Andrew E. Steinmann was Distinguished Professor of Theology and Hebrew at Concordia University Chicago. He has authored twenty 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]
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.
InThe 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]
Steinmann, Andrew E. (1999). The Oracles of God: The Old Testament Canon. St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House. ISBN9780570042822. OCLC41311302.[9]
——— (2004). Is God Listening: making prayer a part of your life. St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House. ISBN9780758606129. OCLC54857571.[14]
———; Bartelt, Andrew H. (2006). Workbook and Supplementary Exercises for Fundamental Biblical Hebrew and Fundamental Biblical Aramaic. St. Louis, MO: Concordia Academic Press. ISBN9780758606907. OCLC649705857.[15]
——— (2010). Intermediate Biblical Hebrew: A Reference Grammar with Charts and Exercises. St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House. ISBN9780758625168. OCLC720027375.[18]
——— (2011). From Abraham to Paul: A Biblical Chronology. St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House. ISBN9780758627995. OCLC701330696.[11]
———; Lessing, R. Reed (2013). Prepare the Way of The Lord: An Introduction to the Old Testament. St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House.
Steinmann, Andrew E. (2016). 1 Samuel. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House. ISBN9780758606945.
Steinmann, Andrew (2017). 2 Samuel. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House. ISBN9780758650061.
Steinmann, Andrew E. (2019). Genesis: An Introduction and Commentary. Cambridge, UK: InterVarsity. ISBN9780830842513.
Lessing, R. Reed; Andrew E. Steinmann (2023). The Messianic Message: Predictions, Patterns, and Presence in the Old Testament. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House. ISBN9780758670441.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
———, ed. (2006). Called to Be God's People: An Introduction to the Old Testament. Called by the Gospel. Vol. 1. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock. ISBN9781597525534. OCLC76693889.[20]
Steinmann, Andrew (2023). ESV Chronological Bible. Wheaton, IL: Crossway.
——— (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. S2CID170717196.[26]
——— (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). "Is the Anti-Christ in Daniel 11?". Bibliotheca Sacra. 162: 195–209.[30]
Steinmann, Andrew; Michael Eschelbach (2006). "Walk this Way: A Theme from Proverbs Reflected and Extended in Paul's Letters". Concordia Theological Quarterly. 70: 43-62.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Steinmann, Andrew E. (2007). "Using the English Standard Version: A Few Notes of Caution". Lutheran Education Journal. 141: 113-123.
——— (2008). "Letters of Kings About Votive Offerings, The God of Israel and The Aramaic Document". Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.[31]
Steinmann, Andrew (2014). "What Did David Understand about the Promises in the Davidic Covenant". Bibliotheca Sacra. 171: 19-29.
Steinmann, Andrew E. (2017). "Jesus and Possessing the Enemies' Gates (Genesis 22:17-18; 24:60)". Bibliotheca Sacra. 174: 13-21.
Steinmann, Andrew E. (2017). "Gaps in the Genealogies in Genesis 5 and 11?". Bibliotheca Sacra. 174 (2): 141-158.
Steinmann, Andrew E. (2016–2017). "A Note on the Refrain in Genesis 1: Evening, Morning, and Day as Chronological Summary". Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament. 5 (2): 125-140.
Steinmann, Andrew E. (2018). "A Reply to Jeremy Sexton Regarding the Genealogies in Genesis". Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. 61: 27-37.
Steinmann, Andrew (2019). "The Role of the Philistines in the Establishment of the Israelite Monarchy". Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies. 4: 42-54.
Steinmann, Andrew E. (2019). "Genesis Genealogies and the Messianic Promise". Bibliotheca Sacra. 176: 343-359.
Steinmann, Andrew E.; Rodger C. Young (2019). "Caligula's Statue for the Jerusalem Temple and Its Relation to the Chronology of Herod the Great". Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. 62: 759-774.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Steinmann, Andrew E. (2021). "A Comparison of the Text of Genesis in Three Traditions: Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint". Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. 64: 25-43.
Steinmann, Andrew E.; Rodger C. Young (2020). "Elapsed Times for Herod the Great in Josephus". Bibliotheca Sacra. 177: 308-328.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Steinmann, Andrew E.; Rodger C. Young (2020). "Consular Years and Sabbatical Years in the Life of Herod the Great". Bibliotheca Sacra. 177: 442-461.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Steinmann, Andrew E. (2021). "The D Stem in Biblical Hebrew: Meaning and Exegetical Implications". Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament. 70 (2): 113-146.
Steinmann, Andrew E. (2022). "Did It Take Forty-Six Years or More to Build the Temple in Jerusalem?". Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. 65 (2): 319-331.
Steinmann, Andrew E.; Rodger C. Young (2021). "The Case for Antedating in the Reigns of Herod's Sons". Bibliotheca Sacra. 178: 436-455.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Steinmann, Andrew E. (2023). "Research Note: On the Numbering and Teaching of the Decalogue". Concordia Theological Quarterly. 87: 353-357.
