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Craig S. Keener
Born1960
NationalityAmerican
TitleF. M. and Ada Thompson Professor of New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary
SpouseMédine Moussounga Keener
Academic background
EducationDuke University, Central Bible College/Evangel University, Assemblies of God Theological Seminary of Evangel University
Alma materDuke University
Thesis (1991)
Doctoral advisorD. Moody Smith
Academic work
Institutions Palmer Theological Seminary
Asbury Theological Seminary
Notable worksActs: An Exegetical Commentary (in four volumes)(2012-2015)
Website http://www.craigkeener.com/

Craig S. Keener (born 4 July 1960) is an American Protestant theologian, Biblical scholar and professor of New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary.

Biography

Early life

Keener was born on 4 July 1960. [1]

Education

He studied at Central Bible College (now part of Evangel University) and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1982, then studied theology at Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (now of Evangel University) and earned a Master's degree in 1982 and a Master of Divinity in 1987. He also studied at Duke University in New Testament and Christian origins and has earned a Doctor of Philosophy in 1991. [2]

Career

In 1991 he was ordained as a minister by the National Baptist Convention, USA. [3] In 2001, he became an associate pastor at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in Philadelphia until 2011. [4][ additional citation(s) needed]

Keener became a professor at Hood Theological Seminary, [2] then professor of New Testament at Palmer Theological Seminary at Eastern University for nearly 15 years. Since 2011, Keener has been (F. M. and Ada Thompson) professor of New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. [2] Keener has taught in various countries, especially countries in Africa. [2]

From 2014 to 2019, Keener was the editor of the Bulletin for Biblical Research. [5] He has authored a number of commentaries on New Testament books as well as books and articles. [6] His popular IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament (1993) has sold over half a million copies. [2]

In 2020, he served as the president of the Evangelical Theological Society. [7]

Scholarly expertise and views

Keener's expertise lies in New Testament Background, the book of Acts, Jesus, Miracles, [8] the Gospels and Ethnic/racial Reconciliation. [9] [2]

Bruce Chilton lauded Keener's 2009 book The Historical Jesus of the Gospels, writing that it "marks a notable moment in the critical study of Jesus." He based this claim on the fact that Keener uses the study of Jesus' Jewish environment to argue for the authenticity of the Gospels. [6] Keener has an Arminian [10] theological standpoint on soteriology, supporting conditional preservation of the believer. [11] Keener holds egalitarian, [12] and continuationist views. [13]

Awards

The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, for which Keener authored most of the New Testament notes, won Bible of the Year in the 2017 Christian Book Awards, and also won Book of the Year in the Religion: Christianity category of the International Book Awards. [2]

Personal life

He is married to Médine Moussounga Keener, who holds a Ph.D. from University of Paris 7. [2] He and his wife have two children, David and Keren. [7]

