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Robert W. Funk |
Robert W. Funk was a distinguished teacher, writer,
translator and publisher in the field of religion. A Guggenheim Fellow and Senior Fulbright Scholar, he; served as Annual Professor of the American School of
Oriental Research in Jerusalem and as chair of the Graduate Department of Religion at Vanderbilt University. Robert Funk was a recognized pioneer in modern biblical scholarship, having led the Society of
Biblical Literature as its Executive Secretary from 1968–1973. His many books include The Five Gospels: The Search for the Authentic Words of Jesus (1993) and The Acts of Jesus: The Search
for the Authentic Deeds (1998) (both with the Jesus Seminar) and Honest to Jesus (1996), and A Credible Jesus (2002)..
Robert Funk's Twenty-one Theses: The Coming Radical Reformation appeared in Westar's membership magazine The Fourth R in 1998 . |
Books by Robert Funk
- Funk on Parables: Collected Essays, 2006
- A Credible Jesus: Fragments of a Vision, 2002.
- The Acts of Jesus: The Search for the Authentic Deeds (with the Jesus Seminar), 1998.
- Honest to Jesus: Jesus for a New Millennium, 1996
- New Gospel Parallels: The Gospel of Mark, 1995
- The Five Gospels: The Search for the Authentic Words of Jesus (with Roy Hoover and the Jesus Seminar), 1993
- The Gospel of Mark: Red Letter Edition (with Mahlon Smith), 1991
- The Parables of Jesus: Red Letter Edition (with James Butts and Bernard Brandon Scott), 1988
- The Poetics of Biblical Narrative, 1988
- Parables and Presence, 1982
- Jesus as Precursor, 1975, revised 1994
- A Beginning-Intermediate Grammar of Hellenistic Greek, 1973
- Language, Hermeneutic, and Word of God, 1966
- A Grammar of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature by Blass-Debrunner (translated and revised), 1961
Academic Credentials
- A.B., Butler University
- M.A., Butler University
- B.D., Christian Theological Seminary
- Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Special Study
- University of Toronto, Canada, 1973–1974
- University of Tübingen, Germany, 1965–1966
- Ecumenical Institute, Bossey, Switzerland, 1947
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Religious Studies, University of Montana, 1969–1986
- Professor of New Testament, Vanderbilt University, 1966–1969
- Associate Professor of New Testament, Drew University, 1959–1966
- Assistant Professor of Biblical Theology, Emory University, 1958–1959
- Annual Professor, American School of Oriental Research (Jerusalem), 1957–1958
- Instructor, Harvard Divinity School, 1956–1957
- Assistant Professor of Religion, Texas Christian University, 1953–1956
Professional Service
- Co-chair, The Jesus Seminar, 1985–2005
- Founder and Director, Westar Institute, 1986–2005
- Founder and President, Polebridge Press, 1981–2005
- Founder and Director, Scholars Press, 1974–1980
- Chair, Department of Religious Studies, University of Montana, 1974–1976
- President, Society of Biblical Literature, 1974–1975
- Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Montana, 1971–1972
- Executive Committee, American Council of Learned Societies, 1970–1972
- Conference of Secretaries, American Council of Learned Societies, 1968–1973
- Board of Directors, American Academy of Religion, 1968–1973
- Executive Secretary, Society of Biblical Literature, 1968–1973
- Chair, Graduate Department of Religion, Vanderbilt University, 1967–1969
Awards and Honors
- Doctor of Humane Letters, Butler Univeristy, 2005
- Society of Biblical Literature, Fellowship, 1980–1981
- American Council of Learned Societies, Fellowship, 1973–74
- Fulbright Senior Scholar, University of Tübingen, Germany, 1966–1967
- Guggenheim Fellow, 1966–1967