Evaluating the Legacy of Robert W. Funk: Reforming the Scholarly Model

Andrew D. Scrimgeour

Oct 2018 · Biblical Scholarship in North America Book 28 · SBL Press

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420

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About this ebook

Enter the world of an academic trailblazer
Robert W. Funk, professor of New Testament, former Executive Secretary of the Society of Biblical Literature, and founder of Scholars Press and the Jesus Seminar, was one of the most gifted, controversial figures in modern biblical scholarship. The volume includes nineteen of his essays, correspondences, interviews, and administrative papers pertaining to the Society of Biblical Literature and Scholars Press. Colleagues introduce each section with reflections on the life and contributions of Funk.

Features:

Evaluation of the changes to scholarly societies and to scholarly research that Funk advocated

Exploration of the shift in the interpretation of Jesus’s parables initiated by Funk

Previously unpublished writings

About the author

Andrew D. Scrimgeour is Dean of Libraries Emeritus, Drew University, Madison, New Jersey, the archivist of the Society of Biblical Literature, and the founding archivist of the American Academy of Religion. He is the editor of Just Call Me Bob: The Wit and Wisdom of Robert W. Funk and is working on a full-length biography of Funk.

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