Gerhard Hasel, PhD, was J.N. Andrews Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Theology at the SDA Theological Seminary 27 years before his untimely death in 1994. He served for many years as Director of the PhD/ThD Programs and as Seminary Dean. He was known for publishing 14 books including three major textbooks on Old and New Testament Theology translated into several languages and used in Universities and Seminaries around the world.