Andreas Johannes Köstenberger

Andreas Johannes Köstenberger
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Born	(1957-11-02) November 2, 1957 Vienna, Austria
💼 Occupation	Biblical Scholar
🌐 Website	https://www.biblicalfoundations.org/

Andreas Johannes Köstenberger (born November 2, 1957) is Research Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology and founding director of the Center for Biblical Studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is an evangelical scholar, author, and founder of Biblical Foundations, an organization devoted to encouraging a return to the biblical foundations in the home, the church, and society. His primary research interests are the Gospel of John, Biblical Theology, and Hermeneutics.

Background and Education

Köstenberger was born on November 2, 1957, in Vienna, Austria. He received a masters (1980) and doctorate (1982) in social and economic sciences from the Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (the Vienna University of Economics and Business). Subsequently, at the age of twenty-seven, he traveled to the United States to complete a Masters of Divinity (1988) at Columbia International University (then Columbia Bible College and Graduate School of Missions) and doctorate (1993) at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School under the direction of D. A. Carson. While studying with Dr. Carson, he completed his dissertation on the mission motif in John which was published in 1998 under the title, The Missions of Jesus and the Disciples in the Fourth Gospel.

Career

In 1996, he took a teaching position at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS) where he was Senior Research Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology. At SEBTS he served as director of Ph.D. studies for 12 years. In 2007, he was elected by the Governing Body to a 5-year term as Visiting Fellow at St. Edmund's College, Cambridge in Cambridge, England. In April 2018, the Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MBTS) board of trustees elected Dr. Köstenberger to the faculty as Research Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology.

From 1990–1993, he was an editorial board member for the Trinity Journal. Then, from 1996-1997 he was the editor of CBMW News (later Journal of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood; now eikon: A Journey for Biblical Anthropology). He served as the Director of Acquisitions for B&H Academic from 2010–2014.

In 2006, he and his wife Margaret founded Biblical Foundations. According to their website, "The mission of Biblical Foundations is to help restore the biblical foundations for the family, the church, and society."

Köstenberger serves as the founding director of the Center for Biblical Studies at MBTS.

In 2010, he presented scholarly papers on various themes concerning Johannine theology at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. The same year, he presented a paper on “John’s Transposition of the Synoptic Pattern: Retelling the Story of Jesus in Another Key” at the Tyndale Fellowship in Cambridge, England, which was subsequently published in the Festschrift, Earliest Christian History: History, Literature, and Theology: Essays from the Tyndale Fellowship in Honor of Martin Hengel.

Dr. Kostenberger has appeared on numerous radio programs and podcasts, including the B.A.R. Podcast, the Biblical Foundations Podcast , For the Church Podcast with Jared Wilson, the Preaching & Preachers Podcast with Jason K. Allen, The Table Podcast with Darrell L. Bock, The Mind Renewed Podcast with Julian Charles, and the White Horse Inn.

Honors

• (2013) Invitation to Biblical Interpretation (Invitation to Theological Studies Series) was chosen as one of five finalists in the Commentary/Reference Works category for the "Gold Medallion" awards by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA).
• (2014) "Wayne Grudem Award for Complementarian Scholarship", from the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (along with wife Margaret).

Personal Life

During the last year of his Masters of Divinity, Köstenberger met his wife, Margaret. They married in December 1989. Margaret holds a Doctor of Theology (Th.D.) degree from the University of South Africa and is Associate Professor of Theology and Women's Ministry and Faculty Coordinator of Women's Ministry Programs at MBTS.

Selected Works

Köstenberger, Andreas (1998). The Missions of Jesus and the Disciples in the Fourth Gospel. Eerdmans. Search this book on

