Darrell Bock

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Darrell L. Bock (* 1953 ) is an American, Evangelical New Testament scholar and professor of New Testament studies at the Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) in Dallas , Texas . His research focuses on the Gospel of Luke and the Jewish environment of Jesus.

Live and act

Bock studied at the University of Texas at Austin , where he made his bachelor's degree in 1975. He received his master's degree from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1979. He received his PhD in 1983 from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland . As a scholarship holder, he continued his studies at the University of Tübingen in Germany .

Bock wrote over 40 books, his work includes the monograph "Blasphemy and Exaltation in Judaism" ( Mohr Siebeck , 1998) and volumes on the Gospel of Luke in the Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament and in the commentary series New Testament Commentary Series (Inter-Varsity Press). Bock was president of the Evangelical Theological Society . He is an Associate Editor for Christianity Today and has published articles in the Los Angeles Times and Dallas Morning News .

Bock is known for his examination of Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code . In response to the theological implications of the novel, Bock wrote Breaking the Da Vinci Code , his best-selling book to date. It questions the historicity (historicity) of various ideas that are ported into Brown's The Da Vinci Code , in particular the assumed marriage of Jesus to Mary Magdalene . As a non-fiction author, he was on the New York Times bestseller list.

Bock also wrote many articles for beliefnet.com and Christianity Today online . He wrote The Missing Gospels , in which he argued for the existence and legitimate primacy of these early pre- canonical gospels and beliefs over the non-canonical scriptures .

On May 17, 2006, shortly before the premiere of the film The Da Vinci Code , Bock appeared on the television program Nightline , where he spoke about his book and the film. He debated with the agnostic Bible scholar Bart Ehrman over the question of whether the Gospels had been forged.

Bock is Executive Director of Cultural Engagement and Senior Research Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS). He was President of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) from 2000 to 2001, and served on the board of directors of Wheaton College for a while .

Private

Bock has been married to Sally for over 40 years, they have two daughters, a son and grandchildren. He has been a member of the Trinity Fellowship Church in Dallas since 1978, where he was also an elder.

Works

Monographs:

  • Hatch. InterVarsity: Downers Grove, Illinois 1994, ISBN 0-8308-1803-0 .
  • A Biblical Theology of the New Testament. Moody Press: Chicago 1994, ISBN 0-8024-0735-8 .
  • Hatch. Zondervan Pub. House: Grand Rapids, Michigan 1996, ISBN 0-310-49330-7 .
  • Blasphemy and exaltation in Judaism and the final examination of Jesus: a philological-historical study of the key Jewish themes impacting Mark 14: 61-64 . Mohr Siebeck: Tübingen 1998, ISBN 3-16-147052-4 .
  • Blasphemy and exaltation in Judaism: the charge against Jesus in Mark 14: 53-65. Baker Books: Grand Rapids, Michigan 2000, ISBN 0-8010-2236-3 .
  • Can I trust the Bible ?: defending the Bible's reliability. Ravi Zacharias International Ministries: Norcross, Georgia 2001, ISBN 1-930107-03-X .
  • The Bible knowledge key word study: the Gospels / Cook Communications Ministries: Colorado Springs, Colorado 2002, ISBN 0-7814-3444-0 .
  • Jesus according to Scripture: restoring the portrait from the Gospels. Baker Academic: Grand Rapids, Michigan / Apollos: Leicester (UK) 2002, ISBN 0-8010-2370-X .
  • Purpose-directed theology: getting our priorities right in evangelical controversies. InterVarsity Press: Downers Grove 2002, ISBN 0-8308-2725-0 .
  • Studying the historical Jesus: a guide to sources and methods. Baker Academic: Grand Rapids, Michigan / Apollos: Leicester (UK) 2002, ISBN 0-8010-2451-X .
  • Breaking The Da Vinci code: answers to the questions everyone's asking. Nelson Books: Nashville (TN) / Thorndike Press: Waterville, Me. 2004, ISBN 0-7852-6046-3 / ISBN 0-7862-6967-7 .
    • English: The sacrilege conspiracy. Facts and background to the novel by Dan Brown. Well: Giessen 2006, ISBN 3-7655-1926-X .
  • Jesus in context: background readings for Gospel study. Baker Academic: Grand Rapids, Michigan 2005, ISBN 0-8010-2719-5 .
  • The Missing Gospels: Unearthing the Truth Behind Alternative Christianities , Thomas Nelson: Nashville (TN) 2006, ISBN 978-0-7852-1294-2 .
    • English: The Silent Gospels: Gnosis or Apostolic Christianity: Must the History of Early Christianity be Rewritten? Brunnen: Giessen 2007, ISBN 978-3-7655-1964-2 .

As co-author:

  • Donald K. Campbell, Jeffrey L. Townsend, Darrell L Bock: A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus . Moody, Chicago 1992, ISBN 0-8024-0899-0 .
  • Craig A. Blaising, Darrell L. Bock: Dispensationalism, Israel and the Church: The Search for Definition . Zondervan Pub. House, Grand Rapids, Michigan 1992, ISBN 0-310-34611-8 .
  • Craig A. Blaising, Darrell L. Bock: Progressive Dispensationalism . BridgePoint, Wheaton, Illinois 1993, ISBN 1-56476-138-X .
  • Craig A. Blaising, Kenneth L. Gentry, Robert B. Strimple, Darrell L. Bock: Three Views on the Millennium and Beyond . Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Michigan 1999, ISBN 0-310-20143-8 .
  • Eugene H Merrill, Darrell L Bock: A Biblical Theology of the Old Testament . Moody Press, Chicago 1991, ISBN 0-8024-0738-2 , p. 446.
  • Josh McDowell, Lee Strobel , Gary R. Habermas, Darrell L. Bock, Ravi Zacharias , Paul L. Maier , William A. Dembski , Brian Deacon, John Heyman, Barnet Bain, Peter Sykes, John Kirsh: Jesus [videorecording]: Fact or fiction; the Jesus Film Project . Distributed by Inspirational Films, San Clemente (CA) 2003.
  • Darrell L. Bock, Robert L. Webb (Eds.): Key events in the life of the historical Jesus: a collaborative exploration of context and coherence. Mohr, Tübingen 2009.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Darrell L. Bock: Blasphemy and Exaltation in Judaism and the Final Examination of Jesus. In: "mohr.de" - Mohr Siebeck. Retrieved February 28, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Short biography about Darrell Bock at biblical training (English)
  3. ↑ The Silent Gospels: Gnosis or Apostolic Christianity: Must the History of Early Christianity be Rewritten? In: Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved February 28, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Martin Bashir: Debunking 'The Da Vinci Code' , May 16, 2006 , accessed December 15, 2013.
  5. ↑ Darrell L. Bock's presentation on the Dallas Theological Seminary website
  6. ↑ Darrell Bock on the Church's website trinityfellowship.org
personal data
SURNAME Buck, Darrell
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bock, Darrell L.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Protestant New Testament scholar and author
DATE OF BIRTH 1953