Peter Rhea Jones, Sr.
J. Truett Gannon Professor of Preaching and New Testament
Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary, Master of Divinity, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, M.A., University of Mississippi, B.A., Union University
Office: (678) 547-6267
Fax: (678) 547-6458
E-mail: jones_pr@mercer.edu
Profile
Dr. Jones served as pastor of First Baptist Church, Decatur, Georgia from 1979 to 2000. He was also pastor of several churches in Tennessee and Kentucky. Before coming to Georgia, Dr. Jones served on the New Testament faculty of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky from 1968 to 1979. He earned his bachelor's degree at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee; a master of arts in English from the University of Mississippi; a master of theology in preaching from Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey; and a master of divinity and doctor of philosophy degrees from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Jones is the author of Teaching of the Parables , Studying the Parables of Jesus, and 1, 2 & 3 John, as well as numerous articles for journals, periodicals and books.