In Loving Memory: Zane C. Hodges 1932 - 2008

A Tribute to Zane Hodges 

My mentor has gone home to be with His Savior. Zane Hodges lived on this earth from June 15, 1932, until sometime over the weekend of November 22–23, 2008. Now he is with the Lord. He is also reunited with his parents and his only brother, David. He never married.

The Lord used him powerfully in his twenty-seven years of teaching at Dallas Theological Seminary. It was wonderful to attend his courses. The last lecture he gave at DTS was also my last course of the last day of my Th.M. program. Years later, we brought Zane out to teach a module in Majority Text Theory. It was moving to return to the seminary classroom with my professor.

The Lord also used his writings to clarify grace. He defended grace graciously. As time passes, my appreciation has grown for his graciousness under fire. Many who aim at truth express it harshly; many who aim at grace allow truth to slip. The Lord taught Zane much about expressing truth with grace.

The Lord also used him pastorally. Three generations of my family worshipped the Lord together at Victor Street Bible Chapel. It was there, under Zane’s tutelage, that my appreciation for the message of life in John’s Gospel started to take shape.

For more than twenty-six years Zane has been a friend and mentor. He has never been more than a phone call away. I will miss him. He is with the Lord. What a comfort it is to know that Jesus Christ guarantees everlasting life to all believers.