Andrew Steinmann

Andrew E. Steinmann was Distinguished Professor of Theology and Hebrew at Concordia University Chicago. He has authored a dozen books and numerous articles relating to Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, Biblical Hebrew, and Biblical Aramaic. His publications include books on the Old Testament canon, biblical chronology, Hebrew and Aramaic grammar, and commentaries on several Old Testament books. He retired from teaching in 2023.^[1]

Andrew E. Steinmann
Born	(1954-05-26) May 26, 1954 (age 69) Cincinnati, Ohio
Occupation(s)	Professor, author
Title	Distinguished Professor of Theology and Hebrew Emeritus
Academic background
Education	University of Cincinnati, Concordia Theological Seminary
Alma mater	University of Michigan
Academic work
Discipline	Biblical studies
Sub-discipline	Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, Biblical Hebrew, and Biblical Aramaic
Institutions	Concordia University Chicago

Biography

Steinmann attended the University of Cincinnati, graduating with a B. S. in Chemical Engineering. He pursued studies to enter the ministry of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, receiving a M. Div. from Concordia Theological Seminary in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Subsequently he served as Associate Pastor of St. John Lutheran Church, Fraser, Michigan, and later assistant professor at Concordia University in Ann Arbor, Michigan. During this time he received a PhD in Near Eastern Studies at the University of Michigan. Steinmann was translation coordinator for the God's Word Translation^[2] of the Bible, and currently serves on the Translation Oversight Committee for the Christian Standard Bible.^[3] He also served as staff pastor at Lutheran Home^[4] in Westlake, Ohio, before he accepted a position at Concordia University Chicago.^[5] Dr Steinmann retired from teaching in May 2023, but he remains an active scholar.^[6]

Steinmann serves as a regular guest on the radio programs "Issues, Etc." and "The Bible Study" on KFUO in St. Louis,^[7][8] and has also been a guest on "Our World, His View" on WLQV in Detroit and "Studio A" on KFUO.

Major publications

In The Oracles of God: The Old Testament Canon,^[9] Steinmann reviewed the evidence for the history of the compilation and organization of the Hebrew Bible.^[10] Among his major conclusions were that the canon existed as a collection from before the time of Christ, that it was originally considered to be a collection of authoritative and divinely inspired books kept in the temple in Jerusalem, and that the later Jewish and Christian organizations of the canon were developments from a more simple two-part organization of Law (Pentateuch) and Prophets.

Steinmann has also published several works relating to chronology of the Bible, especially From Abraham to Paul: A Biblical Chronology.^[11] He has challenged the consensus on the date of the death of Herod the Great, arguing that Herod died in 1 BC (Steinmann, Andrew. "When Did Herod the Great Reign?", Novum Testamentum, Volume 51, Number 1, 2009, pp. 1–29). With Rodger Young he has also argued that the source of the information on the Parian Chronicle was most likely the city records of Athens.^[12]

Publications

Books

• Steinmann, Andrew E. (1999). The Oracles of God: The Old Testament Canon. St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House. ISBN 9780570042822. OCLC 41311302.^[9]
• ———; Bartelt, Andrew H. (2004). Fundamental Biblical Hebrew. St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House. ISBN 9780758605283. OCLC 464194417.^[13]
• ——— (2004). Is God Listening: making prayer a part of your life. St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House. ISBN 9780758606129. OCLC 54857571.^[14]
• ———; Bartelt, Andrew H. (2006). Workbook and Supplementary Exercises for Fundamental Biblical Hebrew and Fundamental Biblical Aramaic. St. Louis, MO: Concordia Academic Press. ISBN 9780758606907. OCLC 649705857.^[15]
• ——— (2008). Daniel. Concordia Commentary. St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House. ISBN 9780758606952. OCLC 183609801.^[16]
• ——— (2009). Proverbs. Concordia Commentary. St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House. ISBN 9780758603203. OCLC 298670833.^[17]
• ——— (2010). Intermediate Biblical Hebrew: A Reference Grammar with Charts and Exercises. St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House. ISBN 9780758625168. OCLC 720027375.^[18]
• ——— (2010). Ezra and Nehemiah. Concordia Commentary. St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House. ISBN 9780758615961. OCLC 434613451.^[19]
• ——— (2011). From Abraham to Paul: A Biblical Chronology. St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House. ISBN 9780758627995. OCLC 701330696.^[11]
• ———; Lessing, R. Reed (2013). Prepare the Way of The Lord: An Introduction to the Old Testament. St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House.

