God Is Not A Theory S5E35 - the Authority of Scripture with Craig Keener
This week, Ken and Grant spoke with Dr. Craig Keener, one of our upcoming IGNITION Conference speakers. Dr. Keener is the F. M. and Ada Thompson Professor of Biblical Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary. He is the author of 37 books, with 1.4 million copies in circulation. His books have won 13 national and international awards, including six from Christianity Today. Dr. Keener has authored roughly 100 academic articles, seven booklets, and approximately 200 popular-level articles. His book "The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament," which provides cultural background for each passage of the New Testament, has alone sold more than half a million copies. He has written commentaries on Matthew, Romans, 1-2 Corinthians, Galatians, 1 Peter, Revelation, John (1,600 pages), and Acts (4,500 pages). His other books include a two-volume work on miracles and works about the Spirit, ethnic reconciliation, women in ministry, divorce, and various other topics. His publishers include Baker Academic, Cambridge, Eerdmans, InterVarsity, and Zondervan. He is currently writing an academic commentary on Mark for T&T Clark.
Dr. Keener is the New Testament editor for the NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, which won the International Book Award for Christianity and Bible of the Year for the Christian Book Awards. In 2020, Dr. Keener was president of the Evangelical Theological Society. He is a former editor of the Bulletin for Biblical Research and former program chair for the Institute for Biblical Research. Craig has been married to Dr. Médine Moussounga Keener, a refugee in her home country of Congo, for 18 months; her experience and their romance appear in "Impossible Love" (Chosen, 2016). Dr. Keener blogs at craigkeener.com, and his YouTube channel i: youtube.com/c/CraigKeenerPhD.
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"Jesus has victory over nightmares." - Ken Fish
"What we need is the fear of the Lord where we honor God's word." - Craig Keener
"I think we need to call the whole church back to God's word." - Craig Keener
'The idea that the gifts will cease is a post-biblical doctrine." - Craig Keener
"Jesus is the fullest revelation of every revelation we have." - Craig Keener
'Scripture teaches us to think God's thoughts after Him." - Ken Fish
"The Bible is meant to keep us on track for hearing God's voice." - Craig Keener