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Australian New Testament scholar
Leon Lamb Morris (15 March 1914 – 24 July 2006) was an Australian
New Testament scholar and
theologian .
Born in
Lithgow, New South Wales , Morris was ordained to the
Anglican ministry in 1938. He earned
Bachelor of Divinity (with first class honors) in 1943 and
Master of Theology , both from
University of London external system.
[1] He later received his
PhD at the
University of Cambridge in
England on the subject which became his first major book, The Apostolic Preaching of the Cross . He served as
warden of Tyndale House, Cambridge (1960–64);
principal of
Ridley College in
Melbourne (1964–1979),
Australia
[1] (where they have named a library in his honour); and Visiting
Professor of New Testament at
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School .
He published several theological works and commentaries on the Bible, notable among which are The Apostolic Preaching of the Cross , The Atonement: Its Meaning and Significance , New Testament Theology , and The Gospel According to John (part of the
New International Commentary on the New Testament series), The Gospel According to Matthew (IVP / Eerdmans, 1992), The Epistle to the Romans (IVP / Eerdmans, 1988), and The Book of Revelation: An Introduction and Commentary (Rev. ed., IVP / Eerdmans, 1987).
In 1974, a
festschrift was published in his honour.
[1] Reconciliation and Hope: New Testament essays presented to L. L. Morris included contributions from
John Painter ,
E. Earle Ellis ,
Herman N. Ridderbos ,
Günther Bornkamm ,
Ralph P. Martin ,
James D. G. Dunn ,
Richard N. Longenecker ,
D. W. B. Robinson ,
G. R. Beasley-Murray and
George Eldon Ladd .
Selected works
Books
Morris, Leon (1955). The Apostolic Preaching of the Cross . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
OCLC
1546602 .
——— (1956).
The Epistles of Paul to the Thessalonians: an introduction and commentary .
New International Commentary on the New Testament . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
ISBN
978-0-802-82187-4 .
OCLC
690992 .
——— (1958). The First Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians: an introduction and commentary . Tyndale New Testament Commentaries. Vol. 7. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
ISBN
978-0-802-81406-7 .
OCLC
5029950 .
——— (1959). The First and Second Epistles to the Thessalonians: the English text with introduction, exposition, and notes . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
ISBN
978-0-851-11882-6 .
OCLC
10912433 .
——— (1965). The Cross in the New Testament . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
ISBN
978-0-802-83199-6 .
OCLC
384566 .
———;
Cundall, Arthur E. (1968). Judges and Ruth: An Introduction and Survey .
Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries . Vol. 7. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press.
ISBN
978-0-877-84896-7 .
——— (1969). Studies in the fourth Gospel . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
OCLC
21321 .
——— (1969). Revelation: an introduction and commentary .
Tyndale New Testament Commentaries . Vol. 20. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
ISBN
978-0-851-11889-5 .
OCLC
14932834 .
——— (1971). The Gospel according to John: the English text with introduction, exposition and notes .
New International Commentary on the New Testament . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
ISBN
978-0-802-82296-3 .
OCLC
200933 .
——— (1972). Apocalyptic . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
ISBN
978-0-802-81455-5 .
OCLC
402448 .
——— (1974). Luke: an introduction and commentary . Tyndale New Testament Commentaries. Vol. 3. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
ISBN
978-0-802-82253-6 .
OCLC
1051946 .
——— (1976). I Believe in Revelation . I Believe... Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
ISBN
978-0-802-81637-5 .
OCLC
1991295 .
——— (1981).
Testaments of Love: a study of love in the Bible . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
ISBN
978-0-802-81874-4 .
OCLC
7277296 .
——— (1985).
New Testament Theology . Grand Rapids, MI: Academie Books.
ISBN
978-0-310-45570-7 .
OCLC
12976111 .
——— (1987). The Epistle to the Romans .
PNTC . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
ISBN
978-0-802-83636-6 .
OCLC
16901277 .
——— (1989). Jesus is the Christ: Studies in the Theology of John . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
ISBN
978-0-802-80452-5 .
OCLC
19267493 .
———;
Carson, D. A. ;
Moo, Douglas J. (1991). An Introduction to the New Testament . Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
ISBN
978-0-310-51940-9 .
OCLC
24218222 .
——— (1992). The Gospel according to Matthew .
PNTC . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
ISBN
978-0-802-83696-0 .
OCLC
25787283 .
——— (1996). Galatians Paul's Charter of Christian Freedom . Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press.
ISBN
978-0-8308-1420-6 .
Articles
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