Douglas J. Moo
Encyclopedia
Douglas J. Moo is a New Testament
scholar who, after teaching for more than twenty years at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
in Illinois
, has served as Blanchard Professor
of New Testament at the Wheaton College
Graduate School since 2000. He received his Ph.D.
at the University of St. Andrews, in St. Andrews, Scotland
.
He has published several theological works and commentaries on the Bible; notable among them are An Introduction to the New Testament (with D.A. Carson and Leon Morris
) and A Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans (part of the New International Commentary on the New Testament series). His current research interests are Romans, Pauline Theology (and Exegesis) and Environmental Theology. He is also on the translation committee that produced the NIV translation
and the TNIV translation
.
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
scholar who, after teaching for more than twenty years at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School is an evangelical Christian seminary located in Deerfield, Illinois. TEDS is one of the largest seminaries in the world, enrolling more than 1,200 graduate students in professional and academic programs, including more than 150 in its PhD programs...
in Illinois
Illinois
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, has served as Blanchard Professor
Jonathan Blanchard (Wheaton)
Jonathan Blanchard was a pastor, educator, social reformer, abolitionist and the first president of Wheaton College, which was founded in 1860.-At Wheaton College:...
of New Testament at the Wheaton College
Wheaton College (Illinois)
Wheaton College is a private, evangelical Protestant liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago in the United States...
Graduate School since 2000. He received his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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at the University of St. Andrews, in St. Andrews, Scotland
Scotland
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.
He has published several theological works and commentaries on the Bible; notable among them are An Introduction to the New Testament (with D.A. Carson and Leon Morris
Leon Morris
Leon Lamb Morris was an Australian New Testament scholar.Born in Lithgow, New South Wales, Morris was ordained to the Anglican ministry in 1938. He received his Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge in England on the subject which became his first major book, The Apostolic Preaching of the Cross...
) and A Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans (part of the New International Commentary on the New Testament series). His current research interests are Romans, Pauline Theology (and Exegesis) and Environmental Theology. He is also on the translation committee that produced the NIV translation
New International Version
The New International Version is an English translation of the Christian Bible. Published by Zondervan in the United States and by Hodder & Stoughton in the UK, it has become one of the most popular modern translations in history.-History:...
and the TNIV translation
Today's New International Version
Today's New International Version is an English translation of the Bible developed by the Committee on Bible Translation. The CBT also developed the New International Version in the 1970s. The TNIV is based on the NIV. It is explicitly Protestant like its predecessor; the deuterocanonical books...
.
Works
- The Epistle of James. Tyndale New Testament Commentary. Leicester: IVP/Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1985. ISBN 978-0802800794
- Romans 1-8. Wycliffe Exegetical Commentary. Chicago: Moody, 1991. ISBN 978-0802492630
- The Epistle to the Romans, NICNTNew International Commentary on the New TestamentThe New International Commentary on the New Testament is a series of commentaries in English on the text of the New Testament in Greek. It is published by the William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.The individual volumes are as follows....
, Wm. Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids 1996, 1037 pages. ISBN 978-0-8028-2317-5 - 2 Peter, Jude. NIV Application Commentary (NIVAC). Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996. ISBN 978-0310201045
- The Letter of James. Pillar Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000. ISBN 978-0802837301
- Romans. NIV Application Commentary (NIVAC). Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000. 978-0310494003
- Encountering the Book of Romans: A Theological Survey. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002. ISBN 978-0801025464
- The Letters to the Colossians and to Philemon. Pillar Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2008. ISBN 978-0802837271
- The Old Testament in the Gospel Passion Narratives. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock, 2008. ISBN 978-1556357572
- Introduction to the New Testament. Rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004 (with D. A. Carson). ISBN 978-0310238591
See also
- Biblical hermeneuticsBiblical hermeneuticsBiblical hermeneutics is the study of the principles of interpretation concerning the books of the Bible. It is part of the broader field of hermeneutics which involves the study of principles for the text and includes all forms of communication: verbal and nonverbal.While Jewish and Christian...
- ExegesisExegesisExegesis is a critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text. Traditionally the term was used primarily for exegesis of the Bible; however, in contemporary usage it has broadened to mean a critical explanation of any text, and the term "Biblical exegesis" is used...
- Hermeneutics
- ChristianityChristianityChristianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
- Christian theologyChristian theology- Divisions of Christian theology :There are many methods of categorizing different approaches to Christian theology. For a historical analysis, see the main article on the History of Christian theology.- Sub-disciplines :...