The purpose of the 2025 TorahResource Academic Conference (TRAC) is to nurture and promote positive scholarly discourse about God’s Torah among the followers of Yeshua. Join Rob Vanhoff as he moderates an afternoon of academic papers and discussion on topics relating to the Torah in the first-century and how it relates to us today. More speakers will be announced as they are confirmed.
The TRAC is a virtual event created to further the Pronomian discussion among Torah observant and non-Torah observant Believers. “Pronomian” (meaning “Pro Law” in Greek) is a theological position that affirms the validity of God’s law, to some degree, within the life of a Christian.
Speakers will be announced as soon as they are confirmed. Early Registration is now open:
Dru Johnson is the Templeton senior research fellow at Wycliffe Hall (University of Oxford), adjunct professor of religion at Hope College in Holland, MI (previously a professor at The King’s College in New York City), director of the Abrahamic Theistic Origins Project, director of the Center for Hebraic Thought, editor at The Biblical Mind, host of The Biblical Mind podcast, and co-host of the OnScript Podcast..
Dru Johnson researches, writes, and teaches on the intellectual world within biblical literature. He studied psychology as an undergraduate while serving seven years in the US Air Force and national guard. He gained his MDiv at Covenant Theological Seminary and worked for eight years as a pastor. He earned an MA in analytic philosophy at the University of Missouri—St Louis and his PhD at the University of St Andrews in biblical studies/theology. He is ordained in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (USA).
At Wycliffe Hall, Dru directs the Abrahamic Theistic Origins Project (ATOP). Alongside this, he is the founder and director of the Center for Hebraic Thought, a visiting professor at Hope College, editor of the Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Biblical Criticism series, host of The Biblical Mind podcast, and cohost of the OnScript podcast.
Previously, he was professor of biblical and theological studies at The King’s College in New York City, former associate director for the Jewish Philosophical Theology Project at The Herzl Institute (Jerusalem), a research fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies—Shalem Institute (Jerusalem), a research fellow at the Logos Institute (University of St Andrews), and a senior research fellow at the Henry Center (TEDS, Chicago).
Jessie Bass III, M.S., is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Christian Leadership and Education at Liberty University. His academic focus centers on first-century Judaisms and the New Testament, particularly the crisis reflected in Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians. He has authored articles such as Covenant Membership for the Gentiles: An Introduction to Galatians, Pentecost, Image of God: Yeshua the Messiah, and more. Residing in Texas with his wife and son, Jessie seeks to bridge the gap between scholarship and laity by taking well-established, less known biblical perspectives and communicating them to every day Christians to strengthen biblical literacy.
Tony is director of Restoration of Torah Ministries (www.restorationoftorah.org), a 501(c)(3) teaching ministry, through which he focuses on 1) teaching the Torah as a foundational document for faith and practice, 2) helping people study the Scriptures from a thematic perspective, 3) discovering messianic truth in the Old Testament pertaining to the death, burial and resurrection of Yeshua in three days, and 4) leading messianic worship along with his wife, Tina Robinson. He pastored a Messianic congregation for 6 years and has been involved in Messianic ministry for the past 25 years. Tony has a B.S. degree in Chemistry and an M.S. degree in Electroanalytical Chemistry. He worked as an Analytical Chemist and Lab Manager in the chemical industry for over 30 years and currently teaches General and Honors Chemistry in a private all boys high school in Chattanooga, TN.
