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Peter Sturges Ruckman (born November 19, 1921) is an American Independent Baptist pastor. He is also the founder of the Pensacola Bible Institute (not to be confused with Pensacola Christian College) in Pensacola, Florida. Ruckman is known for his assertion that the King James Version constitutes "advanced revelation" and is the final, preserved word of God for English speakers.〔Peter Ruckman, ''The Christian's Handbook of Manuscript Evidence'' (Pensacola: Pensacola Bible Press, 1990), 126; the (website of David Cloud ), another KJV-Only proponent, says that "For good or for bad, Peter Ruckman’s name is intertwined with the defense of the King James Bible." 〕 ==Personal life== A native of Wilmington, Delaware, Peter Ruckman is a son of Colonel John Hamilton Ruckman (1888–1966) and a grandson of General John Wilson Ruckman (1858–1921). Ruckman was raised in Topeka, Kansas, attended Kansas State University, and received a bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama. Ruckman entered the U.S. Army in 1944 as a second lieutenant and volunteered to serve with the occupation forces in Japan. While there, Ruckman studied Zen Buddhism, and spoke of "the experience of nirvana, which the Zen call samadhi, the dislocation of the spirit from the body" Ruckman returned to the United States "uneasy, unsettled, full of demons."〔 He became a disc jockey by day and a drummer in various bands by night. He began to hear voices, and he met with a Jesuit priest to explore the possibility of joining the Roman Catholic Church.〔 On March 14, 1949, Ruckman converted to Christianity after talking to evangelist Hugh Pyle in the studios of WEAR radio in Pensacola.〔 Ruckman attended Bob Jones University, where he received a master's degree and Ph.D. in religion.〔Peter Ruckman, ''Dr. Ruckman's Testimony'' (audiotape), Bible Baptist Bookstore, n.d., quoted in R. L. Hymers, Jr., (''The Ruckman Conspiracy'' ) (Collingswood, N. J.: The Bible for Today, 1989), 3-4, 19.〕 In 1965, Ruckman founded Pensacola Bible Institute, in part because of disagreements with other institutions with regard to Biblical translations. Ruckman is the pastor of Bible Baptist Church in Pensacola, and his writings and recorded sermons are published by his Bible Baptist Bookstore.〔(Bible Baptist Bookstore )〕 Like his father, Peter Ruckman demonstrated artistic talent early in life, and he often illustrates his sermons in chalk and pastels while preaching.〔("John Hamilton Ruckman," at P. S. Ruckman, Jr. website. )〕 Ruckman has been married three times, with his first two marriages ending in divorce.〔Peter Ruckman, ''The Last Grenade'' (Pensacola: Bible Baptist Bookstore, 1990), 339.〕 He had five children with his wife Janie Bess May.〔(Website of P. S. Ruckman, Jr. )〕 His son, P.S. Ruckman Jr., is a professor of political science at Rock Valley College in Rockford, Illinois. On February 8, 2015, Ruckman announced that he would retire from preaching but would continue teaching his Sunday School class and other church-related studies until April 2015, when at age 93, he would retire completely. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter Ruckman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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