Works

Books

  • Keener, Craig S. (1991). And Marries Another: divorce and remarriage in the teaching of the New Testament. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson. ISBN  978-0-943-57546-9. OCLC  24787129.
  • ——— (1992). Paul, Women & Wives. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson. ISBN  978-0-943-57596-4. OCLC  26363900.
  • ——— (1994). The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN  978-0-830-81405-3. OCLC  29313370.
  • ——— (1997). The Spirit in the Gospels and Acts: divine purity and power. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson. ISBN  9781565631694. OCLC  1124144441. - based on the author's Ph.D. thesis
  • ——— (1997). Matthew. IVP New Testament commentary series. Vol. 1. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN  978-0-830-81801-3. OCLC  35723512.
  • ——— (1999). A Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN  978-0-802-83821-6. OCLC  40473792.
  • ——— (2000). Revelation. NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN  978-0-3102-3192-9. OCLC  41924712.
  • ——— (2001). Gift & Giver: The Holy Spirit for Today. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. ISBN  978-0-8010-2266-1. OCLC  45162181.
  • ——— (2003). The Gospel of John: A Commentary (2 vols.). Peabody, MA: Hendrickson. ISBN  978-1-5656-3378-0. OCLC  52750146.
  • ——— (2006). 1-2 Corinthians. New Cambridge Bible Commentary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN  978-0-521-83462-9. OCLC  56840215.
  • ——— (2009). The Historical Jesus of the Gospels. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN  978-0-802-86292-1. OCLC  368046328.
  • ——— (2009). Romans. New Covenant Commentary Series. Cascade Books. ISBN  978-1-6060-8156-3. OCLC  437054246.
  • ——— (2011). Miracles: The Credibility of the New Testament Accounts. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. ISBN  978-0--801-03952-2. OCLC  699760418.
  • ——— (2012). Acts: An Exegetical Commentary, vol. 1: Introduction and 1:1-2:47. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. ISBN  978-0-8010-4836-4. OCLC  844024128.
  • ——— (2013). Acts: An Exegetical Commentary, vol. 2: 3:1-14:28. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. ISBN  978-0-8010-4837-1. OCLC  864430825.
  • ——— (2014). Acts: An Exegetical Commentary, vol. 3: 15:1-23:35. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. ISBN  978-0-8010-4838-8. OCLC  861208882.
  • ——— (2015). Acts: An Exegetical Commentary, vol. 4: 24:1-28:31. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. ISBN  978-0-8010-4839-5. OCLC  903675668.
  • ——— (2016). The Mind of the Spirit: Paul's Approach to Transformed Thinking. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. ISBN  978-0801-09776-8.
  • ——— (2016). Spirit Hermeneutics: Reading Scripture in Light of Pentecost. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN  978-0802-87439-9.
  • ——— (2018). Galatians. New Cambridge Bible Commentary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN  978-1108-44557-3.
  • ——— (2018). Galatians: A Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. ISBN  978-154-096007-8.
  • ——— (2019). Christobiography: Memories, History, and the Reliability of the Gospels. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN  9780802876751.
  • ———; Brown, Michael L. (2019). Not Afraid of the Antichrist. Grand Rapids, MI: Chosen Books. ISBN  978-0800-79916-8.

Articles and chapters

(n.b. partial list)

