Craig R. Koester
Professor of New Testament  

Email: ckoester@luthersem.edu Personal Website: www.luthersem.edu/ckoester/ Office: (651) 641-3265    Office: GH 201

See personal website for course materials.
	See academic catalog for general course descriptions.
BI 1002	THE BIBLE PROFICIENCY EXAM	Summer Session 2009-2010
BI 1002	THE BIBLE PROFICIENCY EXAM	Spring Semester 2009-2010
NT 3211	THE GOSPEL AND EPISTLES OF JOHN	Spring Semester 2009-2010
NT 3211 P1	PRECEPT 1	Spring Semester 2009-2010
NT 3211 P2	PRECEPT 2	Spring Semester 2009-2010
NT 3211 P3 50	PRECEPT 3 - ONLINE	Spring Semester 2009-2010
NT 4275 S6	THE BOOK OF REVELATION	Spring Semester 2009-2010
BI 1002	THE BIBLE PROFICIENCY EXAM	January Term 2009-2010
NT 4225	GENESIS TO REVELATION	January Term 2009-2010
BI 1002	THE BIBLE PROFICIENCY EXAM	Fall Semester 2009-2010
NT 3211 02	THE GOSPEL AND EPISTLES OF JOHN	Fall Semester 2009-2010
NT 3211 02 P1	PRECEPT 1	Fall Semester 2009-2010
NT 3211 02 P2 50	PRECEPT 2 - ONLINE	Fall Semester 2009-2010
PR 3530 L2	LAB 2	Fall Semester 2009-2010
PR 3530 L9	LAB 9	Fall Semester 2009-2010
BI 1002	THE BIBLE PROFICIENCY EXAM	Summer Session 2008-2009
BI 1002	THE BIBLE PROFICIENCY EXAM	Spring Semester 2008-2009
NT 3211	THE GOSPEL AND EPISTLES OF JOHN	Spring Semester 2008-2009
NT 3211 P1	PRECEPT 1	Spring Semester 2008-2009
NT 3211 P2	PRECEPT 2	Spring Semester 2008-2009
NT 3211 P3 50	PRECEPT 3 - ONLINE	Spring Semester 2008-2009
NT 6225 S6	THE BOOK OF REVELATION	Spring Semester 2008-2009
BI 1002	THE BIBLE PROFICIENCY EXAM	January Term 2008-2009
NT 4225	GENESIS TO REVELATION	January Term 2008-2009
BI 1002	THE BIBLE PROFICIENCY EXAM	Fall Semester 2008-2009
NT 2211	PAULINE TRADITION:GALAT & I CORINTH	Fall Semester 2008-2009
NT 2211 P1	PRECEPT 1	Fall Semester 2008-2009
NT 2211 P2	PRECEPT 2	Fall Semester 2008-2009
NT 3211	THE GOSPEL AND EPISTLES OF JOHN	Fall Semester 2008-2009
NT 3211 P1	PRECEPT 1	Fall Semester 2008-2009
NT 3211 P2	PRECEPT 2	Fall Semester 2008-2009
NT 3211 P3 50	PRECEPT 3 - ONLINE	Fall Semester 2008-2009

Craig R. Koester is available to speak at your congregation's event or adult forum on the following topics. For other faculty and staff resources, visit our Online Resource Guide

• The Apolalypse Now: A Study of Revelation
• The Death and Resurrection of Jesus in the Gospel of John
• The History of Jerusalem from Biblical Times to the Present
• The Word of Life: A Study of John's Gospel

Links:
		Luther Productions The Bible Tutor and other resources are produced by Luther Productions.
Materials:
		Cities of Revelation Web Tour The book of Revelation, like the letters of Paul, speaks to Christians contending with issues in the places where they live. The opening chapters of Revelation tell us about Christians in seven different cities. This web tour, designed by Craig Koester, is a vivid way to learn more about the situation of the book's first readers.
		Journeys of Paul Web Tour Paul's life and writings show how the gospel addressed people in cities throughout the ancient world. This web tour, designed by Craig Koester, enables modern readers to follow the routes traveled by Paul and to connect Paul's message with the contexts in which he worked.
		The Bible Tutor The Bible Tutor is an interactive tool for learning basic Bible content. Designed by Craig Koester and staff at Luther Seminary, the Bible Tutor is a resource for students, congregations, and anyone interested in the Bible. Versions of the Bible Tutor are available online and on CD-ROM.
Publications:
		Articles "Recent Studies of the Book of Revelation," Lutheran Quarterly 14 (2000) 109-122.
		Hebrews in the Anchor Bible Commentary series, Doubleday, published in Spring 2001.  A major study of the book of Hebrews.
		Revelation and the End of All Things is a guide to the book of Revelation for all readers.  Eerdmans, Spring 2001.

View a detailed curriculum vitae for Craig R. Koester here. This includes education, professional positions, activities, memberships and publications.

Ph.D.	Union Theological Seminary New York, NY	1986
Ordained	ELCA	1980
M.Div.	Luther Theological Seminary St. Paul, MN	1980
B.A.	St. Olaf College Northfield, MN	1976

From Genesis to Revelation in 10 days? Craig Koester, professor of New Testament, delights in taking students on a fast-paced trip through the whole Bible using music, drama, and hundreds of visuals to bring the text to life. Dr. Koester says, “The course transforms the words on the page into sight [more...]

Through my teaching I want to help people enter the world of the Scriptures, so that the old story takes on new life for them.

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"When we seriously ponder the Word, hear it, and put it to use, such is its power that it never departs without fruit. It always awakens new understanding, new pleasure, and a new spirit of devotion, and it constantly cleanses the heart and its meditations. For these words are not idle or dead, but effective and living" (Luther's Large Catechism, Explanation of the Third Commandment).