Luke Timothy Johnson

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Johnson, Luke Timothy (1973). Teaching Religion to Undergraduates. Society for Religion in Higher Education.
  • (1977). The Literary Function of Possessions in Luke-Acts. Dissertation series (Society of Biblical Literature). Vol. 39. Missoula, MT: Scholars Press. ISBN   978-0-8913-0200-1. OCLC   3327240.
  • (1980). Invitation to the Letters of Paul III: Ephesians, Colossians, Pastorals. (Commentary)
  • (1980). The Writings of the New Testament: An Interpretation (1st ed.). Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press. ISBN   978-0-800-61886-5.
  • (1981). Sharing Possessions: Mandate and Symbol of Faith. Overtures to Biblical Theology. Vol. 9. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press. ISBN   978-0-800-61534-5. OCLC   7553096.
  • (1981). Some Hard Blessings: Meditations on the Beatitudes in Matthew. Argus Communications. ISBN   978-0-8950-5058-8.
  • (1982). Luke-Acts: A Story of Prophet and People. ISBN   978-0-8199-0524-6.
  • (1983). Decision Making in the Church: A Biblical Model . Fortress Press. ISBN   978-0-800-61694-6.
  • (1987). 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus. ISBN   978-0-8042-3242-5.
  • (1990). Faith's Freedom: A Classic Spirituality for Contemporary Christians. Fortress Press. ISBN   978-0-800-62428-6.
  • (1991). The Gospel of Luke. Sacra Pagina series. Vol. 3. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press. ISBN   978-0-8146-5966-3. OCLC   23733531. (Commentary)
  • (1992). The Acts of the Apostles. Sacra Pagina series. Vol. 5. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press. ISBN   978-0-8146-5968-7. (Commentary)
  • (1993). Proclamation 5: Interpreting the Lessons of the Church Year . Fortress Press. ISBN   978-0-800-64184-9.
  • (1995). The Letter of James: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. Anchor Bible. Vol. 37a. New York: Doubleday. ISBN   978-0-3854-1360-2. OCLC   31374078. (Commentary)
  • (1996). The Real Jesus: The Misguided Quest for the Historical Jesus and the Truth of the Traditional Gospels . San Francisco, CA: HarperSanFrancisco. ISBN   978-0-0606-4166-5. OCLC   32625131.
  • (1996). Scripture and Discernment: Decision Making in the Church. Abingdon Press. ISBN   978-0-6870-1238-1.
  • (1996). Letters to Paul's Delegates: A Commentary on 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy and Titus. New Testament in Context. Valley Forge, PA: Trinity Press International. ISBN   978-1-5633-8144-7. OCLC   35360799. (Commentary)
  • (1997). Reading Romans: A Literary and Theological Commentary. Reading the New Testament Series. New York: Crossroad Pub. ISBN   978-1573122764. OCLC   35151248. (Commentary)
  • (1998). Religious Experience: A Missing Dimension in New Testament Studies. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press. ISBN   978-0-800-63129-1. OCLC   39079005.
  • (1999). Living Jesus: Learning the Heart of the Gospel . San Francisco, CA: HarperSanFrancisco. ISBN   978-0060642839. OCLC   39050865.
  • ; Crossan, John Dominic; Kelber, Werner H. (1999). The Jesus Controversy: perspectives in conflict. Rockwell Lecture Series. Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International. ISBN   978-1-5633-8289-5. OCLC   41628131.
  • (2001). The First and Second Letters to Timothy: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. Anchor Bible. Vol. 35a. New York: Doubleday. ISBN   978-0-3854-8422-0. OCLC   43657061. (Commentary)
  • (2002). The Writings of the New Testament: An Interpretation (2nd revised ed.). Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press. ISBN   978-0-334-02911-3.
  • ; Kurz, William S. (2002). Future of Catholic Biblical Scholarship: A Constructive Conversation. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN   978-0-802-84545-0. OCLC   49902174.
  • (2002). Septuagintal Midrash in the Speeches of Acts. Père Marquette lecture in theology. Milwaukee: Marquette University Press. ISBN   978-0-8746-2582-0. OCLC   49011355.
  • (2003). The Creed: What Christians Believe and Why it Matters. New York: Doubleday. ISBN   978-0-385-50247-4. OCLC   51534973.
  • (2004). Brother of Jesus, Friend of God: Studies in the Letter of James. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN   978-0-8028-0986-5.
  • (2006). Hebrews: A Commentary. New Testament library. Louisville, KY: Westminster, John Knox Press. ISBN   978-0-6642-2118-8. OCLC   62738718. (Commentary)
  • (2009). Among the Gentiles: Greco - Roman Religion and Christianity. Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. ISBN   978-0-300-14208-2. OCLC   444387833.
  • (2010). The Writings of the New Testament: An Interpretation (3rd ed.). Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press. ISBN   978-0-800-66361-2.
  • (2010). The New Testament: A Very Short Introduction. Very short introductions. Vol. 229. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-199-73570-9. OCLC   438055743.
  • (2011). Sharing Possessions: What Faith Demands, Second Edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN   978-0-8028-0399-3.
  • (2011). Prophetic Jesus, Prophetic Church: The Challenge of Luke-Acts to Contemporary Christians. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN   978-0-802-80390-0.
  • (2013). Contested Issues in Christian Origins and the New Testament: Collected Essays. Supplements to Novum Testamentum. Brill. ISBN   978-9-0042-4290-6.
  • (2015). The Revelatory Body: Theology as Inductive Art. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN   978-0-8028-0383-2.
  • (2020). Constructing Paul (The Canonical Paul, vol. 1). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN   978-0-8028-0758-8.
  • (2021). Interpreting Paul (The Canonical Paul, vol. 2). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN   978-0-8028-2466-0.
  • (2022). The Mind in Another Place: My Life as a Scholar. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN   978-0-8028-8011-6.
  • Johnson is also the author of a large number of scholarly articles, encyclopedia, anthology and popular articles, book reviews, and other academic papers and lectures.

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    References

    1. Emory Candler School of Theology. Luke Timothy Johnson.
    2. Price, Robert M. (Spring 1997). "Review of The Real Jesus: The Misguided Quest for the Historical Jesus and the Truth of the Traditional Gospels". The Journal of Higher Criticism: 156–158. Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
    3. Johnson, Luke Timothy (1996). The Real Jesus . HarperOne. p.  121. ISBN   0060641665. The Letter of James also.
    4. "Homosexuality & the Church: Scripture & Experience". Commonweal Magazine. June 2007.
    5. "Professor Bio Page". The Teaching Company. Retrieved 18 Nov 2014.
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    Luke Timothy Johnson
    Born (1943-11-20) November 20, 1943 (age 80)
    Occupation(s) Robert W. Woodruff Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at Candler School of Theology
    Known forTheologian, historian, scholar, former priest
    SpouseJoy Randazzo (1974–2017; her death)
    Children1 (& 6 stepchildren)
    Awards2011 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Religion
    Academic background
    Education Notre Dame Seminary, Saint Meinrad School of Theology, Indiana University
    Alma mater Yale University (Ph.D.)