Krister Stendahl dies aged 86

Krister Stendahl, Swedish Bishop and New Testament scholar, has died aged 86. This brilliant man shifted the ground in New Testament Studies (especially re. St Paul), and has been a clear influence on "big" names that followed on, such as J. Dunn and N T Wright.  Give yourself a treat today and read his lovely essay, "Why I love the Bible" in which he describes reading the scriptures as "... an ever-transforming affair of the heart."