The Jesus Creed (2004);Praying with the Church (2006);The Blue Parakeet (2008);The King Jesus Gospel (2011);A Long Faithfulness (2013);Kingdom Conspiracy (2014);A Fellowship of Differents (2015);The Heaven Promise (2015);The Hum of Angels (2017);Open to the Spirit (2018);It Takes a Church to Baptize (2018);Pastor Paul (2019);A Church Called Tov (2020);Pivot (2023);Revelation for the Rest of Us (2023)
Scot McKnight (born 1953) is an American New Testament scholar,historian of early Christianity,theologian,and author who has written widely on the historical Jesus,early Christianity,and Christian living. He served as the Julius R. Mantey Chair of New Testament at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Lisle,Illinois,[1][2] but announced in January 2024 that he would leave the faculty by the end of the academic year,due to allegations of mismanagement among the leadership at Northern and the way the board handled those allegations.[3]
McKnight began his career at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School,first as Assistant Professor of New Testament Greek Exegesis from 1987 to 1992,then as Associate Professor from 1992 to 1995. He was appointed the Karl A. Olsson Professor in Religious Studies at North Park University from 1995 to 2013. Then in 2013,he took up a post as Professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary and,in 2015,was appointed the Julius R. Mantey Professor of New Testament.[7][1]
On January 3,2024 McKnight announced with "grief and lament" that he would be resigning from Northern Seminary,effective at the end of the academic year.[8] This comes after other resignations in 2023 from Northern due to allegations of abuse of power by the former President of the seminary.[9]
Jesus Creed
McKnight is a prolific author,and has written more than fifty books. His book The Jesus Creed won the Christianity Today book award for 2004 in the area of Christian living,[10] and has spawned a number of small group studies and a DVD series.[11]
McKnight is an author and speaker on issues related to the emerging church;his blog was named the most popular blog online related to the movement.[13][14][15][failed verification] He has supported many of the movement's aims.[vague] In recent years,however,he has expressed concern about the direction of the movement,particularly regarding the "emergent" stream within the emerging church and some of the work of Brian McLaren.[16] McKnight and California pastor Dan Kimball more or less officially broke with the emerging movement,and have since formed ReGeneration,an initiative that focuses on ministry to and with young adults.[citation needed]
McKnight has lectured in numerous countries,including Canada,South Korea,Australia,New Zealand,South Africa,Denmark,England,and Ireland. He has also been identified with the New Perspective on Paul.[17][18][19]
Personal life
McKnight and his wife,Kristen,a psychologist,live in Libertyville,Illinois and have two grown children.[20] He and his daughter,Laura Barringer,coauthored A Church Called Tov (2019) and Pivot (2023) as well as the children's version of The Jesus Creed,called Sharing God's Love:The Jesus Creed for Children (2014). His son,Lukas McKnight,was a minor league catcher in the Chicago Cubs system.[21]
In April 2014 McKnight announced that he had joined the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA),a denomination founded by former members of the Episcopal Church of the United States and the Anglican Church of Canada. On April 26,2014 he was ordained into Anglican Holy Orders as a Deacon at Church of the Redeemer in Highwood,Illinois by Bishop Todd Hunter.[22] In January 2017,McKnight began a series of posts explaining more about his transition into the Anglican tradition. He emphasized how much the church calendar was key in his decision to become Anglican,and included screen shots from Robert Webber's 2004 book Ancient Future Time:Forming Spirituality through the Christian Year.[23]
Works
Books
McKnight, Scot (1988). Interpreting the Synoptic Gospels. Guides to New Testament Exegesis. Vol.2. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books. ISBN978-0-801-06235-3. OCLC17805736.
——— (1991). A Light Among the Gentiles: Jewish missionary activity in the Second Temple period. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Pres. ISBN9780800624521. OCLC22451115.
——— (1993). Galatians: from Biblical text - to contemporary life. NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN978-0-310-48470-7. OCLC30594629.
——— (1996). 1 Peter: from Biblical text - to contemporary life. NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN978-0-310-49290-0. OCLC33080191.
——— (1999). A New Vision for Israel: The Teachings of Jesus in National Context. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN978-0-802-84212-1. OCLC40347339.
———; Williams, Matthew (2000). The Synoptic Gospels: An Annotated Bibliography. Grand Rapids, MI: Revell. ISBN978-0801022272.
——— (2002). Turning to Jesus: The Sociology of Conversion in the Gospels. Louisville, KY: Westminster, John Knox Press. ISBN978-0-664-22514-8. OCLC49210209.
———; Osborne, Grant R., eds. (2004). The Face of New Testament Studies: a survey of recent research. Grand Rapids, MI; Leicester, England: Baker Academic; Apollos. ISBN978-0-801-02707-9. OCLC53231282.
——— (2005). Jesus And His Death: Historiography, the Historical Jesus, And Atonement Theory. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press. ISBN978-1-932-79229-4. OCLC61211229.
——— (2006). Praying with the Church: Following Jesus Daily, Hourly, Today. Brewster, MA: Paraclete Press. ISBN978-1-557-25481-8.
——— (2006). The Real Mary: Why Evangelical Christians Can Embrace the Mother of Jesus. Brewster, MA: Paraclete Press. ISBN978-1-557-25523-5. OCLC71312773.
———; Modica, Joseph B., eds. (2008). Who do my Opponents Say I Am?: an investigation of the accusations against Jesus. Library of New Testament Studies. Vol.327. London: T & T Clark. ISBN978-0-567-03126-6. OCLC170035734.
——— (2010). One.Life: Jesus Calls, We Follow. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN978-0-310-27766-8.
——— (2013). A Long Faithfulness: The Case For Christian Perseverance. Patheos Press. ISBN978-1-629-21469-6.
——— (2013). The Sermon on the Mount. The Story of God Bible Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN978-0310327134. OCLC900633393.
——— (2013). Jesus is Lord, Caesar is Not: evaluating empire in New Testament studies. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic. ISBN978-0-830-83991-9. OCLC812258103.
——— (2014). Kingdom Conspiracy: returning to the radical mission of the local church. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press. ISBN9781587433603. OCLC869268977.
———; Barringer, Laura McKnight (2014). Sharing God's Love: The Jesus Creed for Children. Brewster, MA: Paraclete Press. ISBN978-1-612-61581-3.
——— (2015). A Fellowship of Differents: Showing the World God's Design for Life Together. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN978-0-310-27767-5.
——— (2016). The Apostle Paul and the Christian life: ethical and missional implications of the new perspective. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. ISBN978-0-801-04976-7.
———; Venema, Dennis R. (2017). Adam and the Genome: Reading Scripture after Genetic Science. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press. ISBN978-1-587-43394-8.
——— (2018). It Takes a Church to Baptize: What the Bible Says about Infant Baptism. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press. ISBN9781493414635.
———; Barringer, Laura (2020). A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. Grand Rapids, MI: Tyndale Elevate. ISBN9781496446008.
Chapters
——— (2008). "Jesus as mamzer ("illegitimate son")". In ———; Modica, Joseph B. (eds.). Who do my Opponents Say I Am?: an investigation of the accusations against Jesus. Library of New Testament Studies. Vol.327. London: T & T Clark. pp.133–63. ISBN978-0-567-03126-6. OCLC170035734.
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