, events, and biblical books in their historical-redemptive context.
Dr. Kaminski teaches courses in Old Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and she provides biblical training for organizations. Her books include: From Noah to Israel: Realization of the Primaeval Blessing After the Flood (JSOTSup, 413; London: T&T Clark, 2004); Was Noah Good? Finding Favour in the Flood Narrative (LHBOTS, T&T Clark, 2014); and 1-2 Chronicles. The Story of God Bible Commentary (eds. Tremper Longman III & Scot McKnight; Grand Rapids, Zondervan Academic, 2023).
She and her husband live in Topsfield, Massachusetts.
"Comprehensive in scope…clearly written and strikes just the right level of depth. Highly recommended.”
Dr. Moisés Silva
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
David L. Palmer, Ph.D.
Senior Pastor of
Kenwood Baptist Church,
Cincinnati, OH, USA
New Testament Adjunct Professor, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
David L. Palmer, Ph.D.
Dr. David L. Palmer holds a PhD in New Testament backgrounds from the Hebrew Union College. He received a Master of Divinity and a Master of Theology from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. His dissertation focused on the role of Scripture in shaping a godly life and was entitled "Judaic Paideia: the Philosophical Argument and Use of Scripture in 4 Maccabees."
Dr. Palmer has contributed more than forty articles to the Archaeological Study Bible (Zondervan) and is the author and creator of the New Testament visual chart that is part of the CASKET EMPTY® Bible series.
Dr. Palmer currently serves as Senior Pastor of Kenwood Baptist Church in Cincinnati, Ohio. He regularly speaks at retreats and conferences, and has been privileged to help lead mission teams in South America, Asia, North Africa, and the Middle East. He is involved in leading a team of pastors and seminary students with Training Leaders International (TLI) to Athens, Greece. Dr. Palmer teaches at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary as Adjunct Professor of New Testament.
He and his wife Christine, along with their two children, live in Cincinnati, Ohio.
“…visually appealing, graphically interesting, easy to follow…amazingly rich with respect to Old Testament history and theology.”
Dr. Gary Practico
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
John R. Moser, M. Div.
Pastor of Mount Soledad Presbyterian Church, San Diego, CA, USA
John R. Moser, M. Div.
John R. Moser has served as Pastor of Mount Soledad Presbyterian Church since 2007. Prior to that he spent 15 years as a pastor of a church plant in northern California. He received a Bachelor’s degree from the University of California, and his Master of Divinity degree from Fuller Theological Seminary. John has not only served as a pastor for 40 years but throughout his ministry he has taught a weekly Pastor’s Bible Class, which focuses on helping people in his church understand and apply the word of God.
After being introduced to CASKET EMPTY® in 2015, he has led his congregation annually through the biblical narrative, using Casket Empty in his weekly Bible Class and in his preaching series. He has a desire to equip pastors to preach and teach the Bible as one redemptive narrative. As co-author of the Casket Empty Old and New Testament Bible Study (New Testament forthcoming, spring 2021), John brings a wealth of teaching and pastoral experience to this project.
He and his wife Jennifer live in San Diego.