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Craig S. Keener, Vice President

Educational Background

  • B.A. Central Bible College (now Evangel University)
  • M.A. Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (now part of Evangel University)
  • M.Div. Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (now part of Evangel University)
  • Ph.D. Duke University

Current Position

F. M. and Ada Thompson Professor of Biblical Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary

Select Publications

The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1993; 2014.
The Gospel of Matthew: A Sociorhetorical Commentary Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999; 2009.
Revelation.NIV Application Commentary Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000.
The Gospel of John: A Commentary 2 vols. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2003.
1-2 Corinthians Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Miracles: The Credibility of the New Testament Accounts 2 vols. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2011.
Acts: An Exegetical Commentary 4 vols. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2012-2015.
The Mind of the Spirit: Paul's Approach to Transformed Thinking Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2016.
Galatians Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018.

About Dr. Keener

Craig has authored twenty-four books, five of which have won awards in Christianity Today; more than seventy academic articles; eight booklets; and more than one hundred fifty popular-level articles. More than a million copies of his books are in circulation. Craig is the NT editor and author of most NT notes for the NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, which won the International Book Award for Christianity and Bible of the year in the Christian Book Awards. Craig is editor of the Bulletin for Biblical Research. He is ordained in the National Baptist Convention. Most importantly, he is married to Dr. Médine Moussounga Keener, from Congo, and is father of David and Keren.