Dr. Craig L. Blomberg
Distinguished Professor of New Testament
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Dr. Craig Blomberg joined the faculty of Denver Seminary in 1986. He is currently a distinguished professor of New Testament.
Dr. Blomberg completed his PhD in New Testament, specializing in the parables and the writings of Luke-Acts, at Aberdeen University in Scotland. He received an MA from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a BA from Augustana College. Before joining the faculty of Denver Seminary, he taught at Palm Beach Atlantic College and was a research fellow in Cambridge, England with Tyndale House. In addition to writing numerous articles in professional journals, multi-author works and dictionaries or encyclopedias, he has authored or edited 20 books, including The Historical Reliability of the Gospels, Interpreting the Parables, commentaries on Matthew, 1 Corinthians and James, Jesus and the Gospels: An Introduction and Survey, From Pentecost to Patmos: An Introduction to Acts through Revelation, Christians in an Age of Wealth: A Biblical Theology of Stewardship, Neither Poverty nor Riches: A Biblical Theology of Possessions; Making Sense of the New Testament: Three Crucial Questions; Preaching the Parables; Contagious Holines: Jesus' Meals with Sinners; and Handbook of New Testament Exegesis.
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Areas of Academic Interest and Research
New Testament (esp. Matthew, parables, miracles, historical Jesus, Luke-Acts, John, 1 Corinthians, James), the historical trustworthiness of Scripture, biblical teaching on money and stewardhip, gender roles, Mormonism, hermeneutics and exegetical method.
Books Currently in Print
Authored:
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Jesus and the Gospels: An Introduction and Survey, Second Edition, B&H Academic, August 2009. German translation, 2000; Portuguese translation, 2009; Korean translation, 2009. |
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The Historical Reliability of the Gospels, revised, 20th anniversary edition, IVP, 2008. German translation, 1998. |
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The Historical Reliability of John’s Gospel: Issues and Commentary, IVP, 2001. |
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Contagious Holiness: Jesus’ Meals with Sinners, IVP, 2005. |
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1 Corinthians, NIV Application Commentary, Zondervan, 1994. |
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From Pentecost to Patmos: An Introduction to Acts through Revelation, IVP; Broadman & Holman, 2006; also translated into Korean. |
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Heart, Soul and Money: A Christian View of Possessions, College Press, 2000. |
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Interpreting the Parables, IVP, 1990. Korean translation, 1996; German translation, 1998; Russian translation, 2005. |
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Making Sense of the New Testament: 3 Crucial Questions on the New Testament, Baker; IVP, 2004. Korean translation, 2005; also translated into Spanish and Portuguese. |
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Matthew, New American Commentary, Broadman, 1992. |
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Neither Poverty Nor Riches: A Biblical Theology of Possessions, Eerdmans; IVP, 1999. French translation, 2001; Spanish translation, 2003; also translated into Portuguese. |
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Preaching the Parables: From Responsible Interpretation to Powerful Proclamation, Baker, 2004. |
Co-Authored:
Co-Edited:
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The Case for Historic Premillennialism, Baker, 2009. |
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Gospel Perspectives, vol. 6, co-ed. with David Wenham, JSOT Press, 1986. |
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Two Views of Women in Ministry, co-ed. with James R. Beck, (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001). |
