Vernon K. Robbins Explained
Vernon Kay Robbins (born March 13, 1939, in Wahoo, Nebraska)[1] is an American New Testament scholar and historian of early Christianity. He is currently Winship Distinguished Research Professor of New Testament and Comparative Sacred Texts at Emory University, as well as visiting professor of New Testament at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa.[2] He is a major figure in Markan scholarship (scholarship related to the Gospel of Mark) and is the creator and a prominent proponent of socio-rhetorical criticism in New Testament studies.[3]
Robbins obtained a B.A. from Westmar College, an M.Div. from United Theological Seminary and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Chicago Divinity School. He taught at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign before moving to Emory and in 1983-84 he was Fulbright Professor at the University of Trondheim.[4]
In 1991, Robbins founded the monograph series Emory Studies in Early Christianity. Then in 2015, he launched the Rhetoric of Religious Antiquity series with the Society of Biblical Literature Press, which contains within it Sociorhetorical Exploration Commentaries.
In 2003, a festschrift was published in his honor, Fabrics of Discourse: Essays in Honor of Vernon K. Robbins, edited by David B. Gowler, L. Gregory Bloomquist, and Duane F. Watson .[5] In 2014, Robbins was featured as one of the five pioneers of New Testament rhetorical criticism in Genealogies of New Testament Rhetorical Criticism, Fortress Press
Works
- Book: Robbins . Vernon K. . Jesus the Teacher: A Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation of Mark . Philadelphia, PA . Fortress Press . 1984 . 9780800607197 . 9918718 .
- Book: Robbins . Vernon K. . 3 . Mack . Burton L. . Burton L. Mack . Patterns of Persuasion in the Gospels . Sonoma, CA . Polebridge . 1989 . 9780944344088 . 19393083 .
- Book: Robbins . Vernon K. . 3 . Ancient Quotes and Anecdotes: From Crib to Crypt . Sonoma, CA . Polebridge . 1989 . 9780944344026 . 17871751 .
- Book: Robbins . Vernon K. . 3 . New Boundaries in Old Territory: Forms and Social Rhetoric in Mark . Emory studies in early Christianity . 3 . New York . Peter Lang . 1994 . 9780820419114 . 28503116 .
- Book: Robbins . Vernon K. . 3 . The Tapestry of Early Christian Discourse: Rhetoric, Society and Ideology . London & New York . Routledge . 1996 . 9780415139977 . 924617297 .
- Book: Robbins . Vernon K. . 3 . Exploring the Texture of Texts: A Guide to Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation . Valley Forge, PA . Trinity Press International . 1996 . 9781563381836 . 35325390 .
- Book: Robbins . Vernon K. . 3 . Lightstone . Jack N. . Jack N. Lightstone . Mishnah and the Social Formation of the Early Rabbinic Guild: a Socio-Rhetorical Approach . Waterloo . Wilfrid Laurier University Press . 2006 . 9780889207295 . 753479530 .
- Book: Robbins . Vernon K. . 3 . Invention of Christian Discourse . Rhetoric of religious antiquity series . 1 . Blandford Forum, UK . Deo Press . 2009 . 9789058540218 . 232128222 .
- Book: Robbins . Vernon K. . 3 . Sea Voyages and Beyond: Emerging Strategies in Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation . Emory studies in early Christianity . 14 . Blandford Forum, UK . Deo Press . 2010 . 9781905679133 . 666224068 .
- Book: Robbins . Vernon K. . 3 . Who do People Say I Am?: Rewriting Gospel in Emerging Christianity . Grand Rapids, MI . Eerdmans . 2013 . 9780802868398 . 841201194 .
- Book: Robbins . Vernon K. . 3 . Jesus and Mary: Reimagined in Early Christian Literature . Writings from the Greco-Roman world supplement series . 6 . Atlanta, GA . SBL Press . 2015 . 9781628370638 . 908376672 .
- Book: Robbins . Vernon K. . 3 . Foundations For Sociorhetorical Exploration: A Rhetoric of Religious Antiquity Reader . 4 . Atlanta, GA . SBL Press . 2016 . 9780884141686 . 950902161 .
- Book: Robbins . Vernon K. . 3 . The Art of Visual Exegesis: Rhetoric, Texts, Images . Emory studies in early Christianity . 19 . Atlanta, GA . SBL Press . 2017 . 9780884142133 . 988084140 .
Festschrift
- Book: Gowler . David B. . David B. Gowler . Bloomquist . L. Gregory . L. Gregory Bloomquist . Watson . Duane F. . Duane F. Watson . Fabrics of Discourse: Essays in Honor of Vernon K. Robbins . 2003 . A&C Black . 1563383659 .
Notes and References
- Web site: 1983 Saunders County History. 16 February 2012.
- Web site: Vernon K. Robbins. www.religion.emory.edu. Oct 10, 2019.
- Web site: Jesus the Teacher. www.religion.emory.edu. Oct 10, 2019.
- Web site: Curriculum Vitae. Emory University. 16 February 2012.
- Web site: Vernon K. Robbins. Emory University. 16 February 2012.