Richard Longenecker Explained

Richard N. Longenecker
Birth Date:July 21, 1930
Birth Place:Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
Death Place:Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Nationality:American
Occupation:New Testament academic
Distinguished Professor of New Testament at McMaster Divinity College
Spouse:Frances Lee Wilson Longenecker
Children:Beth Lougheed, Dave Longenecker, Bruce Longenecker
Discipline:Biblical studies
Sub Discipline:New Testament studies
Education:University of Edinburgh, Wheaton College
Alma Mater:University of Edinburgh (PhD)
Doctoral Advisor:James S. Stewart
Main Interests:Pauline Studies
Workplaces:University of Toronto
McMaster Divinity College
Notable Works:Commentary on Romans, Paul Apostle of Liberty, Commentary on Galatians

Richard N. Longenecker (July 21, 1930 – June 7, 2021) was a New Testament scholar. He held teaching positions at Wheaton College and Graduate School (1954-57; 1960-63); Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (1963-72); Wycliffe College (Toronto, 1972-94, from which he received an honorary doctorate in 1996); University of St. Michael’s College (Toronto, 1976-78); and McMaster Divinity College (Hamilton, 1994-2001). His education included B.A. and M.A. degrees from Wheaton College, and a Ph.D. from New College in the University of Edinburgh.

Longenecker is the author of numerous books and over fifty published articles in scholarly and professional journals. In Paul Apostle of Liberty (1964), he proposed views that would only later become mainstream in academic scholarship — such as the covenantal character of Jewish obedience to the Torah, and the importance to Paul’s theology of the phrase “the faithfulness of Christ.” Other important books include his commentary on Galatians (1990), Introducing Romans (2011) and his commentary on Romans (2016).

In 1994, a Festschrift was published in his honor. Gospel in Paul: Studies on Corinthians, Galatians and Romans for Richard N. Longenecker included contributions from Linda Belleville, Terry Donaldson, James Dunn, Gordon Fee, Walter Hansen, John Hurd, Margaret Mitchell, Peter Richardson, Klyne Snodgrass, and N.T. Wright.

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