Luke Timothy Johnson
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Dr. Luke Timothy Johnson is the R.W. Woodruff Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at Candler School of Theology at Emory University. Involved for several years with discussions of the Historical Jesus, Professor Johnson's interest include early Christianity, the Luke-Act pericope and the Pastoral letters.
Dr. Johnson received his BA from Notre Dame Seminary in 1967, his MDiv from Saint Meinrad School of Theology in 1970 and his PhD from Yale in 1976. Dr. Johnson spent time as a monk before marrying and entering secular life as a teacher.
Dr. Johnson often lectures at universities and seminaries worldwide, where is widely perceived as the leading conservative scholar on the debates surrounding the Jesus Seminar, often taking stances against Burton Mack, Robert Funk and John Dominic Crossan. He attempts to set out more balanced and critical observations on this hotly debated topic, placing the search for an Historical Jesus back into the realm of tradition, experience and belief rather than sheer reason and history.
[edit] Most Recent Books
- The Real Jesus : The Misguided Quest for the Historical Jesus and the Truth of the Traditional Gospels , ISBN 0060641665, ISBN 978-0060641665
- The Writings of the New Testament, ISBN 0334029112, ISBN 978-0334029113
- The Creed: What Christians Believe and Why it Matters, ISBN 0385502486, ISBN 978-0385502481