• ——— (2003). The Book Study Concordance. B&H. Search this book on (with Raymond Bouchoc).
• ——— (2007). "John," in Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament. Baker. Search this book on
• ——— (2008). Father, Son, and Spirit: The Trinity and John's Gospel. NSBT. InterVarsity. Search this book on (with Scott R. Swain).
• ——— (2009). The Theology of John's Gospel and Letters. BTNT. Zondervan. Search this book on
• ——— (2010). God, Marriage, and Family (2nd ed.). Crossway. Search this book on (with David W. Jones).
• ——— (2010). The Heresy of Orthodoxy. Crossway. Search this book on (with Michael J. Kruger).
• ——— (2010). Entrusted with the Gospel: Paul's Theology in the Pastoral Epistles. NACMS. B&H. Search this book on
• ——— (2011). Understanding the Times: New Testament Studies in the 21st Century. Crossway. Search this book on (with Robert W. Yarbrough).
• ——— (2011). Excellence: The Character of God and the Pursuit of Scholarly Virtue. Crossway. Search this book on
• ——— (2012). Marriage and the Family: Biblical Essentials. Crossway. Search this book on (with David W. Jones).
• ——— (2012). The Lion and the Lamb. B&H. Search this book on (with Charles L Quarles and L. Scott Kellum).
• ——— (2013). "John," in Holman Apologetics Commentary: Gospels & Acts. B&H. Search this book on
• ——— (2013). Encountering John (2nd ed.). Baker. Search this book on
• ——— (2014). The Final Days of Jesus. Crossway. Search this book on (with Justin Taylor).
• ——— (2014). Truth Matters: Confident Faith in a Confusing World. B&H. Search this book on (with Darrell L. Bock and Josh Chatraw).
• ——— (2014). God's Design for Man and Woman: A Biblical-Theological Survey. Crossway. Search this book on (with Margaret Köstenberger).
• ——— (2014). Truth in a Culture of Doubt: Engaging Popular Distortions of the Bible. Nashville: B&H. Search this book on (with Darrell L. Bock and Josh Chatraw).
• ——— (2015). The First Days of Jesus: The Story of the Incarnation. Crossway. Search this book on (with Alexander Stewart).
• ——— (2015). For the Love of God's Word: An Introduction to Biblical Interpretation. Kregel. Search this book on (with Richard Duane Patterson).
• ——— (2016). Inductive Bible Study. B&H. Search this book on (with Al Fuhr).
• ——— (2016). The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown: An Introduction to the New Testament (2nd ed.). B&H. Search this book on (with Charles L Quarles and L. Scott Kellum).
• ——— (2016). Women in the Church (3rd ed.). Crossway. Search this book on (with Thomas R. Schreiner and contributors).
• ——— (2017). Jesus and the Future: Understanding What He Taught about the End Times. Lexham. Search this book on (with Alexander Stewart and Apollo Makara).
• ——— (2017). Commentary on 1-2 Timothy and Titus. B&H. Search this book on
• ——— (2018). Equipping for Life: A Guide for New, Aspiring, and Struggling Parents. Christian Focus. Search this book on (with Margaret Köstenberger).
• ——— (2020). The Jesus of the Gospels. Kregel. Search this book on
• ——— (2020). The Holy Spirit: Theology for the Community of God. B&H. Search this book on (with Gregg Allison).
• ——— (2020). Salvation to the Ends of the Earth: A Biblical Theology of Mission. NSBT (2nd ed.). InterVarsity. Search this book on
• ——— (2020). Invitation to Biblical Interpretation (2nd ed.). Kregel. Search this book on (with Richard Patterson).
• ——— (2020). Handbook on Hebrews Through Revelation (Handbooks on the New Testament). Baker Academic. Search this book on
• ——— (2020). Parenting Essentials: Equipping Your Children for Life. Christian Focus. Search this book on (with Margaret Köstenberger).
• ——— (2020). Going Deeper with New Testament Greek (2nd ed.). B&H. Search this book on (with Benjamin L. Merkle and Robert L. Plummer).

References

• "Biblical Foundations". Retrieved 5 March 2020.
• "Center for Biblical Studies". Retrieved 5 March 2020.
• "Amazon". Retrieved 5 March 2020.
• "The Gospel Coalition". Retrieved 5 March 2020.
• "Desiring God". Retrieved 5 March 2020.
• "Ligonier". Retrieved 5 March 2020.
• "Crossway". Retrieved 5 March 2020.
• "Theopedia". Retrieved 5 March 2020.
• "B&H". Retrieved 5 March 2020.
• "Baker". Retrieved 5 March 2020.
• "Kregel". Retrieved 16 March 2020.
• "Christian Focus Publications". Retrieved 16 March 2020.
• InterVarsity Press. Retrieved 16 March 2020. Search this book on
• "Zondervan". Retrieved 16 March 2020.
• Köstenberger, Andreas J. (2011). Excellence: The Character of God and the Pursuit of Scholarly Virtue. Wheaton, IL: Crossway. pp. 18–24. ISBN 978-1-58134-910-8. Search this book on
• "Köstenberger, Andreas J." MBTS Faculty Directory.
• "Publications". The Evangelical Theological Society. Retrieved 5 March 2020.

External links

• Twitter profile
• Biblical Foundations - Köstenberger's website and blog at the official domain – includes a list of publications.

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