Andrew E. Steinmann is Distinguished Professor of Theology and Hebrew at
Concordia University Chicago
Concordia University Chicago is a private university in River Forest, Illinois. Formerly a college exclusively for parochial teacher education, Concordia-Chicago now offers more than 100 undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and enrolls more t ...
. 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.
Biography
Steinmann attended the
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati (UC or Cincinnati) is a public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 1819 as Cincinnati College, it is the oldest institution of higher education in Cincinnati and has an annual enrollment of over 44,00 ...
, graduating with a B. S. in Chemical Engineering. He pursued studies to enter the ministry of the
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), also known as the Missouri Synod, is a traditional, confessional Lutheran denomination in the United States. With 1.8 million members, it is the second-largest Lutheran body in the United States. The LC ...
, receiving a M. Div. from
Concordia Theological Seminary
The Concordia Theological Seminary is a Lutheran seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It offers professional, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees affiliated with training clergy and deaconesses for the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS).
His ...
in
Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 Censu ...
. Subsequently he served as Associate Pastor of St. John Lutheran Church,
Fraser, Michigan
Fraser is a city in Macomb County
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, and later assistant professor at
Concordia University
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in
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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. During this time he received a PhD in Near Eastern Studies at the
University of Michigan
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. Steinmann was translation coordinator for the
God's Word Translation
The ''God's Word Translation'' (GW) is an English translation of the Bible translated by the God's Word to the Nations Society.
History
The ''God's Word Translation'' of the Bible was produced by the God's Word to the Nations Bible Mission S ...
of the Bible, and currently serves on the Translation Oversight Committee for the
Christian Standard Bible
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. He also served as staff pastor at Lutheran Home in
Westlake, Ohio
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Westlake is located at (41.454439, −81.928657).
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, before he accepted his present position at Concordia University Chicago.
Steinmann serves as a regular guest on the radio programs "Issues, Etc." and "The Bible Study" on
KFUO in St. Louis, and has also been a guest on "Our World, His View" on
WLQV
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in Detroit and "Studio A" on KFUO.
Major publications
In ''The Oracles of God: The Old Testament Canon'',
Steinmann reviewed the evidence for the history of the compilation and organization of the
Hebrew Bible
The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;["Tanach"](_blank)
''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary''. Hebrew: ''Tān ...
. 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''.
He has challenged the consensus on the date of the death of
Herod the Great
Herod I (; ; grc-gre, ; c. 72 – 4 or 1 BCE), also known as Herod the Great, was a Roman Jewish client king of Judea, referred to as the Herodian kingdom. He is known for his colossal building projects throughout Judea, including his renov ...
, 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
The Parian Chronicle or Parian Marble ( la, Marmor Parium, Mar. Par.) is a Greek chronology, covering the years from 1582 BC to 299 BC, inscribed on a stele. Found on the island of Paros in two sections, and sold in Smyrna in the early 17 ...
was most likely the city records of Athens.
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Andrew Steinmann
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1954 births
Writers from Cincinnati
Living people
Educators from Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati alumni
University of Michigan alumni
Concordia University Chicago people
American biblical scholars
Concordia Theological Seminary alumni
Old Testament scholars
American Lutheran theologians
21st-century American Lutheran clergy
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod people
Lutheran biblical scholars
20th-century American Lutheran clergy