Clinton E. Arnold is a New Testament

New Testament

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 scholar who is currently serving as department chair of New Testament studies at Talbot School of Theology

Talbot School of Theology

Talbot School of Theology is a non-denominational, conservative evangelical Christian theological seminary located near Los Angeles. Talbot is one of the seven schools that comprise Biola University, located in La Mirada, California.-History:...

 and 2011 president of the Evangelical Theological Society

Evangelical Theological Society

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. Arnold's research interest is in the Pauline writings, the book of Acts, Graeco-Roman religions, the rise of Christianity in Asia Minor, and the theology of sanctification (including spiritual warfare). He has authored six books, dozens of scholarly articles, and several entries in biblical dictionaries and study Bibles. In the past, he served as a regular columnist for Discipleship Journal, and is currently serving as the general editor of the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary Series.

Education and family

Arnold earned his B.A.

Bachelor of Arts

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(1980) from Biola

Biola University

Biola University is a private, evangelical Christian, liberal arts university located near Los Angeles. Biola's main campus is in La Mirada in Los Angeles County, California. In addition, the university has several satellite campuses in Chino Hills, Inglewood, San Diego, and Laguna Hills.-...

, his M.Div.

Master of Divinity

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 (1983) from the related Talbot Theological Seminary, and his Ph.D.

Doctor of Philosophy

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 (1986) in New Testament exegesis

Exegesis

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 at the University of Aberdeen

University of Aberdeen

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. In 1991, he completed post-doctoral studies in the historical context of the epistle to the Colossians

Epistle to the Colossians

The Epistle of Paul to the Colossians, usually referred to simply as Colossians, is the 12th book of the New Testament. It was written, according to the text, by Paul the Apostle to the Church in Colossae, a small Phrygian city near Laodicea and approximately 100 miles from Ephesus in Asia...

 at Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen. Arnold married Barbara (née Erickson) in 1981, and together they have three children.