Stanley P. Saunders Explained

Stanley P. Saunders
Occupation:	New Testament scholar
Associate Professor of New Testament
Alma Mater:	Princeton Theological Seminary
Thesis Year:	1990
Workplaces:	Columbia Theological Seminary
Main Interests:	social justice, creation care

Stanley P. Saunders is a New Testament scholar, whose particular research interest includes eschatology, creation and the Gospel of Matthew. He is also involved in issues of social justice particularly pertaining to the American criminal justice system and creation care.^[1]

Career

Saunders received a B.A. from San Jose Christian College (1975), a M.Div. from Emmanuel School of Religion (1980) and a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary (1990). He began his academic career as an assistant professor of New Testament at Wartburg Theological Seminary (1984-1988). He then took the position of assistant professor of New Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary (1991-1999) and now serves as associate professor of New Testament (1999–present).^[2]

Thought

In much of Saunders' work he asserts "we usually think that the goal of exegesis is to uncover the meanings in a text. But ‘meaning’ is discovered more in the dialogues that transpire between interpreters, their communities and worlds, the text, the worlds of the text, and the tradition."^[3] He is a proponent of the school of biblical interpretation which takes into account all external factors in the current setting, not just the text itself. This has led to an increased emphasis of how scripture engages the contemporary world and its current issues, such as care for the earth and the injustices of the criminal justice system.

Works

Books

• Book: Saunders . Stanley P. . Campbell . Charles L. . Charles L. Campbell . The Word on the Street: Performing the Scriptures in the Urban Context . Grand Rapids, MI . Eerdmans . 2000 . 9780802843937 . 43445518 . registration .
• Book: Saunders . Stanley P. . 3 . Philippians and Galatians . Interpretation Bible Studies . Louisville, KY . Geneva Press . 2001 . 9780664501020 . 46420131 . }^[4]
• Book: Saunders . Stanley P. . 3 . Preaching the Gospel of Matthew: Proclaiming God's Presence . Louisville, KY . Westminster John Knox Press . 2010 . 9780664229207 . 505423916 . ^[5]

Chapters

• Book: Saunders . Stanley P. . 3 . Gospel of Matthew . Myers . Alan C. . Alan C. Myers . The Eerdmans Bible Dictionary . Grand Rapids, MI . Eerdmans . 2000 . 9780802842503 . 256847676 .
• Book: Saunders . Stanley P. . 3 . Revelation and Resistance: Narrative and Worship in John’s Apocalypse . Green . Joel B. . Joel B. Green . Pasquarello . Michael III . Michael Pasquarello III . Narrative Reading, Narrative Preaching: Reuniting New Testament Interpretation and Proclamation . Grand Rapids, MI . Baker Academic . 2003 . 9780801027215 . 1015475103 . 117–150 .
• Book: Saunders . Stanley P. . 3 . Between Blessing and Curse: Reading, Hearing, and Performing the Apocalypse in a World of Terror . Yoder . Christine R. . Christine Roy Yoder . Johnson . Beth . Beth Johnson (academic) . O'Connor . Kathleen M. . Kathleen M. O'Connor . Shaking Heaven and Earth: Essays in Honor of Walter Brueggemann and Charles Cousar . Louisville, KY . Westminster John Knox Press . 2005 . 9780664227777 . 1025491101 . 141–156 . ^[6]
• Book: Saunders . Stanley P. . 3 . Introductions and Text Notes for Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, 1 & 2 Thessalonians . The Discipleship Study Bible . Louisville, KY . Westminster John Knox Press . 2008 .
• Book: Saunders . Stanley P. . 3 . Matthew . O’Day . Gail R. . Gail R. O'Day . Petersen . David L. . David L. Petersen . Theological Bible Commentary . Louisville, KY . Westminster John Knox Press . 2009 . 293–310 .
• Book: Saunders . Stanley P. . 3 . Prophets in the New Testament and Early Church . New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible . 4 . Abingdon Press . 2009 . 621–622 .
• Book: Saunders . Stanley P. . 3 . Philippians, Letter to the . New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible . 4 . Abingdon Press . 2009 . 503–507 .
• Book: Saunders . Stanley P. . 3 . Exegetical Essays . Taylor . Barbara Brown . Barbara Brown Taylor . Bartlett . David L. . David L. Bartlett . Feasting on the Word . Louisville, KY . Westminster John Knox Press . 2008–2011 . - "Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21"; "Mark 9:1-9"; "Mark 1:9-14."

