Peter S. Ruckman (1921–2016)
Author of The Christian's Handbook of Manuscript Evidence
About the Author
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Series
Works by Peter S. Ruckman
The Books of Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians (The Bible Believer's Commentary Series) (2011) 22 copies
The Books of Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther (The Bible Believer's Commentary Series) (2004) 14 copies, 1 review
The Books of the General Epistles Volume 2 (The Bible Believer's Commentary Series) (2004) 12 copies
The Books of the General Epistles Volume 1 (The Bible Believer's Commentary Series) (2004) 10 copies
The Corrupt Catholic Cult: A Survey of the Official Teachings of Pope John Paul II, since Vatican II (1999) 7 copies
King James Onlyism In Action 2 copies
The Big Flap 2 copies
Millions Disappear 2 copies
Theological Studies 18 1 copy
Theological Studies, Book 5 1 copy
Theological Studies, Book 6 1 copy
Theological Studies Book 21 1 copy
Theological Studies Book 8 1 copy
Bible Babel 1 copy
The Death Of Bible Doctrine 1 copy
How to teach 1 copy
Ruckman's Apocalypse 1 copy
Theological Studies Book 9 1 copy
Cults & Heresies 1 copy
Letters from Peter Ruckman 1 copy
The Rapture 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Ruckman, Peter S.
- Legal name
- Ruckman, Peter Sturges
- Birthdate
- 1921-11-19
- Date of death
- 2016-04-21
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Alabama (BA)
Bob Jones University (MA & PhD) - Occupations
- army drill instructor
dance band drummer
disc jockey
artist
preacher
pastor (show all 8)
author
teacher - Short biography
- Dr. Peter S. Ruckman received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alabama and finished his formal education with six years of training at Bob Jones University (four full years and two accelerated summer sessions), completing requirements for the Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degree.
Reading at a rate of seven hundred words per minute, Dr. Ruckman had managed to read about 6,500 books before receiving his doctorate, and he still reads an average of a book each day.
Dr. Ruckman stands for the absolute authority of the Authorized Version and offers no apology to any recognized scholar anywhere for his stand. In addition to preaching the gospel and teaching the Bible, Dr. Ruckman has produced a comprehensive collection of apologetic and polemic literature and resources supporting the authority of the Authorized Version of the Holy Scriptures. - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Wilmington, Delaware, USA
- Places of residence
- Pensacola, Florida, USA
- Place of death
- Pensacola, Florida, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Florida, USA
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Reviews
Dr. Peter S. Ruckman (1921-2016) was, to put it simply, the greatest Bible scholar of the twentieth century. He was not a "professional scholar," although he trained generations of young men in the formal study of Hebrew, Greek, and the English Bible. He certainly made no attempt to erect his own "systematic theology;" in fact, he had something of a disdain for formal theology per se, and regarded "the great theologians" as an unfortunate gaggle of men whose basic views of the Bible were show more fantastical and whimsical. For Ruckman, the issue was very simple: the final and absolute authority of the Authorized Version of the Bible, and a study of the doctrines contained therein.
He didn't become a Christian until he was 27 years old: a college graduate and World War II veteran, a jazz musician, and a disc jockey. In the aftermath of the Pacific war, he worked as an Army "music officer" at JOAK radio in Tokyo, monitoring the broadcasts for unacceptable political content. During this time, and during an earlier tour in the Philippines, he became a student and practitioner of Zen Buddhism, attaining certain experiences unachieved by many natives. But by the time he returned to the United States, he was a (self-described) drunken, suicidal misfit, living in abject misery until his conversion in 1949.
He went on to become the greatest living expert on the Authorized Version (King James), standing on the shoulders of experts who came before, but he was, in his heart, an evangelist and a pastor. His written and recorded words fill over a hundred books and thousands of hours of recordings. He traveled the world, from churches and prisons in Florida and California to Russia, the Ukraine, the Philippines, and his beloved family homeland, Germany: always preaching the same Gospel, always teaching the same doctrines, and always eschewing the company of "intellectuals" to engage with (pardon the expression) "the common man." He certainly had his flaws; and, being a plain-spoken man, he was hated and reviled by pastors, professors, and others who were primarily motivated by envy of his influence.
Those of us who knew him personally know that he was incredibly kind, consistently forgiving, and outrageously funny. Speaking very personally, I will borrow Dr. Watson's memorial to Sherlock Holmes: Dr. Ruckman was "the best and the wisest man I have ever known."
This book is his personal, no-holds-barred autobiography, including the bad with the good, and, once begun, is a very hard book to put down.
Very highly recommended. show less
He didn't become a Christian until he was 27 years old: a college graduate and World War II veteran, a jazz musician, and a disc jockey. In the aftermath of the Pacific war, he worked as an Army "music officer" at JOAK radio in Tokyo, monitoring the broadcasts for unacceptable political content. During this time, and during an earlier tour in the Philippines, he became a student and practitioner of Zen Buddhism, attaining certain experiences unachieved by many natives. But by the time he returned to the United States, he was a (self-described) drunken, suicidal misfit, living in abject misery until his conversion in 1949.
