Bible Beat

Bible Beat is your adventure through Scripture! Join world-class teacher Dr. Bill Creasy as he opens up the world of the Bible and brings the characters and stories in Scripture to life... Dr. Creasy received his BA degree from Arizona State University in 1974, summa cum laude, his MA degree from ASU in 1976; and his Ph.D. in English Literature from the UCLA, in 1982. He taught briefly at the University of Pittsburgh before returning to UCLA, where he retired from the UCLA English Department faculty after serving nearly thirty years. For many years he taught a year long, 12-unit undergraduate course, "The English Bible as Literature". It became one of the most popular and highly rated courses at UCLA, placing Dr. Creasy among the top two percent of UCLA’s teaching faculty. Dr. Norman L. Geisler and Ralph E. MacKenzie, in their book Roman Catholics and Evangelicals (Baker Academic Press, 1995), call Dr. Creasy a “Bible teacher extraordinaire.” Dr. Creasy has been chosen as an honorary Mortar Board member at UCLA; he has been appointed as a member of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Spirituality Commission; and he has served as Scholar in Residence at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, the first Christian academic to hold that appointment. The San Diego Ecumenical Council has also honored him for his teaching and his work in ecumenism. Dr. Creasy has spoken at countless professional gatherings, and he has served as keynote speaker at such functions as the Episcopal Bishops’ Conference. In 2022 Dr. Creasy was included in Who’s Who in America and he was recognized as among the top one percent of the nation’s educators.