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Helmut Koester
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German-born American scholar of the New Testament and early Christianity (1926-2016)
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Helmut Koester (1926–2016) was a German theologian, university teacher, and historian. Born in Hamburg, he was educated at the University of Marburg and Heidelberg University. He served as a member of the faculty at Harvard University and acted as chairperson of the Society of Biblical Literature. His professional fields included theology, biblical studies, the history of Christianity, and Early Christianity.
Koester was a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and received a Guggenheim Fellowship. He authored 24 works, including *Trajectories Through Early Christianity*, *Archaeological resources for New Testament studies*, and *Christology and a modern pilgrimage*. He spoke German and English. Koester died in Lexington.
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It is catalogued under topics including 1926 births, 2016 deaths and 20th-century American Lutheran clergy.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1926
- Works
- 24
Top works
- 初期キリスト敎の思想的軌跡
- Christology and a modern pilgrimage
- Septuaginta und synoptischer Erzählungsstoff
- Trajectories Through Early Christianity
- Archaeological resources for New Testament studies
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Helmut
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Hamburg
- Place of death
- Lexington
- Occupation
- historian
- Educated at
- Heidelberg University
- Employer
- Harvard University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- history of Christianity
- Chairperson
- Society of Biblical Literature
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- date of birth
- 1926-12-18
- date of death
- 2016-01-01
- name in native language
- Helmut Heinrich Karl Ernst Koester
- Commons category
- Helmut Koester
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