Authors

The PrimeTimeJesus team is made up of leading Christian professors, writers and thinkers who have come together to engage the media and culture about the person and work of Jesus Christ. To schedule interviews and appearances please see the Contact page.

The PrimeTimeTeam:

	Craig Blomberg Dr. Craig Blomberg is currently a distinguished professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary. Dr. Blomberg completed his Ph.D. in New Testament, specializing in the parables and the writings of Luke-Acts, at Aberdeen University in Scotland . In addition to writing numerous articles in professional journals, multi-author works and dictionaries or encyclopedias, he has authored or edited 15 books, including The Historical Reliability of the Gospels (now revised in a 21st century edition), Interpreting the Parables, Matthew for the New American Commentary series, 1 Corinthians for the NIV Application Commentary series.
	Darrell Bock Dr. Darrell Bock is Research Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. He also is Professor for Spiritual Development and Culture there. He is an Editor at Large for Christianity Today and is a Past President of the Evangelical Theological Society (2000-2001). He is the author of over twenty books and is a New York Times Best Selling author.
	Mike Burer Dr. Michael Burer is Assistant Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. He is the assistant project director for the NET Bible and has contributed various studies to the bible.org site. His first book - A New Reader's Lexicon of the Greek New Testament, co-authored with Jeff Miller - is forthcoming summer 2008.
	Craig Evans Craig Evans is Payzant Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Acadia Divinity College of Acadia University, in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada. Author and editor of more than fifty books and hundreds of articles and reviews, Professor Evans has given lectures at Cambridge, Durham, Oxford, Yale, and other universities, colleges, seminaries, and museums, such as the Field Museum in Chicago and the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Ottawa. Evans has appeared several times on the television programs Faith and Reason and the John Ankerberg Show. He has appeared in several History Channel and BBC documentaries and is a regular guest on Dateline NBC. Evans also served on the National Geographic Society's Gospel of Judas project.
	Scot McKnight Scot McKnight is a widely-recognized authority on the New Testament, early Christianity, and the historical Jesus. He is the Karl A. Olsson Professor in Religious Studies at North Park University (Chicago, Illinois). A popular and witty speaker, Dr. McKnight has given interviews on radios across the nation, has appeared on television, and is regularly asked to speak in local churches and educational events. McKnight’s award-winning blog, Jesus Creed, has been rated by Technorati.com as the #1 site for Emerging Church.
	Grant Osborne Grant R. Osborne is professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He has been at Trinity since 1977. Dr. Osborne's areas of expertise include the Gospels, hermeneutics, and the book of Revelation. He is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature, the Evangelical Theological Society, the Institute of Biblical Research, Tyndale Fellowship, and the American College of Biblical Theologians.
	Klyne Snodgrass Klyne Snodgrass has been a member of the North Park Theological Seminary faculty since 1974. He has been a visiting scholar at Tyndale House, Cambridge, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, the University of Tübingen, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Duke University Divinity School. Snodgrass is ordained by the Southern Baptist Convention. He serves as coordinator of the North Park Symposium on the Theological Interpretation of Scripture, an annual conference that brings scholars and church leaders together to explore and discuss issues of relevance to the church. His most recent publication is Stories with Intent: A Comprehensive Guide to the Parables of Jesus.
	Mark Strauss Professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary in San Diego. He is the author of The Davidic Messiah in Luke-Acts; Distorting Scripture? The Challenge of Bible Translation and Gender Accuracy; “Luke” in the Illustrated Bible Background Commentary; The Essential Bible Companion; and Four Portraits, One Jesus: An Introduction to Jesus and the Gospels. His professional associations include the Evangelical Theological Society, the Institute for Biblical Research, and the Society of Biblical Literature. He is a frequent preacher at San Diego area churches and has served in three interim pastorates.
	Dan Wallace Daniel B. Wallace has taught Greek and New Testament courses since 1979. He has a Ph.D. from Dallas Theological Seminary, and is currently professor of New Testament Studies at his alma mater. He is the senior New Testament editor of the NET Bible. Dr. Wallace is also the Executive Director for the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts. He has examined NT manuscripts all over the world and has done post-doctoral work at Tyndale House, Cambridge, Tübingen University, and the Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung in Münster.
	Robert Webb Robert L. Webb (PhD, University of Sheffield) lectures in biblical studies for the Religious Studies Department, McMaster University (Hamilton, ON, Canada). He is the author of John the Baptizer and Prophet: A Socio-Historical Study and co-editor of Jesus and Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ: The Film, The Gospels, and the Claims of History. He is also the executive editor of the Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus as well as the monograph series, Library of Historical Jesus Studies (T&T Clark).
	Mike Wilkins Dr. Wilkins specializes in New Testament theology, Christology, and discipleship. He is a member of the IBR Historical Jesus Study Group, and visiting professor at international schools, including University of Aberdeen, Asian Graduate School of Theology, Chongshin Theological Seminary, and Sheffield University. In 1983 Dr. Wilkins accepted an appointment as a professor of Biblical Studies at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, La Mirada, California. Dr. Wilkins served as Director of the department of undergraduate Biblical Studies and Theology and later Chair of the graduate department of New Testament Language and Literature. He currently serves as Dean of the Faculty and Professor of New Testament Language and Literature at Talbot School of Theology.
	Ben Witherington Bible scholar Ben Witherington III is Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. He has written over thirty books, including The Jesus Quest and The Paul Quest, both of which were selected as top biblical studies works by Christianity Today. Along with many interviews on radio networks across the country, Witherington has been seen on the History Channel, NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, The Discovery Channel, A&E, and the PAX Network.