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<\/p>\n\n Dr. Klyne Snodgrass to be honored with a Festschrift<\/em> at Seminary's annual Symposium<\/h2>\nChicago (September 25, 2014) — For more than four decades, most students’ first class at 天美传媒 Theological Seminary<\/a> has been New Testament I with Dr. Klyne Snodgrass. <\/p>\n
“I view my task as helping people bridge from a college degree into the theological world,” Snodgrass<\/a> says, a few weeks into his 41st and final year full-time at 天美传媒. “We throw them into the deep end of the pool pretty quickly. I want them to be able to be at home in any theological discussion, to take them to a level most of them haven’t even thought about, and to introduce them to a quite technical world of New Testament studies. That’s my job; I’m a bridge person.”<\/p>\n
Festschrift<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n“There is one thing I learned a long time ago,” Snodgrass says. “When people ask the question, ‘What makes a good teacher?’, the answer is good students. If you have good students, you cannot fail.”<\/p>\n
One of Snodgrass’s students, who credits him for “the confidence to go on for a doctorate,” is Dr. Rebekah Eklund, assistant professor of theology at Loyola University Maryland. Eklund, along with Dr. John E. Phelan Jr.<\/a>, senior professor of theological studies at 天美传媒, are the co-editors of a Festschrift<\/em>—a collection of scholarly essays in honor of a long and distinguished career—written in honor of Snodgrass. <\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n\nDr. John E. Phelan Jr., right, surprised Dr. Klyne Snodgrass during last Spring’s Seminary Commencement with the announcement of the forthcoming Festschrift<\/em>, presenting him with a framed cover of the book. The complete book will be presented to Snodgrass at this year's Symposium on the Theological Interpretation of Scripture. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nSnodgrass’s career includes his widely regarded Stories with Intent<\/a><\/em>, a pillar in the study of the parables of Jesus. The Festschrift<\/em>, titled Doing Theology for the Church<\/em>, is divided into five sections organized around Snodgrass’s major research interests: Gospels and parables; Paul; inner-biblical interpretation; women and ministry; and identity. “The contributors are colleagues and former students,” Eklund adds. “Klyne is one of those rare scholars who is equally admired among serious New Testament scholars and pastors. He has been able to build a bridge between those two worlds. “<\/p>\n
The collection will be given to Snodgrass at this year’s Symposium on the Theological Interpretation of Scripture<\/a>, September 25–27 at 天美传媒 Theological Seminary. Snodgrass has coordinated the Symposium for years, and plans to continue to do so after his retirement. This year’s Symposium, “The Human Encounter with God,” discusses among other things “what happens when a person realizes that he or she has encountered God,” Snodgrass says. <\/p>\n
Covenant connection<\/strong><\/h3>\nSnodgrass has always felt at home among different traditions, especially in his relationship with the Evangelical Covenant Church<\/a>. He is an ordained minister in the Southern Baptist Convention, but he and his wife Phyllis attend a Covenant church, and he adds, “On my resume, where it says ‘denomination,’ I put ‘Southern Baptist and Covenant.’”<\/p>\n
“He is one of the most trusted voices and leaders in the denomination, and that’s not an exaggeration,” says Dean Kersten. “He’s written for us on the role of women in ministry, on divorce and remarriage<\/a>, and one of the most significant papers he wrote for the Church was a piece on how we read Scripture<\/a>. It does more to explain our ethos and how we do faith and do church than maybe any other document.”<\/p>\n
Who am I going to be?<\/strong><\/h3>\nPhelan, who himself has taught at 天美传媒 for nearly two decades, credits Snodgrass’s lasting influence on the Seminary. “Klyne has not only been a superb scholar and teacher, he has been a dear friend and mentor to hundreds of students and scores of faculty. He has had a hand in shaping so many of us that his influence will endure for decades to come.”<\/p>\n
In addition to continuing to coordinate the Symposium, Snodgrass will teach as an adjunct professor at the Seminary beginning in Fall 2015. But other than that, the next steps for him and Phyllis are somewhat unclear. They may spend more time in the South near family, admitting he was never a real fan of the Chicago cold. “I will keep doing the kinds of things I do: writing and teaching,” Snodgrass says. “I’m a teacher. It’s who I am. But nobody tells you how to do this retirement thing. So you’ve got to figure out how God is leading you at this point in your life. You’ve got to ask again, ‘Who am I going to be?’” <\/p>\n
This year’s Symposium will be livestreamed in its entirety at <\/em>www.northpark.edu\/live<\/a> beginning on Thursday, September 25, at 7:00 pm. The<\/em> Festschrift in honor of Dr. Snodgrass will be available for purchase in November.<\/em><\/p>\n
