Norman A. Beck

Norman Arthur Beck is an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America pastor, and he serves as the contract pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church in Stockdale, Texas. He is also a Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation Professor, and writes and speaks about the relationships between Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Additionally, Beck serves as Poehlmann Professor of Theology and Classical Languages at Texas Lutheran University, currently teaching Intro to Theology, New Testament Studies, History of Religions, Elementary Greek, New Testament Greek Reading, Biblical Hebrew, as well as various Freshman Experience courses.

Education

Doctorate from Princeton Theological Seminary
Bachelor of Divinity from Trinity Lutheran Seminary
Bachelor of Arts from Capital University
Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Trinity Lutheran Seminary

Published books

Anti-Roman Cryptograms in the New Testament: Hidden Transcripts of Hope and Liberation Mature Christianity: The Recognition and Repudiation of the Anti-Jewish Polemic of the New TestamentAnti-Roman Cryptograms in the New Testament: Symbolic Messages of Hope and LiberationMature Christianity in the 21st Century The New Testament: A New Translation and RedactionJesus: The Man a screenplay

Signed statements

He was among the signers of "The Passion of the Christ, Jewish Pain, and Christian Responsibility: A Response to Mel Gibson's Film; A Statement by Concerned Christians" in September 2004 . He was among the signers of "An Open Letter Concerning Religion and Science," signed by members of the clergy and addressed to school board members asking them to continue teaching evolution as sound science, affirming that this did not conflict with religious beliefs .