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Koester, Helmut Heinrich was born on December 18, 1926 in Hamburg, Germany. Son of Karl and Marie-Luise (Eitz) Koester. came to the United States, 1958.
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While the first American edition of this book, published more than a decade ago, was a revised translation of the German book, Einfuhrung in das Neue Testament, this second edition of the first volume of the Introduction to the New Testament is no longer dependent upon a previously published German work. The author hopes that for the student of the New Testament it is a useful introduction into the many complex aspects of the political, cultural, and religious developments that characterized the world in which early Christianity arose and by which the New Testament and other early Christian writings were shaped.
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While the first American edition of this book, published more than a decade ago, was a revised translation of the German book, Einführung in das Neue Testament, this second edition of the first volume of the Introduction to the New Testament is no longer dependent upon a previously published German work. The author hopes that for the student of the New Testament it is a useful introduction into the many complex aspects of the political, cultural, and religious developments that characterized the world in which early Christianity arose and by which the New Testament and other early Christian writings were shaped.
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Koester, Helmut Heinrich was born on December 18, 1926 in Hamburg, Germany. Son of Karl and Marie-Luise (Eitz) Koester. came to the United States, 1958.
Total harmonic distortion Marburg, Germany, 1954. Privatdozent, University Heidelberg, Germany, 1956. Doctor of Theology (honorary), University Geneva.
Doctor of Theology (honorary), University Berlin.
He submitted his dissertation in 1954, and then became an assistant to Günther Bornkamm at the University of Heidelberg from 1954-1956. Koester began teaching at Harvard Divinity School in 1958 and became John H. Morison Research Professor of Divinity and Winn Research Professor of Ecclesiastical History in 2000. Koester was co-editor and chair of the New Testament editorial board of the commentary series "Hermeneia: A Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible" published by Fortress Press (Minneapolis).
He had three grandchildren including Christopher, Lukas, and Alexander.
He died on January 1, 2016 at the age of 89. (X) () 2, 2000 (preview).
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Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Publications.
( While the first American edition of this book, publishe...)
(In this magisterial volume, which is destined to become t...)
(In this magisterial volume, which is destined to become t...)
(Hardcover-Translated from the German, Einfuhrung in das N...)
(This is the first of two volumes of landmark essays in Ne...)
(This work has established itself as a classical text in t...)
(This work has established itself as a classical text in t...)
(Introduction to the New Testament: History, Culture and R...)
(Two illustrated softcover editions.)
(Book by Koester, Helmut.)
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(History Book)
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Associate trustee American Schools Oriental Research, 1974-1975. Trustee William F. Albright Institute Archaeol. Research, 1974-1980. Served with German Navy, 1944-1945.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member Society Biblical Literature (president 1990-1991), Society Novi Testamenti Studiorum.
Married Gisela G. Harrassowitz, July 8, 1953. Children: Reinhild, Almut, Ulrich, Heiko.