Dr. Craig L. Blomberg
Distinguished Professor of New Testament
Dr. Blomberg is on sabbatical from July 1-December 31, 2008
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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 15 books, including The Historical Reliability of the Gospels (now revised in a 21st century edition), Interpreting the Parables, Matthew for the New American Commentary series, 1 Corinthians for the NIV Application Commentary series, Jesus and the Gospels: An Introduction and Survey; Neither Poverty nor Riches: A Biblical Theology of Possessions; Making Sense of the New Testament; Preaching the Parables; Contagious Holiness: Jesus’ Meals with Sinners; and From Pentecost to Patmos: An Introduction to Acts through Revelation.
View Dr. Craig Blomberg's upcoming travel schedule
Read Dr. Craig Blomberg's blog: New Testament Musings
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:
The Historical Reliability of the Gospels, revised, 20th anniversary edition, IVP, 2008. The Historical Reliability of John’s Gospel: Issues and Commentary, IVP, 2001. Contagious Holiness: Jesus’ Meals with Sinners, IVP, 2005. 1 Corinthians, NIV Application Commentary, Zondervan, 1994. From Pentecost to Patmos: An Introduction to Acts through Revelation, IVP; Broadman & Holman, 2006. Heart, Soul and Money: A Christian View of Possessions, College Press, 2000. The Historical Reliability of the Gospels, IVP, 1987. German translation, 1998. Rev. ed, Apollos; IVP, 2007. Interpreting the Parables, IVP, 1990. Korean translation, 1996; German translation, 1998; Russian translation, 2005. Jesus and the Gospels: An Introduction and Survey, Broadman; IVP, 1997. German translation, 2000. Making Sense of the New Testament: 3 Crucial Questions on the New Testament, Baker; IVP, 2004. Korean translation 2005. Matthew, New American Commentary, Broadman, 1992. Neither Poverty Nor Riches: A Biblical Theology of Possessions, Eerdmans; IVP, 1999. French translation, 2001. Spanish translation, 2003. Preaching the Parables: From Responsible Interpretation to Powerful Proclamation, Baker, 2004.

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Co-Authored:
How Wide the Divide? A Mormon and an Evangelical in Conversation, with Stephen E. Robinson, IVP, 1997. Introduction to Biblical Interpretation, with William W. Klein and Robert L. Hubbard, Jr., Word, 1993. Korean translation, 1999. Rev. ed., Nelson, 2004. Chinese translation, 2005.
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Co-Edited:
Gospel Perspectives, vol. 6, co-ed. with David Wenham, JSOT Press, 1986. Two Views of Women in Ministry, co-ed. with James R. Beck, (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001).
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