Dr. Craig L. Blomberg
Distinguished Professor of New Testament
Dr. Blomberg is on sabbatical from July 1-December 31, 2008
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.
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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:
The Historical Reliability of the Gospels, revised, 20th anniversary edition, IVP, 2008.
ISBN: 0830828079
The Historical Reliability of John’s Gospel: Issues and Commentary, IVP, 2001.
ISBN: 0830826858
Contagious Holiness: Jesus’ Meals with Sinners, IVP, 2005.
ISBN: 0830826203
1 Corinthians, NIV Application Commentary, Zondervan, 1994.
ISBN: 0310484901
From Pentecost to Patmos: An Introduction to Acts through Revelation, IVP; Broadman & Holman, 2006.
ISBN: 0805432485
Heart, Soul and Money: A Christian View of Possessions, College Press, 2000.
ISBN: 0899008445
The Historical Reliability of the Gospels, IVP, 1987. German translation, 1998. Rev. ed, Apollos; IVP, 2007.
ISBN: 0877849927
Interpreting the Parables, IVP, 1990. Korean translation, 1996; German translation, 1998; Russian translation, 2005.
ISBN: 0830812717
Jesus and the Gospels: An Introduction and Survey, Broadman; IVP, 1997. German translation, 2000.
ISBN: 0805410589
Making Sense of the New Testament: 3 Crucial Questions on the New Testament, Baker; IVP, 2004. Korean translation 2005.
ISBN: 0801027470
Matthew, New American Commentary, Broadman, 1992.
ISBN: 0805401229
Neither Poverty Nor Riches: A Biblical Theology of Possessions, Eerdmans; IVP, 1999. French translation, 2001. Spanish translation, 2003.
ISBN: 0830826076
Preaching the Parables: From Responsible Interpretation to Powerful Proclamation, Baker, 2004.
ISBN: 0801027497
Co-Authored:
How Wide the Divide? A Mormon and an Evangelical in Conversation, with Stephen E. Robinson, IVP, 1997.
ISBN: 0830819916
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.
ISBN: 0785252258
Co-Edited:
Gospel Perspectives, vol. 6, co-ed. with David Wenham, JSOT Press, 1986.
ISBN: 1592442854
Two Views of Women in Ministry, co-ed. with James R. Beck, (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001).
ISBN: 031025437X
