Brian K. Blount (born in

Smithfield, Virginia Smithfield is a town in Isle of Wight County, in the South Hampton Roads subregion of the Hampton Roads region of Virginia in the United States. The population was 8,089 at the 2010 census. The town is most famous for the curing and productio ...

) is a

Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their nam ...

minister,

New Testament The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Chri ...

scholar and current President of

Union Presbyterian Seminary Union Presbyterian Seminary is a Presbyterian seminary in Richmond, Virginia. It also has a non-residential campus in Charlotte, North Carolina and an online blended learning program. History As a result of efforts undertaken together by the S ...

. He is a preacher and scholar on the

Book of Revelation The Book of Revelation is the final book of the New Testament (and consequently the final book of the Christian Bible). Its title is derived from the first word of the Koine Greek text: , meaning "unveiling" or "revelation". The Book of ...

Education

He holds a

B.A. Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four yea ...

from the

College of William and Mary The College of William & Mary (officially The College of William and Mary in Virginia, abbreviated as William & Mary, W&M) is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia. Founded in 1693 by letters patent issued by King William III ...

, his M. Div from

Princeton Theological Seminary Princeton Theological Seminary (PTSem), officially The Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian Church, is a private school of theology in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1812 under the auspices of Archibald Alexander, the General Assembly of t ...

, and a Ph.D. from

Emory University Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1836 as "Emory College" by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory, Emory is the second-oldest private institution of ...

Ministry career

He served as pastor of Carver Memorial Presbyterian Church in Newport News, Virginia, from 1982 to 1988, before studying for his doctorate. He served as the Richard J. Dearborne Professor of New Testament Interpretation at

for 15 years before being called as President of

in Richmond, Virginia in 2007.

Other publications

Blount is a contributor to

The Christian Century ''The Christian Century'' is a Christian magazine based in Chicago, Illinois. Considered the flagship magazine of US mainline Protestantism, the monthly reports on religious news; comments on theological, moral, and cultural issues; and review ...

Written Works

Invasion of the Dead: Preaching Resurrection
Westminster John Knox Press, 2014
Revelation
Westminster John Knox Press, 2009
The New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible
associate editor, Abingdon Press, 2007
True to Our Native Land: An African American New Testament Commentary
general editor, Fortress Press, 2007
Can I Get A Witness? Reading Revelation Through African-American Culture
Westminster John Knox Press, 2005
Preaching Mark in Two Voices
with Gary Charles, Westminster John Knox Press, 2002
Struggling with Scripture
with

Walter Brueggemann Walter Brueggemann (born March 11, 1933) is an American Protestant Old Testament scholar and theologian who is widely considered one of the most influential Old Testament scholars of the last several decades. His work often focuses on the Hebrew p ...

and William Placher, Westminster John Knox Press, 2002
Then The Whisper Put On Flesh: New Testament Ethics in An African American Context
Abingdon Press, 2001
Making Room At The Table: An Invitation to Multicultural Worship
edited with Lenora Tubbs Tisdale, Westminster John Knox Press, 2000
Go Preach! Mark’s Kingdom Message and The Black Church Today
Orbis Press, 1998
Cultural Interpretation: Reorienting New Testament Criticism
Fortress Press, 1995

Sources

Brian Blount
Biographical Information, Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian Education, 2009

References

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