Michael J. Kruger is an American

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New Testament scholar and the Samuel C. Patterson Chancellor's Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at

Reformed Theological Seminary Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) is a theological seminary in the Reformed theological tradition with campuses in multiple locations in the United States. Founded by conservatives in the Southern Presbyterian Church, the Presbyterian Churc ...

. He served as President of RTS-Charlotte from 2013-2025. In 2025 he left the office of President and transitioned to the role of Chancellor’s Professor where he will teach at multiple RTS campuses. He was first ordained and spent many years as a minister in the

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. In 2021 he transferred his ministerial credentials to the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.

Education

Kruger obtained his bachelor's degree from the

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC, UNC–Chapel Hill, or simply Carolina) is a public university, public research university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. Chartered in 1789, the university first began enrolli ...

followed by an M. Div. from

Westminster Seminary California Westminster Seminary California is a Reformed and Presbyterian Christian seminary in Escondido, California. It was initially a branch campus of Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia until 1982 when it became fully independent. It has 1 ...

. His doctoral studies were at the

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where his advisor was

Larry Hurtado Larry Weir Hurtado (December 29, 1943 – November 25, 2019), was an American New Testament scholar, historian of early Christianity, and Emeritus Professor of New Testament Language, Literature, and Theology at the University of Edinburgh ( ...

. His dissertation is a study of P.Oxy. 840.

Career

During the 2009-2010 academic year, Kruger was a visiting scholar at Saint Edmund's College, Cambridge. In 2019, Kruger served as president of the

Evangelical Theological Society The Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) is a professional society of Biblical scholars, educators, pastors, and students "devoted to the inerrancy and inspiration of the Scriptures and the gospel of Jesus Christ" and "dedicated to the oral ex ...

Thought and research

Kruger's work focuses on the

Canon of the New Testament A biblical canon is a set of texts (also called "books") which a particular Jewish or Christian religious community regards as part of the Bible. The English word ''canon'' comes from the Greek , meaning ' rule' or ' measuring stick'. The us ...

, particularly how the Christian church has historically understood which books belong in the Bible.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kruger, Michael J. 21st-century American Presbyterian ministers 21st-century Calvinist and Reformed theologians American theologians Calvinist and Reformed writers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Reformed Theological Seminary faculty Presidents of the Evangelical Theological Society