Eckhard J. Schnabel

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Eckhard J. Schnabel (born May 9, 1955 in Bad Cannstatt ) is a German evangelical theologian and professor of the New Testament . He is the author of numerous academic books, Bible commentaries, specialist articles and lexical contributions.

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After graduating from the Friedrich-Schiller-Gymnasium Marbach am Neckar , Schnabel studied from 1974 at the state-independent Theological University of Basel , where in 1979 he started his work on Holy Scripture and its emergence as a problem of the Protestant Church: An investigation into the understanding of scripture and inspiration Graduated from Protestant theology and church with a Master of Theology . In 1983 he was at the University of Aberdeen with his dissertation Law and Wisdom from Ben Sira to Paul: A Tradition Historical Inquiry into the Relation of Law, Wisdom, and Ethics for Doctor of Philosophy PhD.

From 1985 to 1988 Schnabel was a lecturer in the New Testament, first at the Asian Theological Seminary and in 1987/88 as head of studies for "Biblical Studies" at the Asia Graduate School of Theology in Manila . From 1988 to 1998 he lectured in the New Testament at the Free Theological Academy in Gießen , and from 1989 to 1998 at the Wiedenest Bible School in Bergneustadt. From 1998 to 2012 he was Professor of New Testament at the Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) in Deerfeeld / Chicago, Akron / Ohio, Cincinnati / Ohio, Columbus / Ohio, Indianapolis / Indiana and Madison / Wisconsin; since 2012 he has been teaching at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton / Massachusetts (USA).

Since 1981 he has been teaching at the Krakow Bible Institute (Poland) and since 1983 at the Evangelical Theological Faculteit in Leuven / Heverlee (Belgium). He has been a visiting professor at the Providence Theological Seminary in Otterburne (Canada) since 2006 and at the Colombo Theological Seminary in Colombo (Sri Lanka) since 2007 . Since 2010 he has been teaching pastorships at Timothy Training International in Hong Kong (China).

Schnabel worked on the board of the working group for evangelical theology from 1991 to 1998 , from 1994 to 1998 in the Fellowship of European Evangelical Theologians , since 1988 with the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas , since 1990 in the Tyndale Fellowship and since 1998 with the Evangelical Theological Society , the Institute for Biblical Research, and the Society of Biblical Literature . He is deputy editor-in-chief of the Bulletin of Biblical Research .

From 1979 to 1981 he was involved in missionary work with Operation Mobilization in Latin America and Europe and from 1984 to 1988 with the Overseas Missionary Fellowship in Manila (Philippines).

From 1981 to 1983 he was responsible for the Park Baptist Church , Aberdeen (Scotland), from 1998 to 2007 in the Village Church of Gurnee and since 2012 at the First Congregational Church of Hamilton, Mass. with and lectured since 1998 at various locations such as the Arlington Heights Evangelical Free Church and the Barrington Evangelical Free Church .

In addition to German and English, he speaks six ancient languages and four other languages ​​that he needs for research purposes.

Awards

Schnabel was awarded the Johann Tobias Beck Prize in 2003 for his work on the “early Christian mission”, a 1,800-page book which, according to the awarding body, represents an essential contribution to theology from an evangelical point of view. As a comprehensive compendium of New Testament history and theology, it will probably become the standard work on “Mission in the New Testament” for years to come, said his laudator Heinz-Werner Neudorfer .

Private

Eckhard J. Schnabel is married to Barbara. The couple have two children.

Publications

as a co-author
  • with Heinz-Werner Neudorfer : The Study of the New Testament, Vol. 1, An Introduction to the Methods of Exegesis , SCM R. Brockhaus, Witten 1999, ISBN 978-3-417-29434-7 .
  • with Heinz-Werner Neudorfer: The Study of the New Testament, Vol. 2, Special Problems, Exegetical and Hermeneutical Basic Questions , SCM R. Brockhaus, Witten 2000, ISBN 978-3-7655-9462-5 .
  • with Stanley E. Porter: On the Writing of New Testament Commentaries , Brill 2012, ISBN 978-9-00423291-4 .
  • with David W. Chapman: The trial and crucifixion of Jesus: texts and commentary , Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2015, ISBN 978-3-16-151674-0 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Eckhard J. Schnabel: Vita , gordonconwell.edu, accessed on May 2, 2017.
  2. Eckhard J. Schnabel: Curriculum Vitae , gordonconwell.edu, accessed on May 31, 2014.
  3. ^ Johann Tobias Beck Prize 2003 , afet.de, notification from September 16, 2003.
  4. Laudation for the award ceremony ( memento from September 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), afet.de, article from September 16, 2003.