{"id":50,"date":"2019-06-28T00:03:10","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T00:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/faculty\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2023-12-05T15:36:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T15:36:43","slug":"ckoester","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/faculty\/ckoester\/","title":{"rendered":"Craig R. Koester"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Education<\/h2>\n<div id=\"tool_4538\" class=\"Tool staticTool tool_active_true\">\n<div id=\"fac_home\">\n<div class=\"fac_home_text\">\n<ul class=\"degree_list\">\n<li>Ph.D. (Union Theological Seminary)<\/li>\n<li>Ordained (ELCA)<\/li>\n<li>M.Div. (Luther Theological Seminary)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearer\"><\/div>\n<h2>Biography<\/h2>\n<p>Craig Koester received a B.A. from Saint Olaf College, an M.Div. from Luther Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. from Union Theological Seminary in New York. He served as a parish pastor for several years in Princeton, Minnesota, and joined the faculty of Luther Seminary in 1986. He was appointed to the Asher O. and Carrie Nasby chair of New Testament Studies in 2012 and served as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean from 2013-2018.<\/p>\n<p>An innovative teacher, Dr. Koester is known for his \u201cGenesis to Revelation\u201d course, which uses visuals, music, and drama to take people through the sweep of the biblical story in ten days. His other courses include John\u2019s Gospel, Paul\u2019s Letters, and the book of Revelation. In order to reach a wider public audience, he also developed courses in digital format. One is entitled <em>Apocalypse: Controversies and Meaning in Western History<\/em>. The other is <em>Reading Biblical Literature: Genesis to Revelation<\/em>. Both were released through the GreatCourses.<\/p>\n<p>As a scholar, Dr. Koester has contributed to discussions of Scripture in the academy and the church. His books include landmark commentaries on Hebrews (2001) and Revelation (2014) for the Anchor Yale Commentary series. Both have been translated into Korean. In Johannine studies, he is known for his <em>Symbolism in the Fourth Gospel<\/em> (2nd edition, 2003), <em>The Word of Life: A Theology of John\u2019s Gospel<\/em> (2008), and numerous articles. He is currently preparing a major commentary on John\u2019s Gospel for Eerdmans Publishing. His book <em>Revelation and the End of All Things<\/em> (2nd edition 2018) is a popular resource among seminary and college students, and is widely used in congregations.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Koester has led and organized seminars for the Society of Biblical Literature and Society for New Testament Studies. He has served as associate editor of the journals <em>New Testament Studies<\/em>, <em>The Catholic Biblical Quarterly<\/em>, and the <em>Journal for the Study of the New Testament<\/em>, and regularly presents his work at international gatherings of scholars. He was a scholar in residence at the Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton, New Jersey in 1992-1993 and 2007.<\/p>\n<p>In the church, Dr. Koester speaks at theological conferences, synod gatherings, pastors\u2019 workshops, and congregations. He is one of the designers of the Narrative Lectionary, which enables congregations to move through major sections of both Old and New Testaments from September through May each year. At the international level, he was involved in the Lutheran World Federation\u2019s project on the \u201cThe Bible in the Life of the Lutheran Communion\u201d from 2011-2016.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tool_4557\" class=\"Tool staticTool tool_active_true\">\n<div id=\"fac_publications\">\n<h2>Featured Work<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-51 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/faculty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/06\/Revelation-Koester-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"Revelation: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/faculty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/06\/Revelation-Koester-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/faculty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/06\/Revelation-Koester.jpg 328w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 1.125em;\">Revelation: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"fac_publication\">\n<div class=\"fac_pub_info\">\n<p>Yale University Press (2014)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Revelation-Translation-Introduction-Commentary-Commentaries\/dp\/0300216912\/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Revelation%3A+A+New+Translation+with+Introduction+and+Commentary&amp;qid=1631538805&amp;sr=8-3\" rel=\"noopener\">Revelation: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Education Ph.D. (Union Theological Seminary) Ordained (ELCA) M.Div. 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