there by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His rules are as follows: When you are trying to understand another religion, you should ask the adherents of that religion and not its enemies. Don't compare your best to their worst. Leave room for "holy envy." (By this Stendahl meant that you should be willing to recognize elements in the other religious tradition or faith that you admire and wish could, in some way, be reflected in your own religious tradition or faith.) He died six days before his 87th birthday. Selected bibliography Stendahl, Krister. The school of St. Matthew, and its use of the Old Testament. Uppsala: C. W. K. Gleerup, Lund, 1954; 2nd ed. 1968. Stendahl, Krister. Scrolls and the New Testament. NY: Harper, 1967; SCM Press, 1958. Reprint Stendahl, Krister. The Bible and the Role of Women. Philadilphia: Fortress Press, 1966. Runyon, Theodore and Krister Stendahl. What the Spirit is Saying to the Churches: Essays. Hawthorn Books, 1975. Stendahl, Krister. Paul Among Jews and Gentiles and Other Essays. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1976. Stendahl, Krister. Meanings: The Bible As Document and As Guide. Fortress Press, 1984. Stendahl, Krister. Holy Week Preaching. Philadelphia : Fortress Press, 1985. Stendahl, Krister. Final Account: Paul's Letter to the Romans. Augsburg Fortress, 1995. Stendahl, Krister. Energy for Life: Reflections on a Theme: "Come Holy Spirit, Renew the Whole Creation". Paraclete Press, 1999. Nickelsburg, George and George Macrae, eds. Christians Among Jews and Gentiles: Essays in Honor of Krister Stendahl on His 65th Birthday. Fortress Press, 1986. Horsley, Richard A., ed. ''Paul and Politics: Ekklesia, Israel, Imperium, Interpretation. Trinity Press, 2000. Stendahl, Krister. "The Role of the Bible in the Theology of the Future," The Dynamic in Christian Thought, Villanova Theological Symposium, Volume I, Ed. Joseph Papin (Villanova University Press,1970), pp. 44–51. Stendahl, Krister. "On Earth as it is in Heaven - Dynamics in Christian Eschatology", The Escaton: A Community of Love, Villanova Theological Symposium, Volume V, Ed. Joseph Papin (Villanova University Press, 1971), pp. 57–68. Stendahl, Krister, "A Letter in Honor of Dr. Papin", Transcendence and Immanence, Reconstruction in the Light of Process Thinking, Festschrift in Honor of Joseph Papin, ed. Joseph Armenti (The Abbey Press: St. Meinrad, 1972), p. 5. Notes References Sources External links A taped address to the Annual Assembly of the Massachusetts Council of Churches, December 9, 1972 is in the Harvard Divinity School Library at Harvard Divinity