Craig Keener

Craig S. Keener is especially known for his work as a New Testament scholar on Bible background (commentaries on the New Testament in its early Jewish and Greco-Roman settings). His popular-level IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament has sold over half a million copies (if one includes translations and electronic sales). (Naturally his academic books do not sell so many copies.)

Craig Keener is author of many books, including three commentaries that have won awards in Christianity Today. His commentaries include (among others):

· A Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew (Eerdmans, 1999; slightly revised edition, 2009) (also a briefer version with IVP)

· The Gospel of John: A Commentary (2 vols., Hendrickson, 2003)

· Revelation (Zondervan, 2000)

· 1-2 Corinthians (Cambridge, 2006)

· Romans (Cascade/Wipf & Stock, 2009)

Other books include (not an exhaustive list):

· The Historical Jesus of the Gospels (Eerdmans, 2009, available by November)

· Gift & Giver: The Holy Spirit for Today (Baker, 2001)

· Paul, Women & Wives (Hendrickson, 1992)

· Defending Black Faith (with Glenn Usry)

Craig’s wife Médine, with a Ph.D. from University of Paris 7, currently teaches as an adjunct at Eastern University. Médine was a refugee for eighteen months in her home country in Africa, and together they have worked for ethnic reconciliation in Africa.

Craig is professor of New Testament at Palmer Theological Seminary of Eastern University, and has taught in various countries, especially countries in Africa. Craig is also currently one of the associate pastors at an African-American Baptist church in Philadelphia. On rare occasions, he also speaks in other forums (in recent years, for example, for the National Council of Churches Committee on the Uniform Series; for scholarly meetings; and at a diverse range of theological institutions, in recent years including the Assemblies of God Seminary; Andrews University; and Asia Pacific Theological Seminary in Baguio, Philippines).