Craig L. Blomberg (born August 3, 1955) is an American New Testament scholar. As of 2025, he is the Distinguished Professor Emeritus of the New Testament at Denver Seminary in Colorado where he has been since 1986. As of 2025, he serves as the president of the Evangelical Theological Society.
Education In 1977, he graduated from Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, which is also his hometown.
Personal life Blomberg was born in a mainline Protestant family and was a member of the Lutheran Church in America. While he was in high school, he joined the Youth for Christ and became a born again Evangelical; as of 2025, he is a member of the Evangelical Covenant Church.
Bibliography The Historical Reliability of John's Gospel: Issues and Commentary (IVP Academic, 2002) The Historical Reliability of the Gospels (IVP Academic, 2007) A New Testament Theology (Baylor University Press, 2018) Can We Still Believe in God?: Answering Ten Contemporary Challenges to Christianity (Brazos, 2020) Théologie du Nouveau Testament (EXCELSIS, 2021) Jesus and the Gospels: An Introduction and Survey, Third Edition (B&H Academic, 2022) Jesus the Purifier: John's Gospel and the Fourth Quest for the Historical Jesus (Baker Academic, 2023)
References
External links Denver Seminary A video interview with Craig Blomberg on why he is an Evangelical on Patheos Craig Blomberg (Theopedia) TNIV: The Untold Story of a Good Translation by Craig Blomberg Dr. Craig Blomberg on the Bones of Jesus Controversy An Interview with Craig Blomberg