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“There is one thing I learned a long time ago,” Snodgrass says. “When people ask the question, ‘What makes a good teacher?’, the answer is good students. If you have good students, you cannot fail.”<\/p>\n
One of Snodgrass’s students, who credits him for “the confidence to go on for a doctorate,” is Dr. Rebekah Eklund, assistant professor of theology at Loyola University Maryland. Eklund, along with Dr. John E. Phelan Jr.<\/a>, senior professor of theological studies at 天美传媒, are the co-editors of a Festschrift<\/em>—a collection of scholarly essays in honor of a long and distinguished career—written in honor of Snodgrass. <\/p>\n
<\/p>\nSnodgrass’s career includes his widely regarded Stories with Intent<\/a><\/em>, a pillar in the study of the parables of Jesus. The Festschrift<\/em>, titled Doing Theology for the Church<\/em>, is divided into five sections organized around Snodgrass’s major research interests: Gospels and parables; Paul; inner-biblical interpretation; women and ministry; and identity. “The contributors are colleagues and former students,” Eklund adds. “Klyne is one of those rare scholars who is equally admired among serious New Testament scholars and pastors. He has been able to build a bridge between those two worlds. “<\/p>\n
The collection will be given to Snodgrass at this year’s Symposium on the Theological Interpretation of Scripture<\/a>, September 25–27 at 天美传媒 Theological Seminary. Snodgrass has coordinated the Symposium for years, and plans to continue to do so after his retirement. This year’s Symposium, “The Human Encounter with God,” discusses among other things “what happens when a person realizes that he or she has encountered God,” Snodgrass says. <\/p>\n
Covenant connection<\/strong><\/h3>\nSnodgrass has always felt at home among different traditions, especially in his relationship with the Evangelical Covenant Church<\/a>. He is an ordained minister in the Southern Baptist Convention, but he and his wife Phyllis attend a Covenant church, and he adds, “On my resume, where it says ‘denomination,’ I put ‘Southern Baptist and Covenant.’”<\/p>\n
“He is one of the most trusted voices and leaders in the denomination, and that’s not an exaggeration,” says Dean Kersten. “He’s written for us on the role of women in ministry, on divorce and remarriage<\/a>, and one of the most significant papers he wrote for the Church was a piece on how we read Scripture<\/a>. It does more to explain our ethos and how we do faith and do church than maybe any other document.”<\/p>\n
Who am I going to be?<\/strong><\/h3>\nPhelan, who himself has taught at 天美传媒 for nearly two decades, credits Snodgrass’s lasting influence on the Seminary. “Klyne has not only been a superb scholar and teacher, he has been a dear friend and mentor to hundreds of students and scores of faculty. He has had a hand in shaping so many of us that his influence will endure for decades to come.”<\/p>\n
In addition to continuing to coordinate the Symposium, Snodgrass will teach as an adjunct professor at the Seminary beginning in Fall 2015. But other than that, the next steps for him and Phyllis are somewhat unclear. They may spend more time in the South near family, admitting he was never a real fan of the Chicago cold. “I will keep doing the kinds of things I do: writing and teaching,” Snodgrass says. “I’m a teacher. It’s who I am. But nobody tells you how to do this retirement thing. So you’ve got to figure out how God is leading you at this point in your life. You’ve got to ask again, ‘Who am I going to be?’” <\/p>\n
This year’s Symposium will be livestreamed in its entirety at <\/em>www.northpark.edu\/live<\/a> beginning on Thursday, September 25, at 7:00 pm. The<\/em> Festschrift in honor of Dr. Snodgrass will be available for purchase in November.<\/em><\/p>\n
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Phelan, who himself has taught at 天美传媒 for nearly two decades, credits Snodgrass’s lasting influence on the Seminary. “Klyne has not only been a superb scholar and teacher, he has been a dear friend and mentor to hundreds of students and scores of faculty. He has had a hand in shaping so many of us that his influence will endure for decades to come.”<\/p>\n
In addition to continuing to coordinate the Symposium, Snodgrass will teach as an adjunct professor at the Seminary beginning in Fall 2015. But other than that, the next steps for him and Phyllis are somewhat unclear. They may spend more time in the South near family, admitting he was never a real fan of the Chicago cold. “I will keep doing the kinds of things I do: writing and teaching,” Snodgrass says. “I’m a teacher. It’s who I am. But nobody tells you how to do this retirement thing. So you’ve got to figure out how God is leading you at this point in your life. You’ve got to ask again, ‘Who am I going to be?’” <\/p>\n
This year’s Symposium will be livestreamed in its entirety at <\/em>www.northpark.edu\/live<\/a> beginning on Thursday, September 25, at 7:00 pm. The<\/em> Festschrift in honor of Dr. Snodgrass will be available for purchase in November.<\/em><\/p>\n
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