Charles Cousar

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Charles B. Cousar (born in 1933) was a Professor of New Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary. He was an author, a New Testament scholar, and a minister in the Presbyterian Church USA. He worked extensively with the New Testament to give resources to preach and to study to ministers and others. He is the recipient of the Alumni Distinguished Service Award from Columbia Theological Seminary.

Education[]

Cousar was born in 1933 in Charlottesville, VA. He attended the McCallie School in Chattanooga, TN. He continued his education at Davidson College where he graduated with a BA in 1955. He proceeded to Columbia Theological Seminary and earned a BD in 1958. Dr. Cousar then obtained a PhD from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland in 1960.^[1]

Career[]

Cousar served as an Assistant Professor and an Associate Professor at Columbia Theological Seminary until 1966. He was the Samuel A. Cartledge Professor of New Testament until 2003. He was also the Dean of Academic Affairs, served twice as an Interim Dean of Faculty, and served twice as the Interim President at Columbia Theological Seminary. From 1962 to 1968 he was a visiting professor at Agnes Scott College and in 1969 at Union Theological Seminary.^[2] Since 1960 he was a member of the Society of Biblical Literature.^[3]

Awards and recognition[]

He is the recipient of the Alumni Distinguished Service Award from Columbia Theological Seminary. He has also received the Faculty Research Fellowship from the Association of Theological Schools, and the McCallie School Alumni Achievement Award.

Major publications[]

Cousar is known for his New Testament research and commentaries. He also wrote part of the series Texts for Preaching, co-authored with a number of people including Walter Brueggemann. In addition to the several books he wrote, he published a number of scholarly articles and written sections for other larger books. His academic works include:^[4]

• The Letters of Paul: Interpreting Biblical Texts Series. Abingdon Press(Nov 1, 1996)
• Galatians (Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching & Preaching). Westminster John Knox Press (January 1, 1986). This is his most widely held work: according to WorldCat, the book is held in 664 libraries ^[5]
• An Introduction to the New Testament: Witnesses to God's New Work. Westminster John Knox Press; annotated edition (September 19, 2006)
• Theology of the Cross: the death of Jesus in the Pauline letters (Overtures to Biblical Theology). Augsburg Fortress Publishing (May 1, 1990)
• Reading Galatians, Philippians, and 1 Thessalonians: A Literary and Theological Commentary (Reading the New Testament) (Volume 8). Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Incorporated (January 11, 2013).
• Philippians and Philemon: A Commentary. Westminster John Knox Press(April 2, 2009)
• Texts for Preaching, Year A: A Lectionary Commentary Based on the NRSV. Westminster John Knox Press (July 7, 1995)
• Texts for Preaching, Year B: A Lectionary Commentary Based on the NRSV. Westminster John Knox Press (July 7, 1995)
• Texts for Preaching, Year C: A Lectionary Commentary Based on the NRSV. Westminster John Knox Press (July 7, 1995)

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