Edited by

• ———, ed. (2006). Called to Be God's People: An Introduction to the Old Testament. Called by the Gospel. Vol. 1. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock. ISBN 9781597525534. OCLC 76693889.^[20]

Journal articles

• ——— (1992). "The Tripartite Structure of the Sixth Seal, Trumpet and Bowl of St. John's Apocalypse". Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. 35: 69–79.^[21]
• ——— (1992). "The Order of Amos' Oracles Against the Nations: Amos 1:3—2: 16". Journal of Biblical Literature. 11: 671–677.^[22]
• ——— (1996). "The Structure and Message of the Book of Job". Vetus Testamentum. 46: 85–100. doi:10.1163/1568533962581035.^[23]
• ——— (1997). "Jacob's Family Goes to Egypt: Varying Portraits of Unity and Disunity in the Textual Traditions of Exodus 1:1–5". TC: A Journal of Biblical Textual Criticism.^[24]
• ——— (2000). "Proverbs 1—9 As a Solomonic Composition". Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. 43: 659–674.^[25]
• ——— (2001). "Three Things...Four Things... Seven Things: The Coherence of Proverbs 30:11–33 and the Unity of Proverbs 30". Hebrew Studies. 42: 59–66. doi:10.1353/hbr.2001.0025. S2CID 170717196.^[26]
• ——— (2002). "As an Ordinal Number and the Meaning of Genesis 1:5". Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. 45: 577–584.^[27]
• ——— (2002). "The Chicken and the Egg: A New Proposal for the Relationship Between the Prayer of Nabonidus and the Book of Daniel". Revue de Qumran. 20: 557–570.^[28]
• ——— (2005). "The Mysterious Numbers of the Book of Judges". Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. 48: 491–500.^[29]
• ——— (2005). "Is the Anti-Christ in Daniel 11?". Bibliotheca Sacra. 162: 195–209.^[30]
• ——— (2008). "Letters of Kings About Votive Offerings, The God of Israel and The Aramaic Document". Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.^[31]
• ——— (2008). "A Chronological Note: The Return of the Exiles under Sheshbazzar and Zerubbabel (Ezra 1—2)". Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. 51: 513–522.^[32]
• ——— (2009). "When did the Great Herod Reign". Novum Testamentum. 51 (1): 1–29. doi:10.1163/156853608X245953.^[33]
• ——— (2011). "Night and Day, Evening and Morning". The Bible Translator. 62: 154–160.^[34]
• ——— (2013). "Gazelles, Does, and Flames: (De)Limiting Love in Song of Songs". Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament. 2 (1): 25–39.^[35]
• ——— (2017). "Challenging the Authenticity of Cainan, Son of Arpachsad". Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. 60: 697–711.

References

1. "Andrew Steinmann, PhD". Cuchicago.edu. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
2. God's Word Translation
3. "Translation Oversight Committee". CSB. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
4. "Lutheran Home". Retrieved October 9, 2013.
5. "Staff page Concordia University Chicago". February 15, 2011. Archived from the original on April 3, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
6. "Andrew Steinmann, PhD". Cuchicago.edu. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
7. "Issues, Etc". Retrieved February 21, 2019.
8. "KFUO AM". Retrieved October 9, 2013.
9. "The Oracles of God". Retrieved October 9, 2013.
10. Old Testament canon
11. "From Abraham to Paul". Retrieved October 9, 2013.
12. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 19, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
13. "Fundamental Biblical Hebrew". Retrieved October 9, 2013.
14. "Is God Listening". Retrieved October 9, 2013.
15. "Fundamental Biblical Hebrew". Retrieved October 9, 2013.
16. "Daniel". Retrieved October 9, 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}
17. "Proverbs". Retrieved October 9, 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}
18. "Intermediate Biblical Hebrew". Retrieved October 9, 2013.
19. "Ezra and Nehemiah". Retrieved October 9, 2013.
20. "Called to be God's People". Retrieved October 9, 2013.
21. "THe Tripartite Structure of the Sixth Seal" (PDF). Retrieved October 9, 2013.
22. "The Order of Amos' Oracles". Retrieved October 9, 2013.
23. . Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
24. "Jacob's Family Goes to Egypt". Retrieved October 9, 2013.
25. "Proverbs 1–9" (PDF). Retrieved October 9, 2013.
26. "Three Things..Four Things". Retrieved October 9, 2013.
27. "The Meaning of Genesis 1:5" (PDF). Retrieved October 9, 2013.
28. . Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
29. "The Mysterious Numbers". Retrieved October 9, 2013.
30. "Is the Anti-Christ in Daniel 11". Retrieved October 9, 2013.
31. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 4, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
32. "THe Return of the Exiles" (PDF). Retrieved October 9, 2013.
33. "When did the Great Herod Reign". Retrieved October 9, 2013.
34. "Night and Day". Retrieved October 9, 2013.
35. "Gazelles, Does and Flames". Retrieved October 9, 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

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