Dr. Benjamin Laird joined the faculty of Liberty University in 2011 and currently serves as Associate Professor of Biblical Studies. A native of Denver, Colorado, Dr. Laird teaches a variety of courses in New Testament and Greek. He is a second-generation Liberty alumnus and lives in Lynchburg with his wife and their five children. In addition to his teaching experience, he has served in various capacities in the church including pastorates in Virginia and Scotland. His doctoral research examined the formation and circulation of the Pauline letter collection in early Christianity.
Publications
- Laird, B. and Echevarría, M., (2023), 40 Questions About the Apostle Paul, Kregel Publications, ISBN: 9780825447525, https://www.kregel.com/biblical-studies/40-questions-about-the-apostle-paul/
- Laird, B., (2023), Creating the Canon: Composition, Controversy, and the Authority of the New Testament, InterVarsity Press, ISBN: 9781514001103, https://www.ivpress.com/creating-the-canon
- Laird, B., (2022), The Pauline Corpus in Early Christianity: Its Formation, Publication, and Circulation, Hendrickson Academic, ISBN: 9781683074212, https://www.hendricksonrose.com/p/the-pauline-corpus-in-early-christianity/9781683074212
- Laird, B. and Porter, S., (2022), Five Views on the New Testament Canon, Kregel Publications, ISBN: 9780825447273, https://www.kregel.com/biblical-studies/five-views-on-the-new-testament-canon/
- Benjamin P. Laird and Miguel Echevarría. 40 Questions about the Apostle Paul. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2023
- Benjamin P. Laird. “Theological Controversies and the Canonical Reception of Hebrews.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 66:2 (2023): 247-66.
- Benjamin P. Laird. Review of Nobody’s Mother: Artemis of the Ephesians in Antiquity and the New Testament, by Sandra Glahn. Themelios 49:1 (2024): 206-08.
- Benjamin P. Laird. Review of The Oxford Handbook of Pauline Studies, edited by Matthew Novenson and R. Barry Matlock. Southeastern Theological Review 15:1 (2024): 95-96.
- Benjamin P. Laird. Review of Before There Was a Bible: Authorities in Early Christianity, by Lee Martin McDonald. Expository Times 135:4 (2023): 173-74.
- Benjamin P. Laird. Review of Rethinking the Dates of the New Testament: The Evidence for Early Composition, by Jonathan Bernier. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 66:1 (2023): 182-8