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AN ABBREVIATED ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY FOR RICHARD N. LONGENECKER, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., D.Sac.Th. [hon.], D.D. [hon.]

PERSONAL DATA:

1. Born July 21, 1930; Mishawaka, Indiana, USA
2. Married August 5, 1955 (Frances Lee Wilson)
3. Three adult children (Beth, David, Bruce); seven grandchildren
4. Academic Degrees: B.A. in Archaeology and History (Wheaton College); M.A. in Theology and M.A. in Religious Educagion (Wheaton Graduate School); Ph.D. in New Testament Studies (New College, University of Edinburgh); D.Sac.Th. [honorary] (University of Toronto); D.D. [honorary] (Acadia University)
5. Dual Citizenship: USA and Canada
6. Denomination: Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

1. Wheaton College, B.A., 1953 (Double major in Archaeology and History;
2. Faith Theological Seminary, one semester
3. Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, three semesters
4. Wheaton Graduate School, M.A. in Theology and M.A. in Religious Education 1956
5. New College, University of Edinburgh, Ph.D., 1959 (in New Testament Studies)
6. University of Basel, "Visiting Scholar" for one term
7. Cambridge University, "Visiting Scholar" for two terms

PRESENT ACADEMIC TITLE:

Professor Emeritus of New Testament, Wycliffe College, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

PAST EMPLOYMENT:

1. Wheaton College and Graduate School (Instructor 1954-1957; Assistant Professor 1960-1963)
2. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Assistant Professor 1963-1965; Associate Professor 1965-1969; Professor 1969-1972)
3. Wycliffe College, University of Toronto (Professor 1972-1984; "Ramsay Armitge Professor of New Testament" 1984-1994; Professor Emeritus of New Testament 1994-present). Also cross-appointed as Professor of Scripture, University of St. Michael's College (1976-1978) and Graduate Professor, Centre for the Study of Religion, University of Toronton (1981-1994)
4. McMaster Divinity College, McMaster University (Distinguished Professor of New Testament, 1994-2001
5. Bethel Seminary, St. Paul, MN (March-June 2002).

SOME PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

1. Director of Advanced Degree Studies, Wycliife College (1977-1983; 1986-1988)
2. Chair of Advanced Degree Council, Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto (: 1977-1979 and 1979-1981)
3. Chair of Biblical Department, Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto (1990-1993)
4. Committee on Bible Translation (Executive Committee of the NIV Bible Translation) -- member 1971-1995; Vice-Chair 1989-1995; Honorary Member 1995-present
5. A major translator for the New International Version of the Bible
6. Evangelical Theological Society, USA (member 1962-1985; Vice-President 1973; President 1974
7. Evangelical Theological Society, Canada (member 1972-1985; President 1978-1983)
8. Board of Curators, Institute for Christian Studies, Toronto (member 1977-1984)
9. Senior Editor (one of four), for "Christianity Today" (1989-1991)

SOME HONORS:

1. Festschrift: "Gospel in Paul. Studies in Corinthians, Galatians and Romans for Richard N. Longenecker," ed. L. A. Jervis and P. Richardson, 1994.
2. Honorary Degree: D.Sac.Th., University of Toronto, May 1996.
3. Alumnus of the Year: "Distinguished Service to Society," Wheaton College, May 2003
4. Honorary Degree: D.D., Acadia University, May 2007

MAJOR MONOGRAPHS PUBLISHED:

1. "Paul, Apostle of Liberty" (Harper & Row, 1964)
2. "The Christology of Early Jewish Christianity (SCM Press, 1970)
3. "The Ministry and Message of Paul" (Zondervan, 1971)
4. "Biblical Exegesis in the Apostolic Period" (Eerdmans, 1975; 2nd. ed. 1999)
5. "New Testament Social Ethics for Today (Eerdmans, 1984)
6. "New Wine into Fresh Wineskins: Contextualizing the Early Christian Confessions" (Hendrickson, 1999)
7. "Studies in Paul. Exegetical and Theological" (Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2004)
8. "Studies in Hermeneutics, Christology and Discipleship" (Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2004)
9. "Introducing Romans. Critical Issues in Paul's Most Famous Letter" (Eerdmans, 2011)

MAJOR BIBLICAL COMMENTARIES PUBLISHED:

1. "Acts" in The Expositor's Bible Commentary (Zondervan, 1981; revised and expanded edition 2007)
2. "Galatians" in the Word Biblical Commentary (Dallas, 1990)

MAJOR EDITED VOLUMES PUBLISHED (with an introduction and my own contributed article in each volume):

1. "New Dimensions in New Testament Study" (Zondervan, 1974)
2. "Patterns of Discipleship in the New Testament" (Eerdmans, 1996)
3. "The Road from Damascus: The Impact of Paul's Conversion on his Life, Thought, and Ministry" (Eerdmans, 1997)
4. "Life in the Face of Death: The Resurrection Message of the New Testament" (Eerdmans, 1998)
5. "The Challenge of Jesus' Parables" (Eerdmans, 2000)
6. "Into God's Presence. Prayer in the New Testament" (Eerdmans, 2001)
7. "Community Formation in the Early Church and in the Church Today" (Hendrickson, 2002)
8. "Contours of Christology in the New Testament" (Eerdmans, 2005)

PUBLISHED ARTICLES IN VARIOUS JOURNALS --- approximately 60 (not counting reviews)

ACADEMIC WRITING NOW IN PROGRESS --- a commentary on Romans for the NICTC series of about 15,000 manuscript pages, which is nearing completion

LECTURESHIPS AT VARIOUS THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES IN NORTH AMERICA -- a total of about thirty 4-5 day lectureships

TEACHING AT VARIOUS GRADUATE SUMMER PROGRAMS -- at Regent College (four times), Fuller Theological Seminary (once), Asian Theological Seminary in Manila (once), and Jamaica Theological Seminary, Kingston (once)

Supervising and/or directing the theses of about 60 Ph.D. and Th.D. candidates, with a number of these theses now published; also supervising and directing the theses of a number of Th.M, M.Rel., and M.A. candidates

EXTERNAL EXAMINER FOR DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS AT VARIOUS THEOLOGICAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES -- about twenty

PART-TIME AND INTERIM PASTORAL MINISTRIES -- four such extensive ministries in Presbyterian and Baptist churches; also preaching frequently during my teaching days at various Presyberian, Anglican, Baptist, and "Free" churches.in the US and Canada

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