Craig Blomberg Explained

Craig L. Blomberg
Caption:Professor Craig L. Blomberg
Education:Augustana College, B.A.
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, M.A.
Alma Mater:University of Aberdeen, Ph.D.
Workplaces:Distinguished Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Denver Seminary, Colorado
Birth Date:August 3, 1955
Nationality:American
Known For: Matthew, parables, miracles, historical Jesus, Luke-Acts, John, 1 Corinthians, James), historical trustworthiness, New Testament theology, stewardship and money matters, and gender roles.
Spouse:Frances Fulling Blomberg
Children:Elizabeth Little and Rachel Blomberg
Thesis Title:The Tradition History of the Parables Peculiar to Luke's Central Section
Thesis Url:https://abdn.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/44ABE_INST/1jd70l9/alma990001213320205941
Thesis Year:1982
Doctoral Advisor:I. Howard Marshall

Craig L. Blomberg (born August 3, 1955) is an American New Testament scholar. He is currently the Distinguished Professor Emeritus of the New Testament at Denver Seminary in Colorado where he has been since 1986.[1] [2] His area of academic expertise is the New Testament, including subjects relating to parables, miracles, the historical Jesus, Luke-Acts, John, 1 Corinthians, James, the historical trustworthiness of Scripture, financial stewardship, gender roles, the Latter Day Saint movement, hermeneutics, New Testament theology, and exegetical methods. Blomberg has written and edited multiple books.

Education

In 1977, he graduated from Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, which is also his hometown.[3] After college, he attended Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois and completed an M.A. in 1979. His Ph.D. was completed in 1982 at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland under the direction of I. Howard Marshall with research on the topic of the parables in the Gospel of Luke.

Career

Throughout his career he has taught and guest lectured widely on six continents. He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, the Tyndale Fellowship, the Institute for Biblical Research, the Society of Biblical Literature, the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas, and the Committee on Bible Translation for the New International Version of the Scriptures. Prior to being hired at Denver Seminary he was a research fellow at Tyndale House Cambridge and an assistant professor of religion at Palm Beach Atlantic College in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Personal life

Blomberg was born in a mainline Protestant family and was a member of the Lutheran Church in America.

While he was in high school, he joined the Youth for Christ and became a born again Evangelical; he is currently a member of the Evangelical Covenant Church.[4]

Works

Books

As editor

Articles and chapters

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TGC Course Life of Christ . 2023-12-27 . The Gospel Coalition.
  2. Web site: Blomberg . Craig L. . Ten Percent Won't Work for Everyone . 2023-12-27 . CT Pastors . en.
  3. Web site: Craig L. Blomberg . 2023-12-27 . Credo Magazine . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2009-04-25 . Denver Seminary > Articles > Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why . 2021-06-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090425151325/http://www.denverseminary.edu/article/misquoting-jesus-the-story-behind-who-changed-the-bible-and-why/ . 25 April 2009 . dead.

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