  • ——— (1987). "Matthew 5:22 and the Heavenly Court". Expository Times. 99 (2): 46.
  • ——— (2000). "Marriage". In Evans, Craig A.; Porter, Stanley E. (eds.). Dictionary of New Testament Background. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press. pp.  680-93. ISBN  9780830817801.
  • ——— (2003). "Some New Testament Invitations to Ethnic Reconciliation". Evangelical Quarterly. 75 (3): 195–213. doi: 10.1163/27725472-07503001.
  • ——— (2003). "Spirit, Holy Spirit, Advocate, Breath, Wind". In Evans, Craig A.; Gowan, Donald E. (eds.). Westminster Theological Wordbook of the Bible. Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox Press. pp. 484–96.
  • ——— (2005). "'Brood of Vipers' (Mt. 3.7; 12.34; 23.33)". Journal for the Study of the New Testament. 28 (1): 3–11. doi: 10.1177/0142064X05057771. S2CID  163128593.
  • ——— (2006). "Paul's 'Friends' the Asiarchs (Acts 19.31)". Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism. 3: 134–41.
  • ——— (2008). "Novel's 'Exotic' Places and Luke's African Official (Acts 8:27)". Andrews University Seminary Studies. 46 (1): 5–20.
  • ——— (2008). "Between Asia and Europe: Postcolonial Mission in Acts 16:8-10". Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies. 11 (1–2): 3–14.
  • ——— (2008). "Some Rhetorical Techniques in Acts 24:2-21". In Porter, Stanley E. (ed.). Paul's World. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp.  221-51. ISBN  9789004162723.
  • ——— (2009). "Fever and Dysentery in Acts 28:8 and Ancient Medicine". Bulletin for Biblical Research. 19 (3): 393–402. doi: 10.2307/26424217. JSTOR  26424217. S2CID  248445562.
  • ——— (2009). "We Beheld his Glory (Jn 1:14)". In Anderson, Paul N.; Just, Felix; Thatcher, Tom (eds.). Aspects of Historicity in the Fourth Gospel Vol. 2 of John, Jesus and History. SBL Early Christianity and It's Literature 2. Atlanta, GA: Society of Biblical Literature. pp. 15–25.
  • ——— (2010). "The Nativity Cave and Gentile Myths". Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism. 7: 59–67.
  • ——— (2010). "The Pillars and the Right Hand of Fellowship in Galatians 2:9". Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism. 7: 51–58.
  • ——— (2010). "Spirit Possession as a Cross-Cultural Experience". Bulletin for Biblical Research. 20 (2): 215–36. doi: 10.2307/26424297. JSTOR  26424297. S2CID  40571982.
  • ——— (2011). "We Beheld his Glory (Jn 1:14)". In Westerholm, Stephen (ed.). The Blackwell Companion to Paul. Malden, MA: Blackwell. pp. 46–62.
  • ——— (2012). "Paul and Sedition: Pauline Apologetic in Acts". Bulletin for Biblical Research. 22 (2): 201–24. doi: 10.2307/26424753. JSTOR  26424753. S2CID  248459393.
  • ——— (2013). "John, Gospel of". In Green, Joel B.; Brown, Jeannine K.; Perrin, Nicholas (eds.). Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels (2nd ed.). Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press. pp. 419–36.
  • ——— (2013). "Youthful Vigor and the Maturity of Age: Peter and the Beloved Disciple in John 20—21". In Chrupcala, L. Daniel (ed.). John: Essays on the Fourth Gospel in Honour of Frédéric Manns. Milan: Rdizioni Terra Santa. pp. 559–75.
  • ——— (2014). "Luke-Acts and the Historical Jesus". In Charlesworth, James; Rhea, Brian; Pokorny, Petr (eds.). Jesus Research: New Methodologies and Perceptions. The Second Princeton-Prague Symposium on Jesus Research. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. pp. 600–623.
  • ——— (2014). "Miracle Reports: Perspectives, Analogies, Explanations". In Charlesworth, James; Rhea, Brian (eds.). Hermeneutik der frühchristlichen Wundererzählungen: Historiche, literarische und rezeptionsästhetische Aspekte. WUNT. Vol. 339. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck. pp. 53–65.
  • ——— (2015). "Miracles". In Balentine, Samuel E. (ed.). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Bible and Theology. Vol. 2. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 101–7.
  • ——— (2016). "Paul's Positive Madness in Acts 26:24-25". In Lang, Manfred; Verheyden, Joseph (eds.). Goldene Anfänge und Aufbrüche: Johann Jakob Wettstein und die Apostelgeschichte. Arbeiten zur Bibel und Ihrer Geschichte. Lepizig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt. pp. 311–20.
  • ——— (2016). "Transformed Thinking in Paul's Letters". Doon Theological Journal. 13: 5–24.
  • ——— (2016). "'What Is Truth?': Pilate's Perspective on Jesus in John 18:33-38". In Anderson, Paul N.; Just, Felix; Thatcher, Tom (eds.). Glimpses of Jesus through the Johannine Lens, Vol. 3 of John, Jesus and History. SBL Early Christianity and It's Literature 18. Atlanta, GA: Scholars Press. pp. 77–94.
  • ——— (2017). "Rhetoric". In Thatcher, Tom; Keith, Chris; Person, Raymond F. Jr.; Stern, Elsie R.; Odor, Judith (eds.). The Dictionary of the Bible and Ancient Media. New York: T&T Clark. pp. 337–41.

Notes and references

Citations

  1. ^ LC 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h AS 2020.
  3. ^ TBT 1991. "C. _ Craig Keener will be ordained to the ministry of the National Baptist Convention U.S.A. here Sept. 1, representing the culmination of the white scholar's identification with the black church."
  4. ^ Keener 2024.
  5. ^ Stovell 2020.
  6. ^ a b Chilton 2011.
  7. ^ a b ETS 2021.
  8. ^ Hardman 2012, p. 90.
  9. ^ Hauerwas & Wells 2011, p. 122.
  10. ^ Marberry 1998, p. 30.
  11. ^ Wilkin 2019.
  12. ^ Doriani 2009, p. 81.
  13. ^ Oliverio 2022, Developing Global Pentecostal Hermeneutics.

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