Helmut Koester
American scholar of the New Testament and early Christianity (1926–2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Helmut Heinrich Koester (December 18, 1926 – January 1, 2016) was an American scholar who specialized in the New Testament and early Christianity at Harvard Divinity School. His research was primarily in the areas of New Testament interpretation, history of early Christianity, and archaeology of the early Christian period.
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Helmut Heinrich Koester | |
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Born | (1926-12-18)December 18, 1926 |
Died | January 1, 2016(2016-01-01) (aged 89) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Scholar of the New Testament and Early Christianity |
Spouse | Gisela Harrassowitz |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Marburg, Germany |
Thesis | Synoptic Tradition in the Apostolic Fathers (1954) |
Academic work | |
Institutions | Harvard Divinity School |
Notable works | Introduction to the New Testament (in two volumes) |
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