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Scripture Guide

Luke 14:25-33

Author

Paul Koptak

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Scripture

Luke 14:25-33

Updated

Aug 7, 2025

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Author

Paul Koptak

Paul Koptak is Professor Emeritus of Communication and Biblical Interpretation at North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago. He worked in both fields for his joint PhD from Northwestern University and Garrett Evangelical Seminary. Likewise at North Park, Paul taught introductions to preaching and the Old Testament along with electives in preaching from Genesis and Proverbs.

Paul is author of The New International Version Application Commentary: Proverbs, and Circles in the Stream– Index, Identification, and Intertext: Reading and Preaching the Story of Judah in Genesis 37–50. You can read an excerpt from chapter 1 here. He plays dobro and lap steel guitars, performing around the area of his home near Asheville, North Carolina.