Dr. Jay Sklar

Vice President of Academics

Professor of Old Testament

Jay Sklar (PhD, the University of Gloucestershire), is Professor Old Testament and VP of Academics at Covenant Theological Seminary. His doctoral research was completed under Gordon Wenham and focused on the sacrificial system in Exodus through Numbers, resulting in the book Sin, Impurity, Sacrifice, Atonement: the Priestly Conceptions. He has continued to focus his work on the Bible’s first five books, writing commentaries on Numbers (Story of God, Zondervan) and two on Leviticus (Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament, Zondervan; Tyndale Old Testament Commentary, IVP). He has also co-authored a Leviticus Bible study and written supplementary books on Leviticus (Additional Notes on Leviticus) and Numbers (Additional Notes on Numbers). He has just submitted a commentary on Exodus for Crossway’s ESV Expository Commentary series (for which he serves as one of three general editors and in which he wrote the commentary on Jonah). For further resources he has put together on preaching and teaching the Pentateuch, go to preachandteachthebible.com.

Growing up in Canada, Dr. Jay Sklar’s initial ministry experience involved leading youth and children’s ministries in both church and camp settings. His current ministry involvement includes his teaching, writing, speaking at church and college events, and helping with theological education overseas. A French speaker, Dr. Sklar has been a frequent teacher at Faculté Jean Calvin in France.

Faculty member since 2001