Teaching and Support Staff

Tim graduated from Cedarville University in 1973 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music and Bible, with a minor in Philosophy. He entered Northwest Baptist Seminary (Tacoma, WA) in 1973, completing his M.Div. (summa cum laude) in 1976. He completed his Th.M. (summa cum laude) in 1978, also from NWBS. His Master’s Thesis was titled: “The Abrahamic Covenant and the Covenant of Grant in the Ancient Near East”. Tim taught Biblical Hebrew and Hebrew Exegesis for three years as an adjunct faculty member at Corban University School of Ministry when the school was located in Tacoma. Corban University School of Ministry is now in Salem, OR. Tim is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Society of Biblical Literature, and has contributed papers at the annual meetings of both societies. Since 1990, Tim has served as one of the Overseers at Beit Hallel in Tacoma, WA. He and his wife, Paulette, have four children, nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

Academic Papers

Genesis 18:22 & the Tiqqune Soferim: Textual, Midrashic, and for What Purpose
Society of Biblical Literature, San Antonio, TX (November 2016)

To Read or Not to Read?: Translating the Qere/Ketiv in Modern English Translations of the Old Testament
Evangelical Theological Society, Atlanta, GA (November 2015)

You Shall Not Boil a Kid in its Mother’s Milk: The Interpretive History of a Curious Commandment
Evangelical Theological Society (November 2013)

“Do the Seven, Go to Heaven?”: An Investigation into the History of the Noachide Laws
Evangelical Theological Society, Washington DC (November 2006)

Rob teaches courses on 2nd Temple Period, Rabbinic Literature, Judaism, Koine Greek, and Aramaic. He has delivered papers at conferences for both Evangelical Theological Society and the Society of Biblical Literature. Rob holds two degrees from the University of Washington: MA, Comparative Religion (2005) and BA, Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, with a minor in Music (2003).

Academic Presentations

Is there Theology in this Masorah? An Inquiry into the several early MG lists for vayachsheveha and their interpretation history
(SBL Masorah Section, Nov 2019, San Diego, CA)

When Midrash looks like Masorah: A Gematria Lesson for Moses and its Transmission in Medieval Torah Manuscripts
(SBL Midrash Section, Nov 2019, San Diego, CA)

Keeping Scripture Holy: A 10th-century Masorete Negotiates the Sanctity of the Written Word
(Israeli Association for the Study of Religions; Jerusalem, April 2019)

Job gets a Job: How an unemployed Bible Verse found Work in Masorah and Midrash
(SBL Nov 2018, Denver, CO)

Can’t a Scribe take a Hint? How Ben-Jacob ‘fixed’ an ambiguous Ben-Asher tradition but missed its Meaning
(SBL Nov 2018, Denver, CO)

Paul’s ‘Whole Torah’ Handbook: Strategies of a master Jewish text-broker to mobilize Galatian churches against Fake News
(SBL Nov 2017, Boston, MA)

Qere ve’la ketiv, ketiv ve’la qere’ : Problematic Categories in Masoretic Studies
International Organization of Masoretic Studies, Jerusalem, Israel (Aug, 2017)

Published Articles

“This Torah, A Sign of Good Things to Come: Tradition, Religion, and Politics in the Colophons of Two Tenth-Century Sibling Scribes,” in George Kiraz and Sabine Schmidtke, eds., Literary Snippets: Colophons Across Space and Time (Gorgias Press, 2023) pp. 107–118.

“The Case of the Closed Mem: Isaiah 9:6 in Medieval Masorah and Midrash,” Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Society Special Supplement (Nov, 2022) 191-212.

“Midrash as Masorah: God’s Gematria Lesson for Moses and the Scribes who Transmitted It,” in W. David Nelson and Rivka Ulmer, eds., Emerging Horizons: 21st-Century Approaches to the Study of Midrash (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2021) pp. 1-12.

“A Necessary Yod: How Masorah and Midrash Helped to Clarify the Canon,” in W. David Nelson and Rivka Ulmer, eds., Torah is a Hidden Treasure (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2019) pp. 175-185.

Ariel received his B.S. from West Chester State University and Philadelphia Biblical University, and his M.Div from the Biblical Theological Seminary. He has attended Rodef Torah School of Jewish Studies and also holds a Certificate from Israel Institute for Biblical Studies in Exploring the Biblical Land of Israel. He has taught both full and part time at Israel College of Bible from 1992-2006. He is an adjunct professor with IBEX (Israel Bible Exchange program) since 1995. Ariel has been teaching at TorahResource since 2012, specializing in Tanach Studies with a special love for History and Biblical Geography. Ariel and his wife D’vorah reside in Arad, Israel.

Caleb holds a two-year certificate from TR-Institute and has take classes at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has written commentaries on the book of Acts and Colossians, and has been the co-host of Messiah Matters since its inception in 2012.

Michael holds an Associate of Applied Arts Degree in Visual Communications from the Art Institute of Dallas. He has worked with various advertising agencies and design firms in Dallas, TX and Denver, CO. Michael oversees the day-to-day maintenance and administration of the TorahResource and TorahResource Learning Center websites. He is also responsible for the design of all print and online products including Torah reading and Festival schedules, social media posts, email announcements, book covers, dvd covers, and more.

Teaching and Support Staff

Tim Hegg, M.Div., Th.M.

Academic Papers

Rob Vanhoff, M.A.

Academic Presentations

Published Articles

Ariel Berkowits - M.Div

C.M. Hegg

Michael D. Gonzales