Charles A. Gieschen

Charles A. Gieschen is Christian theologian who currently serves as Professor of Exegetical Theology and Dean of Academics at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. His Ph.D. is from the Department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Michigan where he studied the literature of Second Temple Judaism and Early Christianity under Jarl Fossum and Gabriele Boccaccini, and alongside April DeConick.^[1] Gieschen's dissertation, entitled Angelomorphic Christology: Antecedents and Early Evidence, was published by Brill Academic Publishers in 1998.

He also holds a Master of Theology degree in New Testament from Princeton Theological Seminary, where he studied under James H. Charlesworth and Martinus de Boer,^[1] and a Master of Divinity degree from Concordia Theological Seminary. He is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature and the International Enoch seminar. He is the Associate Editor of the journal Concordia Theological Quarterly^[2] and on the American Editorial Board of Henoch, a journal dealing with the literature of Second Temple Judaism and Early Christianity.^[3]

Gieschen teaches courses primarily in New Testament and is a specialist in early Christology. He is also an ordained minister in the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, and served at Trinity Lutheran Church in Traverse City, Michigan from 1985–1996,^[4] during which time he obtained his Ph.D.

Scholarly Publications

Books

• Gieschen, Charles A. Angelomorphic Christology: Antecedents and Early Evidence. Arbeiten zur Geschichte des Antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums 42. Leiden, Netherland: Brill, 1998.
• Gieschen, Charles A., ed. The Law in Holy Scripture. St Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2004.

Book chapters and journal articles

• Gieschen, Charles A. "The Angel of the Prophetic Spirit: Interpreting the Revelatory Experiences of the Shepherd of Hermas in Light of Mandate XI." Society of Biblical Literature Seminar Papers 33 (1994) 790-803.
• Gieschen, Charles A. "The Seven Pillars of the World: Ideal Figure Lists in the Christology of the Pseudo-Clementines." Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha 12 (1994) 47-82.
• Gieschen, Charles A. "The Different Functions of a Similar Melchizedek Tradition in 2 Enoch and the Epistle to the Hebrews". In Early Christian Interpretation of the Scriptures of Israel: Investigations and Proposals. Edited by Craig A. Evans and James A. Sanders. Studies in Early Judaism and Christianity 5 and Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series 148. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1997.
• Gieschen, Charles A. "The Divine Name in Holy Baptism." In All Theology is Christology: Essays in Honor of David P. Scaer. Edited by Dean O. Wenthe, William C. Weinrich, Arthur A. Just Jr., Daniel Gard, and Thomas L. Olson. Fort Wayne, IN: Concordia Theological Seminary Press, 2000.
• Gieschen, Charles A. "Preaching Through the Seasons of the Church Year." In Liturgical Preaching: Contemporary Essays. Edited by Paul J. Grime and Dean W. Nadasdy. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2001.
• Gieschen, Charles A., contributor. "Early Jewish and Christian Mysticism: A Collage of Working Definitions." Edited by April D. DeConick. Society of Biblical Literature Seminar Papers 40 (2001) 278-304.
• Gieschen, Charles A. "The Divine Name in Ante-Nicene Christology." Vigiliae Christianae 57 (2003) 115-158.
• Gieschen, Charles A. "Sacramental Theology in the Book of Revelation." Concordia Theological Quarterly 67 (2003) 149-174.
• Gieschen, Charles A. "Paul and the Law: Was Luther Right?" In The Law in Holy Scripture. St Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2004.
• Gieschen, Charles A. "The Real Presence of the Son Before Christ: Revisiting an Old Approach to Old Testament Christology." Concordia Theological Quarterly 68 (2004) 103-126.
• Gieschen, Charles A. "Original Sin in the New Testament." Concordia Journal 31 (2005) 359-375.
• Gieschen, Charles A. "Confronting Current Christological Controversy." Concordia Theological Quarterly 69 (2005) 3-32.
• Gieschen, Charles A. "Baptismal Praxis and Mystical Experience in the Book of Revelation." In Paradise Now: Essays on Early Jewish and Christian Mysticism. Edited by April D. DeConick. SBL Symposium Series 11. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2006.
• Gieschen, Charles A. "Listening to Intertextual Relationships in Paul's Epistles with Richard Hays." Concordia Theological Quarterly 70 (2006) 17-32.
• Gieschen, Charles A. "The Lost Tomb of Jesus?" Concordia Theological Quarterly 71 (2007): 199-200.
• Gieschen, Charles A. "The Name of the Son of Man in the Parables of Enoch." In Enoch and the Messiah Son of Man: Revisiting the Book of Parables. Edited by Gabriele Boccaccini. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007.
• Gieschen, Charles A. "The Lamb (Not the Man) on the Divine Throne." In Israel's God and Rebecca's Children: Christology and Community in Early Judaism and Christianity: Essays in Honor of Larry W. Hurtado and Alan F. Segal. Edited by David B. Capes, April D. DeConick, Helen K. Bond, and Troy Miller. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2007.
• Gieschen, Charles A. "Christian Identity in Pagan Thessalonica: The Imitation of Paul’s Cruciform Life." Concordia Theological Quarterly 72 (2008): 3-18.
• Gieschen, Charles A. "The Death of Jesus in the Gospel of John: Atonement for Sin?" Concordia Theological Quarterly 72 (2008): 243-261.
• Gieschen, Charles A. "Why Was Jesus with the Wild Beasts (Mark 1:13)?" Concordia Theological Quarterly 73 (2009): 77-80.

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