Klyne Ryland Snodgrass (born December 28, 1944) is an American theologian and author, who served as professor of

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Studies at the North Park Theological Seminary in

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from 1974 to 2015. His publication ''Stories with Intent: A Comprehensive Guide to the Parables of Jesus'' garnered a 2009 ''

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'' Book Award.

Early life and education

Snodgrass grew up in Tennessee. He earned his

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from Columbia Bible College, his M.Div. from

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, and his Ph.D. in 1973 from the University of St. Andrews,

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, where he completed a dissertation on "The Christological Stone Testimonia in the New Testament."

Career

Snodgrass taught at Georgetown College in Kentucky from 1973 to 1974, when he joined the faculty of North Park Theological Seminary. From 1988 to 1993, he served as dean of faculty there, and currently holds the Paul W. Brandel Chair of New Testament Studies. Snodgrass is ordained by the

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and has been a visiting scholar at

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, the

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, and

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. In 2014 a ''

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'' was published in his honor. ''Doing Theology for the Church: Essays in Honor of Klyne Snodgrass'' include contributions from Darrell L. Bock,

Richard Longenecker Richard N. Longenecker (July 21, 1930 – June 7, 2021) was a New Testament scholar. He held teaching positions at Wheaton College and Graduate School (1954-57; 1960-63); Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (1963-72); Wycliffe College (Toronto, 19 ...

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, John Painter, and N. T. Wright.

Selected publications

Articles

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Books

*''The Parable of the Wicked Tenants: An Inquiry into Parable Interpretation'' (1983) *''Ephesians'' in ''The NIV Application Commentary'' (1996) *''Between Two Truths: Living with Biblical Tensions'' (2004) *''Stories With Intent: A Comprehensive Guide to the Parables of Jesus'' (2008) *''Who God Says You Are: A Christian Understanding of Identity'' (2018) *''You Need a Better Gospel: Reclaiming the Good News of Participation with Christ'' (2022)

References

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