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Michael J. Kruger

Samuel C. Patterson Chancellor’s Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity, Reformed Theological Seminary

Dr. Michael J. Kruger is the Samuel C. Patterson Chancellor’s Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Reformed Theological Seminary, where he has served on the faculty since 2002. A leading scholar on the origins of the New Testament and the development of the canon, he earned his Ph.D. at the University of Edinburgh under Larry W. Hurtado and is the author of fourteen books, including Bully Pulpit and Surviving Religion 101. He has served as president of the Evangelical Theological Society and regularly writes and speaks for academic and popular audiences. He is married to Melissa Kruger, and they have three children.

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Canon Fodder

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Melissa B. Kruger

Vice President of Women's Initiatives, The Gospel Coalition

Melissa Kruger serves as the vice president of women's initiatives for The Gospel Coalition. She is the author of multiple books, including The Envy of Eve, Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood, Growing Together, Wherever You Go, I Want You to Know, and Parenting with Hope: Raising Teens for Christ in a Secular Age. Her husband, Mike, is the Samuel C. Patterson chancellor’s professor of New Testament and early Christianity at Reformed Theological Seminary, and they have three children.

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Michael J. Kruger's Blog

Canon Fodder

Exploring the Origins of the New Testament Canon and Other Biblical and Theological Issues

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Melissa B. Kruger's Blog

Wit’s End

Encouraging, training, and supporting women as they walk with God in every season of life

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What Word First is About

Biblical Content

Thoughtful, accessible, and Christ-centered web content is published regularly through platforms like Canon Fodder and Wit’s End.
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Theological Conversation

In the Surviving Religion 101 video series, Mike tackles some of the toughest intellectual questions faced by college students today. Based off his best-selling book, Surviving Religion 101: Letters to a Christian Student on Keeping the Faith in College.
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Faithful Publishing

A wide range of books (both practical and academic), along with unique and creative Bible studies, provide long-term discipleship material for the church and its leaders.
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Dynamic Teaching

Mike and Melissa speak at conferences, events, and symposiums, allowing for face-to-face instruction and encouraging fellowship across the United States and the world.
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