Uploaded October 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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This session is part of the Mission and the Bible in the Wake of the Reformation Conference held Oct 20, 2017 held at Wycliffe College.

Alec Ryrie: Lovers and Brawlers: Protestants and their Bibles from the Reformation to the Present. (youtu.be/1Ej2E2-Hxxg)

Eckhard Schnabel: The Great Commission: The Vision and Practice of Missionary Work from Jesus, John, and Paul to Bonifatius and Martin Luther. (youtu.be/uEx-ZgukN5g)

Cheryl Peterson: God's mission has a church, but does it have a scripture? Reflections on the Scriptural basis for the church's mission. (youtube.com/watch?v=pU-Xhyou24A)

Carl Trueman: A Narrative in Crisis? The Reformation and Some Modern Critics. (youtu.be/lNGdjMd5abM)

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Topic: The Great Commission: The Vision and Practice of Missionary Work from Jesus, John, and Paul to Bonifatius and Martin Luther

Eckhard Schnabel
Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary
Mary French Rockefeller Distinguished Professor of New Testament

Noted New Testament scholar Dr. Eckhard Schnabel joined Gordon-Conwell in 2012 with over 30 years of extensive experience in teaching, ministry, research and scholarship.

Fluent in English and his native German, as well as six ancient languages and four research languages, Dr. Schnabel brings a global perspective to the Gordon-Conwell community. He was involved in cross-cultural missions in Latin America, Europe and Asia for over 20 years before moving to Deerfield, Illinois, to teach at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and engage in preaching and teaching ministry in various venues. Dr. Schnabel also taught at theological schools in seven foreign countries, including China, Belgium, Philippines, Poland, Sri Lanka, Canada and Germany.

He is a member of the Society for New Testament Studies, Tyndale Fellowship, Evangelical Theological Society, Institute of Biblical Research and Society of Biblical Literature.

Dr. Schnabel has held numerous editorial responsibilities, including his current appointment as associate editor of the Bulletin of Biblical Research, and is widely published in academic journals. Has authored 10 books and over 75 essays and articles, contributed countless reviews and commentaries, and translated seven books into German, including Francis Schaeffer’s How Should We Then Live? The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture.

Dr. Schnabel’s most recent books include Paul the Missionary: Realities, Strategies, and Methods; The Book of Acts, an exegetical commentary on the New Testament; and 40 Questions on the End Times.

He and his wife, Barbara, have two children.