Episode 59: Today’s guest is Dr. Michael J. Kruger, President and Samuel C. Patterson Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at RTS Charlotte. Dr. Kruger addresses the question of the New Testament canon—why these 27 books? He answers five common misconceptions about the origins of the NT canon, and several related questions from the profs. He also tells us he knows who wrote Hebrews and then he tells us it’s a joke. Enjoy the episode!

Dr. N. Gray Sutanto

Dr. Gray Sutanto (Ph.D., University of Edinburgh) is the Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. You can follow him on Twitter.

Dr. Michael J. Kruger

Dr. Michael J. Kruger (Ph.D., University of Edinburgh) is President and the Samuel C. Patterson Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC. You can follow him on Twitter.

Dr. Paul S. Jeon

Paul Jeon (Ph.D., The Catholic University of America) is senior pastor of New City Church (PCA) and Assistant Professor of New Testament at Pastoral Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. He has taught at various RTS campuses since 2009.

Dr. Peter Y. Lee

Peter Lee (Ph.D., Catholic University of America) is Professor of Old Testament and Dean of Students at RTS Washington. He resides in Columbia, Maryland with his wife and six children.

Dr. John Scott Redd, Jr.

Dr. Scott Redd (Ph.D., The Catholic University of America) is the president and Stephen B. Elmer Professor of Old Testament at the Washington, D.C. campus, and the executive director of the New York campus of Reformed Theological Seminary. You can follow him on Twitter.

Dr. Thomas Keene

Thomas Keene (PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) previously served as a visiting lecturer at RTS and taught numerous courses at Westminster Theological Seminary since 2006. He now serves as Professor of New Testament and Academic Dean at RTS Washington and RTS New York. You can follow him on Twitter.