Scot McKnight

Scot McKnight
Scot McKnight speaking at ACU's Summit in 2013
Nationality	American
Occupation	New Testament scholar, historian of early Christianity, theologian, speaker, author and blogger
Spouse(s)	Kristen
Academic background
Education	Cornerstone University, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Alma mater	University of Nottingham(PhD)
Thesis year	1986
Academic work
Institutions	North Park University Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Northern Baptist Theological Seminary

Scot McKnight is an American New Testament scholar, historian of early Christianity, theologian, speaker, author and blogger who has written widely on the historical Jesus, early Christianity, the emerging church and missional church movements, spiritual formation and Christian living. He is currently Professor of New Testament at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Lombard, IL.^[1][2] McKnight is an ordained Anglican with anabaptist leanings, and has also written frequently on issues in modern anabaptism.^[3][4]

Childhood and education

McKnight was born in Illinois and raised in Freeport, Illinois. He earned his B.A. degree from Grand Rapids Baptist College (now known as Cornerstone University), an M.A. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a Ph.D. from the University of Nottingham in 1986, where he studied under James Dunn, famous for his work on the New Perspective on Paul.

Career

McKnight was the Karl A. Olsson Professor in Religious Studies at North Park University from 1994 to 2012. Prior to joining the NPU faculty in 1994, he was a professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.

McKnight is a prolific author, with more than fifty books to his credit. One of McKnight's more popular books, The Jesus Creed, won the Christianity Today book award for 2004 in the area of Christian living and has spawned a number of popular small group studies and a DVD series.^[5]

McKnight's blog, Jesus Creed, which was formerly hosted by Beliefnet and is now hosted by Patheos, is currently one of the most popular Evangelical blogs online.^[6]

McKnight is a popular author and speaker on issues related to the emerging church, with his blog being named the most popular blog online related to the movement.^[7][8][9] He has generally been a proponent of the movement and supported many of the movement's aims. However, in recent years he has expressed some concern about the direction of the movement, particularly regarding the "emergent" stream within the emerging church and some of the work by his friend Brian McLaren.^[10] He and Dan Kimball more or less officially broke with the emerging movement and have since formed ReGeneration, an event that focuses on ministry to and with young adults.

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.^[11][12][13]

McKnight has recently (April 2014) announced on his blog becoming part of the Anglican Communion and April 26, 2014 was ordained into Anglican Holy Orders as a Deacon at Church of the Redeemer in Highland Park, Illinois.

Personal life

He and his wife, Kristen, who is a psychologist, live in Libertyville, Illinois and have two children.^[14] He and his daughter, Laura Barringer, authored the children's version of The Jesus Creed in 2014. The work is titled Sharing God's Love - The Jesus Creed for Children.

