Grant R. Osborne Explained
Grant R. Osborne |
Birth Date: | July 7, 1942 |
Birth Place: | Queens, New York City, NY |
Death Place: | Libertyville, Illinois |
Nationality: | American |
Occupation: | Theologian and New Testament scholar |
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Spouse: | Nancy Osborne |
Children: | 2 |
Discipline: | Biblical hermeneutics |
Sub Discipline: | New Testament studies |
Alma Mater: | Aberdeen University (PhD) |
Thesis Title: | History and Theology in the Resurrection Narratives: A Redactional Study |
Thesis Year: | 1974 |
Notable Works: | The Hermeneutical Spiral |
Grant R. Osborne (July 7, 1942 - November 4, 2018) was an American theologian and New Testament scholar. He was Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
Biography
Education
Osborne got a B.A. from the Fort Wayne Bible College, a M.A. from the Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a PhD from the University of Aberdeen. He also has done postdoctoral research at the university of Cambridge and University of Marburg.
Career
Osborne taught at Winnipeg Theological Seminary and the university of Aberdeen and has pastored churches in Ohio and Illinois. From 1977 to 2016, he was professor of New Testament at the Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
He specialized in biblical hermeneutics, the Gospels and the book of Revelation. He is best known for his concept of the "hermeneutical spiral", denoting an "upward and constructive process of moving from earlier pre-, understanding to fuller understanding, and the returning back to check and to review the need for correction or change in this preliminary understanding."
He was a member of the Bible Translation Committee for the Holy Bible: New Living Translation. He served as General Translator for the Gospels and Acts.
He was a member of the Society of Biblical Literature, the Evangelical Theological Society, and the Institute of Biblical Research.
In 2013, a Festschrift was published in his honor. On the Writing of New Testament Commentaries: Festschrift for Grant R. Osborne on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday included contributions from Craig L. Blomberg, D. A. Carson, Scot McKnight, Douglas J. Moo, Stanley E. Porter, and Kevin J. Vanhoozer.
Theology
Osborne held Arminian soteriological views. In "A classical Arminian view", he wrote in favour of a possible apostasy for the genuine believer.
Works
Books
- Book: Osborne . Grant R. . Woodward . Stephen B. . Stephen B. Woodward . Handbook for Bible Study . Grand Rapids, MI . Baker Book House . 1979 . 978-0-801-06665-8 . 5390376 .
- Book: Osborne . Grant R. . 3 . The Resurrection Narratives: a redactional study . Grand Rapids, MI . Baker Book House . 1984 . 978-0-801-02707-9 . 53231282 .
- Book: Osborne . Grant R. . 3 . The Hermeneutical Spiral: A Comprehensive Introduction to Biblical Interpretation . Downers Grove, IL . InterVarsity Press . 1997 . 978-0-830-81272-1 . 24378043 . 1st .
- Book: Osborne . Grant R. . 3 . Three Crucial Questions about the Bible . 3 crucial questions . Grand Rapids, MI . Baker Book House . 1994 . 978-0-801-05273-6 . 33407867 .
- Book: Osborne . Grant R. . 3 . Revelation . Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament . Grand Rapids, MI . Baker Academic . 2002 . 978-0-801-02299-9 . 49226276 .
- Book: Osborne . Grant R. . 3 . Romans . IVP New Testament Commentary . Downers Grove, IL . IVP . 2004 . 9780830840069 . 878132472.
- Book: Osborne . Grant R. . 3 . Matthew . Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament . 1 . Grand Rapids, MI . Zondervan . 2010 . 978-0-310-24357-1 . 286514436 .
- Book: Osborne . Grant R. . 3 . The Hermeneutical Spiral: A Comprehensive Introduction to Biblical Interpretation . Downers Grove, IL . InterVarsity Press . 2010 . 978-0-8308-7877-2 . Revised .
- Book: Osborne . Grant R. . 3 . Mark . Teach the Text commentary series . Grand Rapids, MI . Baker Book House . 2014 . 978-0-801-09219-0 . 869268876 .
- Book: Osborne . Grant R. . 3 . Trueman . Carl R. . Carl R. Trueman . Hammett . John S. . John S. Hammett . Perspectives on the Extent of the Atonement: 3 views . Nashville, TN . B & H Academic . 2015 . 9781433669712 . 881665298 .
Edited by
- Book: Osborne . Grant R. . 3 . McKnight . Scot . Scot McKnight . The Face of New Testament Studies: a survey of recent research . Grand Rapids, MI . Baker Academic . 2004 . 9780801027079 . 53231282 .
- Book: Osborne . Grant R. . 3 . Laansma . Jon C. . Jon C. Laansma . Van Neste . Ray . Ray Van Neste . New Testament Theology in Light of the Church's Mission: Essays in Honor of I. Howard Marshall . Eugene, OR . Cascade Books . 2011 . 978-1-610-97530-8 . 768487238 .
Chapters
Festschrift
- Book: Porter . Stanley E. . Stanley E. Porter . Schnabel . Eckhard J. . Eckhard J. Schnabel . On the Writing of New Testament Commentaries: festschrift for Grant R. Osborne on the occasion of his 70th birthday . Texts and editions for New Testament study . Leiden . Brill . 2013 . 9789004232921 . 818786823 .
Notes and references
Sources
- Book: en . Allen . David L. . Hebrews: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition of Holy Scripture . Nashville . B&H Publishing . 2010.
- Book: en . Melick . Richard R. . In Defense of the Bible: A Comprehensive Apologetic for the Authority of Scripture . Can We Understand the Bible? . 2013 . 114 . B&H Publishing . 9781433676789 . https://books.google.com/books?id=ChpkAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA114 . 27 November 2014.
- Web site: en . McKnight . Scot . Grant Osborne . Jesus Creed . Patheos . 2018 . 2021-01-16 .
- Book: Thiselton . Anthony C. . Hermeneutics: An Introduction . 2009 . 14 . Wm. B. Eerdmans . 9780802864109 . 27 November 2014.
- Web site: en . TIU . Professors Emeriti . Trinity International University . 2019 . 2021-01-16 .
- Book: en . Whright . R. K. McGregor . No Place for Sovereignty: What's Wrong with Freewill Theism . Downers Grove . InterVarsity . 1996.