Background
Rensberger, David K was born on December 22, 1948 in Elkhart, Indiana, United States. Son of Melvin John and Lois Arlene (Yoder) Rensberger.
(After years of close contact with the Johannine epistles,...)
After years of close contact with the Johannine epistles, David Rensberger discusses the numerous puzzles--linguistic, literary, and historical--that characterize these brief texts. His comments on their theological and ethical significance illumines the meaning and interrelationship of faith and love. In short, Rensberger skillfully demonstrates that despite the Johannine epistles' existence on the periphery of the New Testament canon, they nevertheless touch on the heart of its message. Inquiry includes relationship of these epistles to the gospel of John, Christology, Dualism, Eschatology, the Church, and Salvation.
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( Building on recent developments in biblical studies, Da...)
Building on recent developments in biblical studies, David Rensberger explores new avenues of interpretation of the Fourth Gospel made possible by the rediscovery of its social and historical settings. He looks to the first generation of readers and considers the range of meanings the Gospel might have held for them. He sees that behind the "spiritual" there is the possibility of social and even political interpretations. He discusses the relation of John's Gospel to liberation theology and to contemporary questions on the role of the church in the world.
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Rensberger, David K was born on December 22, 1948 in Elkhart, Indiana, United States. Son of Melvin John and Lois Arlene (Yoder) Rensberger.
Bachelor, University of Wisconsin, 1974; Master of Arts, University of Wisconsin, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1981.
Professor New Testament,, Interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta, since 1980.
( Building on recent developments in biblical studies, Da...)
(After years of close contact with the Johannine epistles,...)
Board of directors Clergy and Laity Concerned, Atlanta, 1988-1989. Member Society Biblical Literature (research grantee 1990), American Academy Religion.
Married Sharon Ann Bottomley, September 3, 1968. Children: Felicity, Miranda.