Michael J. Kruger

Michael J. Kruger
Michael J. Kruger
Nationality	American
Education	M. Div. Westminster Seminary California ; Ph. D. University of Edinburgh
Occupation(s)	Theologian and church historian
Employer	Reformed Theological Seminary
Title	Samuel C. Patterson Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity
Website	http://michaeljkruger.com/

Last updated April 06, 2024

Michael J. Kruger is an American theologian and the President and the Samuel C. Patterson Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is ordained in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.

Education

Kruger obtained his bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill followed by an M. Div. from Westminster Seminary California. His doctoral studies were at the University of Edinburgh where his advisor was Larry Hurtado.^[1] His dissertation is a study of P.Oxy. 840.^[2]

Career

During the 2009-2010 academic year, Kruger was a visiting scholar at Saint Edmund's College, Cambridge.

Thought and research

Kruger's work focuses on the Canon of the New Testament, particularly how the Christian church has historically understood which books belong in the Bible.^[2]

Works

Kruger, Michael J. (2005). The Gospel of the Savior : an Analysis of P. Oxy. 840 and its Place in the Gospel Traditions of Early Christianity. Leiden [u.a.]: Brill. ISBN 978-9004143937.
Kraus, Thomas J.; Kruger, Michael J.; Nicklas, Tobias, eds. (2009). Gospel fragments. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199208159.
Köstenberger, Andreas J.; Kruger, Michael J. (2010). The heresy of orthodoxy : how contemporary culture's fascination with diversity has reshaped our understanding of early Christianity. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway. ISBN 978-1433501432.
Hill, Charles E.; Kruger, Michael J., eds. (2012). The early text of the New Testament (1st ed.). Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199566365.
Kruger, Michael J. (2012). Canon revisited : establishing the origins and authority of the New Testament books. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway. ISBN 978-1433505003.
Kruger, Michael J. (2013). The question of Canon : challenging the status quo in the New Testament debate . Downers Grove, Ill., USA: IVP Academic, InterVarsity Press. ISBN 978-0830840311.
Kruger, Michael J., ed. (2016). A biblical-theological introduction to the New Testament: the gospel realized. Wheaton, Ill., USA: Crossway. ISBN 978-1433536762.
Kruger, Michael J. (2018). Christianity at the crossroads : how the second century shaped the future of the church. Downers Grove, Ill., USA: IVP Academic, InterVarsity Press. ISBN 978-0830852031.
Kruger, Michael J. (2019). The Ten Commandments of Progressive Christianity. Minneapolis: Cruciform Press. ISBN 978-1949253214.

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References

↑ "About Michael J. Kruger". RTS. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
1 2 "Interview with Brian Auten". Apologetics 315. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.

External links

"Faculty Webpage". Reformed Theological Seminary. Archived from the original on 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2014-08-28.
"Canon Fodder". Personal Website.

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[RTSfacultyMJK-1] "About Michael J. Kruger". RTS. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2014.

[BAinterview-2] 1 2 "Interview with Brian Auten". Apologetics 315. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.

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