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Helmut Koester

German-born American scholar of the New Testament and early Christianity (1926-2016) · Germany · On the map · Academics · Died at 89

Helmut Heinrich Koester was an American scholar who specialized in the New Testament and early Christianity at Harvard Divinity School. His research was primarily in the areas of New Testament interpretation, history of early Christianity, and archaeology of the early Christian period.

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Awards

Honorary doctor of the Humboldt University of Berlin2006
Petra T. Shattuck Excellence in Teaching Award2005
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Guggenheim Fellowship

About this person

Country
Germany
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2016 · aged 89