He went on to become the greatest living expert on the Authorized Version (King James), standing on the shoulders of experts who came before, but he was, in his heart, an evangelist and a pastor. His written and recorded words fill over a hundred books and thousands of hours of recordings. He traveled the world, from churches and prisons in Florida and California to Russia, the Ukraine, the Philippines, and his beloved family homeland, Germany: always preaching the same Gospel, always teaching the same doctrines, and always eschewing the company of "intellectuals" to engage with (pardon the expression) "the common man." He certainly had his flaws; and, being a plain-spoken man, he was hated and reviled by pastors, professors, and others who were primarily motivated by envy of his influence.
Those of us who knew him personally know that he was incredibly kind, consistently forgiving, and outrageously funny. Speaking very personally, I will borrow Dr. Watson's memorial to Sherlock Holmes: Dr. Ruckman was "the best and the wisest man I have ever known."
This book is his personal, no-holds-barred autobiography, including the bad with the good, and, once begun, is a very hard book to put down.
Very highly recommended. show less
This is a tough review to write, for a couple reasons. I don't often read a book that challenges what I have been taught, or how I believe, but this one did. And as I struggled with what was written, I recognized that no matter how I felt about it, the words were truth, and since they were backed up by Scripture, I had to rethink my own thoughts. Whew. There were several quotes I contemplated sharing here, but I think instead I'll paraphrase, and let you read the book for yourself for the show more rest.
Discrimination is a word that has had its meaning changed. A discriminating person used to be someone who knew how to choose between good and bad, right and wrong, or something simple like choosing between different vintages of wine. Somewhere along the way the term has come to mean something very different, and we are the poorer for it. Also, today everyone is focused on "rights", who has what rights to different things. However, and this is a BIG however, we should examine where these rights came from. If someone gives you a right to do something, to go somewhere, to be someone, you are acknowledging that they not only have power to give you that right, but also TAKE IT AWAY. If our rights come from a government, they can be revoked by the government as well. But if our rights come from God, only God can take them away, and all the laws and bureaucracies of the world can not.
It was definitely a heavy read for me, but a book I plan to reread, to meditate upon, and discuss with other in the future. show less
Discrimination is a word that has had its meaning changed. A discriminating person used to be someone who knew how to choose between good and bad, right and wrong, or something simple like choosing between different vintages of wine. Somewhere along the way the term has come to mean something very different, and we are the poorer for it. Also, today everyone is focused on "rights", who has what rights to different things. However, and this is a BIG however, we should examine where these rights came from. If someone gives you a right to do something, to go somewhere, to be someone, you are acknowledging that they not only have power to give you that right, but also TAKE IT AWAY. If our rights come from a government, they can be revoked by the government as well. But if our rights come from God, only God can take them away, and all the laws and bureaucracies of the world can not.
It was definitely a heavy read for me, but a book I plan to reread, to meditate upon, and discuss with other in the future. show less
Ignore the good things that Peter Ruckman says about preservation and inspiration . . . and you have to deal with his strang beliefs about ALIENS.
And UFOS.
And, i suppose someday, Sea Monkeys.
Ruckman writes that he has all truth. And no one else has uncovered it.
Secret bases under the Denver Airport? Yup.
UFO's full of aliens? Sure.
Different races of UFO driving space aliens? Of course.
And . . . if you don't believe in them just like he does, YOU are not a born again believer.
Obviously the show more elevator no longer goes all of the way up in the Ruckman house.
A shame inducing book that ought to cause any thinking Pastor to fully and forever disassociate themselves from Ruckam immediately.
Oh, I don't even want to dignify the raciast components of this screed - let's just say that Ruckman has some feelings for people of other races.
Disgusting book. Damning ALL "Ruckmanites". show less
And UFOS.
And, i suppose someday, Sea Monkeys.
Ruckman writes that he has all truth. And no one else has uncovered it.
Secret bases under the Denver Airport? Yup.
UFO's full of aliens? Sure.
Different races of UFO driving space aliens? Of course.
And . . . if you don't believe in them just like he does, YOU are not a born again believer.
Obviously the show more elevator no longer goes all of the way up in the Ruckman house.
A shame inducing book that ought to cause any thinking Pastor to fully and forever disassociate themselves from Ruckam immediately.
Oh, I don't even want to dignify the raciast components of this screed - let's just say that Ruckman has some feelings for people of other races.
Disgusting book. Damning ALL "Ruckmanites". show less
This is a fascinating look at what the Bible teaches about marriage, divorce, and remarriage, and it's not necessarily what any of us would assume. The author takes scripture within context to show what God actually says about what marriage is (hint: it's not a ceremony), and when divorce is acceptable. Also within this volume is more scriptural information regarding remarriage.
Not what I expected it to be, not judgmental at all, very different from traditional opinions, and as always with show more this author, supported by Sola Scriptura, the Bible. show less
Not what I expected it to be, not judgmental at all, very different from traditional opinions, and as always with show more this author, supported by Sola Scriptura, the Bible. show less
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