Dr. Luke Timothy Johnson, R.W. Woodruff Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins
Professor Johnson's research interests encompass the Jewish and Greco-Roman contexts of early Christianity (particularly moral discourse), Luke-Acts, the Pastoral Letters, and the Letter of James.
Contact
Dr. Luke Timothy Johnson
Bishops Hall
Emory University
Atlanta, GA 30322
United States
Phone: 404.727.6339
Fax: 404.727.2494
Email: ljohn01@emory.edu
Education
- PhD, Yale University, 1976
- MDiv, Saint Meinrad School of Theology, 1970
- MA, Indiana University, 1970
- BA, Notre Dame Seminary, 1967
Publications
- Brother of Jesus: Friend of God (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2004)
- The First and Second Letters to Timothy (Yale Universtiy Press 2001)
- Living Jesus: Learning the Heart of the Gospel (HarperOne 1999)
- Religious Experience: A Missing Dimension in New Testament Studies (Augsburg Fortress 1998)
- Reading Romans: A Literary and Theological Commentary (Crossroads Press 1997)
- Letters to Paul's Delegates: A Commentary on 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy and Titus (1996)
- Scripture and Discernment: Decision Making in the Church (Abingdon Press 1996)
- The Real Jesus: The Misguided Quest for the Historical Jesus and the Truth of the Traditional Gospels (HarperOne 1996)
- The Letter of James (Commentary) (The Doubleday Religious Press 1995)
- Proclamation 5: Interpreting the Lessons of the Church Year (Liturgical Press 1993)
- The Acts of the Apostles (Commentary) (Liturgical Press 1992)
- Luke (Commentary) (Liturgical Press 1991)
- Faith's Freedom: A Classic Spirituality for Contemporary Christians (1990)
- 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus (1987)
- The Writings of the New Testament: An Interpretation (Augsburg Fortress 1986), (2nd. ed. Augsburg Fortress 1998)
- Decision Making in the Church: A Biblical Model (1983)
- Luke-Acts: A Story of Prophet and People (1982)
- Some Hard Blessings: Meditations on the Beatitudes in Matthew (1981)
- Sharing Possessions: Mandate and Symbol of Faith (1981)
- Invitation to the Letters of Paul III: Ephesians, Colossians, Pastorals (Commentary) (1980)
- The Literary Function of Possessions in Luke-Acts (1977)
- Teaching Religion to Undergraduates (1973)