Andreas J. Köstenberger

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Andreas Johannes Köstenberger
Born (1957-11-02) November 2, 1957 (age 66)
Vienna, Austria
NationalityAmerican
OccupationBiblical scholar
Known forfounder of Biblical Foundations
TitleResearch Professor at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Board member ofeditor of the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
SpouseMargaret (Gerrard)
Academic background
EducationTrinity Evangelical Divinity School
Alma materVienna University of Economics and Business (Ph.D.)
Academic work
DisciplineBiblical studies
Main interestsGospel of John, biblical theology, and hermeneutics

Andreas Johannes Köstenberger (born November 2, 1957) is Research Professor at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.[1][2] Until 2018, he was Senior Research Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS) in Wake Forest, North Carolina. His primary research interests are the Gospel of John, biblical theology, and hermeneutics.

Life[edit]

Köstenberger was born on November 2, 1957, in Vienna, Austria, where he was raised in the Roman Catholic Church. As a young man, Köstenberger converted to Evangelicalism.[3]

At the age of twenty-seven, Köstenberger left Austria for the United States to pursue theological studies at Columbia Bible College and Graduate School of Missions. In 1990 Köstenberger began doctoral studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School under D. A. Carson, submitting his dissertation on the mission motif in the Gospel of John in 1993.[4]

Köstenberger then taught at Briercrest Bible College for two years, returned to Trinity for a one-year teaching position to cover for D. A. Carson while he was on sabbatical (during which time, in 1996, Köstenberger received an "Award for Scholarly Productivity" from Trinity), and then took a teaching position at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS) in 1996, where he was Senior Research Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology.[5]

He was for 22 years editor of the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society[6] and founder of Biblical Foundations, an organization that "exists to strengthen the biblical foundations of the family, the church, and society."[7]

Plagiarism[edit]

In 2017, Köstenberger's commentary on John in the Baker Exegetical Commentary was withdrawn from publication when the author reported "a series of inadvertently unattributed references."[8] Several biblical scholars called it plagiarism.[9] Subsequently, Zondervan publishers also retracted their Illustrated Bible Commentary, Volume 2: New Testament series.[10] The unattributed references were from The Gospel According to John, by D. A. Carson, who was Köstenberger's doctoral advisor.[11]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "A Historic Day for Midwestern Seminary: Andreas Köstenberger Joins the Faculty". patheos.com. 10 April 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "Midwestern Seminary trustees add Kostenberger, launch Spurgeon College". Midwestern Seminary. April 10, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "Ep. 115: Zweifel und Auferstehung (mit Andreas Köstenberger)". In Doubt. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  4. ^ Köstenberger, Andreas J. (1998). The missions of Jesus and the disciples according to the Fourth Gospel: with implications for the Fourth Gospel's purpose and the mission of the contemporary church. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-8028-4255-8.
  5. ^ "Chapel with Dr. Andreas Köstenberger". Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. February 6, 2019. Archived from the original on February 3, 2024. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  6. ^ "Dr. Coover-Cox Appointed as Editor of the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (JETS) - DTS Voice".
  7. ^ "Title Page". Biblical Foundations.
  8. ^ "John [Withdrawn]". Best Commentaries. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  9. ^ "Sweeping plagiarism under the rug". The Patrologist. November 14, 2017.
  10. ^ Gundry, Stan. "Statement from Zondervan Academic on Dr. Andreas Köstenberger's John Commentary". Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  11. ^ Carson, D. A. (1998). The Gospel according to John (Repr. ed.). Leicester, England: Inter-Varsity Press [u.a.] ISBN 978-0-8028-3683-0.

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