Works

Books

• McKnight, Scot (1988). Interpreting the Synoptic Gospels. Guides to New Testament Exegesis. 2. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books. ISBN 978-0-801-06235-3. OCLC 17805736.
• ——— (1989). Introducing New Testament Interpretation. Guides to New Testament Exegesis. 1. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books. ISBN 978-0-801-06260-5. OCLC 20522962.
• ——— (1991). A Light Among the Gentiles: Jewish missionary activity in the Second Temple period. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Pres. ISBN 9780800624521. OCLC 22451115.
• ———; Green, Joel B.; Marshall, I. Howard, eds. (1992). Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels. IVP Bible Dictionary Series. 6 (1st ed.). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 978-0-830-81777-1. OCLC 24538732.
• ——— (1993). Galatians: from Biblical text - to contemporary life. NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN 978-0-310-48470-7. OCLC 30594629.
• ——— (1996). 1 Peter: from Biblical text - to contemporary life. NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN 978-0-310-49290-0. OCLC 33080191.
• ——— (1999). A New Vision for Israel: The Teachings of Jesus in National Context. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-802-84212-1. OCLC 40347339.
• ———; Williams, Matthew (2000). The Synoptic Gospels: An Annotated Bibliography. Grand Rapids, MI: Revell. ISBN 978-0801022272.
• ——— (2002). Turning to Jesus: The Sociology of Conversion in the Gospels. Louisville, KY: Westminster, John Knox Press. ISBN 978-0-664-22514-8. OCLC 49210209.
• ——— (2004). The Jesus Creed: Loving God, Loving Others. Brewster, MA: Paraclete Press. ISBN 978-1-557-25400-9. OCLC 55665399.
• ———; Osborne, Grant R., eds. (2004). The Face of New Testament Studies: a survey of recent research. Grand Rapids, MI ; Leicester, England: Baker Academic ; Apollos. ISBN 978-0-801-02707-9. OCLC 53231282.
• ——— (2005). Embracing Grace: A Gospel for All of Us. Brewster, MA: Paraclete Press. ISBN 978-1-557-25453-5.
• ———; Dunn, James D. G., eds. (2005). The Historical Jesus in Current Study. Sources for Biblical and Theological Study. 10. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns. ISBN 978-1-575-06100-9. OCLC 61445802.
• ——— (2005). Jesus And His Death: Historiography, the Historical Jesus, And Atonement Theory. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press. ISBN 978-1-932-79229-4. OCLC 61211229.
• ——— (2005). The Story of the Christ. London: Continuum. ISBN 978-0-826-48018-7.
• ——— (2006). Praying with the Church: Following Jesus Daily, Hourly, Today. Brewster, MA: Paraclete Press. ISBN 978-1-557-25481-8.
• ——— (2006). The Real Mary: Why Evangelical Christians Can Embrace the Mother of Jesus. Brewster, MA: Paraclete Press. ISBN 978-1-557-25523-5. OCLC 71312773.
• ——— (2007). A Community Called Atonement. Living Theology. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press. ISBN 978-0-687-64554-1. OCLC 81942825.
• ——— (2008). The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN 978-0-310-28488-8. OCLC 192081154.
• ———; Modica, Joseph B., eds. (2008). Who do my Opponents Say I Am?: an investigation of the accusations against Jesus. Library of New Testament Studies. 327. London: T & T Clark. ISBN 978-0-567-03126-6. OCLC 170035734.
• ——— (2010). One.Life: Jesus Calls, We Follow. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN 978-0-310-27766-8.
• ——— (2011). The Letter of James. NICNT. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-802-82627-5. OCLC 644647197.
• ——— (2011). The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN 978-0-310-49298-6.
• ——— (2013). A Long Faithfulness: The Case For Christian Perseverance. Patheos Press. ISBN 978-1-629-21469-6.
• ——— (2013). The Sermon on the Mount. The Story of God Bible Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN 978-0310327134.
• ——— (2013). Jesus is Lord, Caesar is Not: evaluating empire in New Testament studies. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic. ISBN 978-0-830-83991-9. OCLC 812258103.
• ——— (2014). Kingdom Conspiracy: returning to the radical mission of the local church. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press. ISBN 9781587433603. OCLC 869268977.
• ———; Barringer, Laura McKnight (2014). Sharing God's Love: The Jesus Creed for Children. Brewster, MA: Paraclete Press. ISBN 978-1-612-61581-3.
• ——— (2015). A Fellowship of Differents: Showing the World God's Design for Life Together. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN 978-0-310-27767-5.

Chapters

• ——— (2008). "Jesus as mamzer ("illegitimate son")". In ———; Modica, Joseph B. Who do my Opponents Say I Am?: an investigation of the accusations against Jesus. Library of New Testament Studies. 327. London: T & T Clark. pp. 133–63. ISBN 978-0-567-03126-6. OCLC 170035734.

Articles

• ——— (1990). "James 2:18a: The Unidentifiable Interlocutor". Westminster Theological Journal. 52 (2): 355–364.
• ——— (1992). "The Warning Passages of Hebrews: A Formal Analysis and Theological Conclusions". Trinity Journal. 13 (1): 21–59.

References

1. "Scot McKnight". Retrieved 4 January 2013.
2. "Northern Seminary | Scot McKnight Joins Northern Seminary". Seminary.edu. 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
3. "Anabaptists: What, who, what?". :. 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
4. Scot McKnight (2007-03-25). "The Original Third Way: Anabaptism - Jesus Creed". Blog.beliefnet.com. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
5. "The Jesus Creed: Loving God and Loving Others". Paracletepress.com. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
6. "Blogging at Patheos". Patheos.com. 2010-08-24. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
7. http://www.northpark.edu/sitecore/content/rss-feeds/~/link.aspx?_id=f12ecfd2879c492982a014770e2c984b&_z=z
8. http://www.andyrowell.net/andy_rowell/files/scot_mcknight_what_is_the_emerging_church.pdf
9. http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2007/february/11.35.html
10. http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2010/march/3.59.html?start=4
11. http://blog.beliefnet.com/jesuscreed/2009/04/the-new-perspective-and-resurr.html
12. http://covenantoflove.net/gospel/n-t-wright-scot-mcknight-and-the-gospel-compared-and-contrasted/
13. http://blog.beliefnet.com/jesuscreed/2009/05/justification-and-new-perspect.html
14. "Scot McKnight: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-05-23.

External links

• Jesus Creed—Scot McKnight's personal blog
• Indepth Interview with Scot McKnight -- "Beyond Evangelical"
• Scot McKnight biography from Theopedia
• North Park University
• A Review of McKnight's FASTING
• Review of McKnight's The Blue Parakeet
• Off The Map Episode 4 Scot McKnight Talk from Missional Matrix in 2007