Edited by

• Editorial Board Member and Contributor to Elizabeth Johnson and Cynthia Jarvis, eds., Feasting on the Gospels (Westminster John Knox Press, 2013-).

Journal arcticles

• Saunders . Stanley P. . 3 . Christian Eschatology: the Ground and Impetus for Mission . Gospel in Context . 2 . 1979 . 3–10, 16–17 .
• Saunders . Stanley P. . 3 . Bailey . James L. . James L. Bailey . God's Merciful Community," (with) . Currents in Theology and Mission . 14 . 1987 . 325–333 .
• Saunders . Stanley P. . 3 . Cram . Ronald H. . Ronald H. Cram . Feet Partly of Iron and Partly of Clay: Pedagogy and the Curriculum of Theological Education," (with) . Theological Education . 29 . 1992 . 21–50 .
• Saunders . Stanley P. . 3 . Campbell . Charles L. . Charles L. Campbell (academic) . Anything But Ordinary: Worship and Preaching in Ordinary Time . Journal for Preachers . 18 . 4 . 1995 . 25–31 .
• Saunders . Stanley P. . 3 . Campbell . Charles L. . Charles L. Campbell (academic) . What Does This Mean? What Shall We Do? . Journal for Preachers . 19 . 4 . 1996 . 3–9 .
• Saunders . Stanley P. . 3 . Discernment on the way to Emmaus: Resurrection Imagination and Practices in Luke 24:13-35," Journal for Preachers. 20 . 2 . 1997 . 44–49 . - (Also published in Campbell and Saunders, The Word on the Street)
• Saunders . Stanley P. . 3 . The Reality of a Present God; Living the Word: Matthew . Sojourners . 28 . 1 . 1999 . 46–49 .
• Saunders . Stanley P. . 3 . God With Us in Power: Preaching Matthew Missionally . Journal for Preachers . 22 . 2 . 1999 . 25–30 .
• Saunders . Stanley P. . 3 . Taking It to the Streets . The Other Side . 36 . 6 . 2000 .
• Saunders . Stanley P. . 3 . Learning Christ: Eschatology and Spiritual Formation in New Testament Christianity . Interpretation . 56 . 2 . 2002 . 155–167 . 10.1177/002096430005600204 . 170402730 .
• Saunders . Stanley P. . 3 . Nurturing Hope: Nurturing Faithful Vision Amidst Defeat . Catalyst . 31 . 4 . 2005 . 1–3 .

External links

• Web site: Stanley P. Saunders faculty page . 1 November 2018.
• Outcry: Faith Voices Against Gun Violence
• Teach-in On Capital Punishment and the Church

Notes and References

1. Web site: Columbia Professors Win Environmental Stewardship Award. Seminary Alliance. Blessed Earth's Seminary Stewardship Alliance.
2. http://www.ctsnet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Saunders_Stan_CV2012.pdf
3. Web site: LaGioia. Rock. Preaching the Gospel of Matthew: Proclaiming God's Presence. The Journal of Christian Ministry. https://web.archive.org/web/20130812155911/http://c/ . 2013-08-12.
4. Web site: Gallaher Branch. Robin. Philippians and Galatians. Book Reviews. Society of Biblical Literature.
5. Web site: Gilbert Bartholomew. Adam. Preaching the Gospel of Matthew - Review . Research Gate. Homiletic.
6. Web site: Gallaher Branch. Robin. Shaking Heaven and Earth: Essays in Honor of Walter Brueggemann and Charles B. Cousar. Book Reviews. Society of Biblical Literature.