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Darrell L. Bock (born December 12, 1953) is an American evangelical Christian
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scholar. He is Executive Director of Cultural Engagement a
The Hendricks Center
and Senior Research Professor of New Testament studies at
Dallas Theological Seminary Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) is an evangelical theology, theological seminary in Dallas, Texas. It is known for popularizing the theological system dispensationalism. DTS has campuses in Dallas, Houston, and Washington, D.C., as well as cont ...
(DTS) in
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, United States. Bock received his
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from Scotland's
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. His supervisor was I. Howard Marshall. Harold Hoehner was an influence in his NT development, as were Martin Hengel and Otto Betz as he was a Humboldt scholar at Tübingen University multiple years. His works include the monograph "Blasphemy and Exaltation" in the collection ''Judaism and the Final Examination of Jesus'', and volumes on Luke in both the ''Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament'' and the IVP New Testament Commentary Series. Bock is a past president of the Evangelical Theological Society, and he is a member of the board of trustees of
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. He has served as a corresponding editor for ''
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'', and he has published articles in the ''
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''. Bock is known for his work concerning '' The Da Vinci Code'' by
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. In a response to the theological implications of the novel, Bock wrote ''Breaking the Da Vinci Code'', his best-selling work to date. The book challenges the historicity of various extra-biblical ideas expressed in ''The Da Vinci Code'', most notably the supposed marriage of
Jesus Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...
to
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. He also has written many pieces for ''
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''. Bock also wrote ''
The Missing Gospels ''The Missing Gospels: Unearthing the Truth Behind Alternative Christianities'' is a book by Darrell L. Bock, Research Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. The book is concerned with later alternative gospels and 'Ch ...
'', which argues for the existence and legitimate primacy of early Christian orthodoxy over non-canonical gospels and beliefs. On May 17, 2006, immediately before the film '' The Da Vinci Code'' opened, Bock appeared on the TV show ''
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'', talking about his book and about the movie. Bock has debated agnostic biblical scholar
Bart D. Ehrman Bart Denton Ehrman (born 1955) is an American New Testament scholar focusing on textual criticism of the New Testament, the historical Jesus, and the origins and development of early Christianity. He has written and edited 30 books, including t ...
on whether certain epistles in the New Testament have been forged. In 2012, Darrell Bock became the executive director of cultural engagement at the Hendricks Center at DTS. He is also a host of The Table Podcast, Dallas Theological Seminary's weekly cultural engagement show. The other hosts of the podcast are Mikel Del Rosario, Bill Hendricks, and Kymberli Cook. For several years he has been a Guest Lecturer at the Bible Institute of South Africa's Winter School in Cape Town, as well as at numerous other institutions globally.


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Review by Thomas R. Schreiner of ''Blasphemy and Exaltation in Judaism and the Final Examination of Jesus: A Philological-Historical Study of the Key Jewish Themes Impacting Mark 14:61-64.''Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Jun 2002. Review by Joel F. Williams of ''Blasphemy and Exaltation in Judaism: The Charge against Jesus in Mark 14:53-65''
from the Centre for Public Christianity {{DEFAULTSORT:Bock, Darrell American Christian writers 1953 births Living people American evangelicals American biblical scholars Alumni of the University of Aberdeen Dallas Theological Seminary faculty New Testament scholars