John Sietze Bergsma

John Bergsma is Professor of Theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville since 2004, and Vice President for Mission and Biblical Theology at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology since 2020. Twice voted Faculty of the Year by graduating classes at Franciscan University, he is a popular teacher whose love of scripture inspires his students.

Bergsma earned a B.A. in Classical Languages and the Master of Divinity (M.Div.) and Master of Theology (Th.M.) degrees, and served as a Protestant pastor before entering the Catholic Church in 2001, while completing his Ph.D. in Theology at the University of Notre Dame. He specialized in Old Testament and the Dead Sea Scrolls. He has published over twenty popular and academic books on Scripture and the Catholic Faith, and a similar number of scholarly essays. A frequent speaker at conferences and parishes, Dr. Bergsma appears regularly on Catholic radio, podcasts, and television. He and his wife Dawn live in Steubenville, OH, and have eight children and a growing number of grandchildren.