Vernon K. Robbins

Vernon Kay Robbins (born March 13, 1939 in Wahoo, Nebraska)[1] is an American New Testament scholar and historian of early Christianity. He is currently Winship Distinguished Research Professor of New Testament and Comparative Sacred Texts at Emory University, as well as visiting professor of New Testament at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa.[2] He is a major figure in Markan scholarship (scholarship related to the Gospel of Mark) and is the creator and a prominent proponent of socio-rhetorical criticism in New Testament studies.[3]

Robbins obtained a B.A. from Westmar College, an M.Div. from United Theological Seminary and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Chicago Divinity School. He taught at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign before moving to Emory and in 1983-84 he was Fulbright Professor at the University of Trondheim.[4]

In 2003, a festschrift was published in his honor, Fabrics of Discourse: Essays in Honor of Vernon K. Robbins, edited by David B. Gowler, L. Gregory Bloomquist, and Duane F. Watson (ISBN 1563383659).[5]

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References

  1. ↑ "1983 Saunders County History". Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  2. ↑ http://www.religion.emory.edu/faculty/robbins/index.cfm
  3. ↑ http://www.religion.emory.edu/faculty/robbins/books/teacher.cfm
  4. ↑ "Curriculum Vitae". Emory University. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "Vernon K. Robbins". Emory University. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
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