Robert W. Funk (1926–2005)

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1. John Dominic Crossan

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2. John Shelby Spong

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3. Marcus J. Borg

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4. Robert W. Funk

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5. Bruce M. Metzger

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6. Elaine Pagels

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7. Robert C. Culley

   Author of Semeia 21: Anthropological Perspectives on Old Testament Prophecy, Semeia 5: Oral Tradition and Old Testament Studies, Semeia 3: Classical Hebrew Narrative

8. Walter Bauer

   Author of A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature

9. Matthew Fox

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10. Daniel Patte

    Author of Semeia 26: Narrative Discourse in Structural Exegesis: John & 1 Thessalonians, Semeia 18: Genesis 2 and 3, Kaleidoscopic Structural Readings, Semeia 29: Kingdom and Children: Aphorism, Chreia, Structure

11. C. F. D. Moule

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12. Burton L. Mack

    Author of The Lost Gospel: The Book of Q, Who Wrote the New Testament?: The Making of the Christian Myth

13. Charles Wanamaker

    Author of The Epistles to the Thessalonians: A Commentary on the Greek Text (New International Greek Testament Commentary)

14. Max Zerwick

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15. Johan and Eynikel Lust, Erik and Hauspie, Katrin

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16. William A. Beardslee

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17. Eberhard Nestle

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18. A. T. Robertson

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19. Alfred Rahlfs

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20. Bruce K. Waltke

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