Background
Sandnes, Karl Olav was born on January 22, 1954 in Mode, Møre, Norway. Son of Kjell and Gerd Olene (Søyland) Sandnes.
Sandnes, Karl Olav was born on January 22, 1954 in Mode, Møre, Norway. Son of Kjell and Gerd Olene (Søyland) Sandnes.
Candidate in Theology, Norwegian Lutheran School Theology, Oslo, 1978. Doctor in Theology, University Oslo, 1987.
Research fellow, Norwegian Lutheran School Theology, Oslo, 1981-1984; professor, Norwegian Lutheran School Theology, Oslo, since 1993; lecturer, School Mission and Theology, Stavanger, Norway, 1984-1991; professor, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Hong Kong, 1991-1993.
Member Society for New Testament Studies.
Married Tone Drolsum, March 24, 1954. Children: Ingvild, Øystein, Kjetil.