Clifton Black

Clifton Black is Otto A. Piper Professor of Biblical Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary. He is a renowned New Testament scholar with more than thirty years of teaching experience, shaping theological education and ecclesial leaders in mainline denominations. He is an ordained elder in the Western North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church. He has authored or edited twenty books and more than two hundred essays, articles, and reviews, including The Lord’s Prayer in the Interpretation series and The Rhetoric of the Gospel: Theological Artistry in the Gospels and Acts, Second edition. He was elected to the presidency of the American Theological Society (2022–2023).

Exploring the Gospel of John

In Honor of D. Moody Smith

In Exploring the Gospel of John, scholars of international standing gather to honor D. Moody Smith by examining the trails he has blazed in Johannine scholarship. Every aspect of the study of John is represented in this book, including the historical origins of the Johannine community, the religious traditions in the gospel within and beyond early Christianity, the Fourth Gospel's literary dimensions and theological concerns, and the distinctive challenges presented by the Gospel's ...

A Three-Dimensional Jesus

An Introduction to the Synoptic Gospels

In A Three-Dimensional Jesus, Clifton Black offers a fresh, critically sympathetic reading of the New Testament’s first three Gospels: Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Intelligent and accessible, conversational and whimsical, this volume helps readers consider the questions that are basic to the Synoptic Gospels’ interpretation. Black addresses their literary genre and origins; portrayals of the figure of Jesus and other central characters; the relationships among these three books; and the social, poli...

The Rhetoric of the Gospel, Second Edition

Theological Artistry in the Gospels and Acts

While most books on biblical rhetoric focus primarily on the epistles, this volume from prominent scholar C. Clifton Black considers the variety of rhetorical critical approaches now being applied to the Gospels (including Luke-Acts). This updated edition takes into account recent research since the first volume was published in 2001 and features two brand new chapters. Black provides an overview of the different forms of rhetorical criticism, with examples from the Gospel of Joh...

The Lord’s Prayer

Interpretation: Resources for the Use of Scripture in the Church

C. Clifton Black provides a thorough analysis of the most famous prayer in the Christian church, the Lord’s Prayer. He begins with an impressionist painting of how the ancients prayed during Jesus’ time in order to set the context for understanding the prayer he taught his disciples. Throughout the book, Black systematically interprets the rich meanings of each part of the Lord’s prayer. Additionally, he includes an overview of Christian thought on the Lord’s Prayer from early church mothers and...

Clifton Black

Exploring the Gospel of John

Read More....

A Three-Dimensional Jesus

Read More....

The Rhetoric of the Gospel, Second Edition

Read More....

The Lord’s Prayer

Read More....

ABOUT

CONTACT US

CUSTOMER SERVICE

WORK WITH US