CURRICULUM VITAE

Christos Karakolis

1. Education

1996             Th.D. in New Testament at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

1992–96       Post-graduate Studies in New Testament at the Eberhard-Karl University of Tübingen.

1991–92       Post-graduate Studies in New Testament at the University of Regensburg.

1990–91       Post-graduate Studies in New Testament at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

1986–90      Bachelor of Theology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

2. Academic Career

2018–              Professor of New Testament, Department of Theology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

2013–18         Associate Professor of New Testament, Department of Theology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

2006–13        Tenured Assistant Professor of New Testament, Department of Theology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

2005–06       Assistant Professor of New Testament on tenure track, Department of Theology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

2003–07       Visiting Lecturer at the Higher Church Academy of Athens.

2003–05       Assistant Professor of New Testament on tenure track, Department of Social Theology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

1998–2003  Lecturer of New Testament, Department of Social Theology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

1994–96       Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft, Chair of Prof. Otfried Hofius, Protestant Theological Faculty, Eberhard- Karl University of Tübingen.

3. International Scholarly Activity

2020–26       Research Fellow at the DFG Centre for Advanced Studies “Beyond Canon:” Heterotopias of Religious Authority in Ancient Christianity, University of Regensburg.

2018              Visiting Professor at the Ludwig-Maximillian University of Munich.

2017–26       Research Fellow at the Department of Old and New Testament, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

2014–23       Visiting Professor at the University of Regensburg.

2014              Co-convener of the European Association of Biblical Studies and Society of Biblical Literature joint Seminar on the Relationship between the Gospels of Luke and John.

2014–17       Extraordinary Associate Professor at the Faculty of Theology - Unit for Reformed Theology, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.

2013–18       Co-convener of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas Seminar on Johannine Writings.

2010              Visiting Lecturer at the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, Cambridge, UK.

2007–09       Visiting Scholar at the Ludwig-Maximillian University of Munich.

2003              Visiting Lecturer at the University of Bern.


4. Memberships

2019–21       Editorial Board of the journal Theologia (Theol[A]).

2018–24       Editor of the Greek Journal of Religious Education (GjRE).

2018–24       President of the Greek Theological Association “Kairos” for the Improvement of Religious Education.

2016–           International Advisory Board of the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts, Plano TX.

2016–           Steering Committee of the Greek Society of Biblical Studies.

2016–           Editorial Board of the journal Analogia: The Pemptousia Journal for Theological Studies.

2014–           Co-Director of the Sector for the Study of the New Testament Manuscript Tradition at the Volos Academy for Theological Studies.

2014–16      SNTS Steering Committee.

2013–22      Advisory Board of the journal Early Christianity (EC).

2013–           Colloquium Ioanneum.

2011–           Administrative Board of the Volos Academy for Theological Studies.

2011–           Editorial Board of UBS Greek New Testament (6th ed.) and Novum Testamentum Graece (29th ed.).

2008–12       Editorial Board of the journal New Testament Studies (NTS).

2008–           Vice-President of the EELC.

2008–           Administrative Board of the Hellenic Bible Society.

2007–           General Assembly of the Hellenic Bible Society.

2005–16       Committee on Scholarly Editions (COSE) of the German Bible Society.

2005–13       Editorial Board of the Russian monograph series “Biblica Bibliotheca,” Moscow: St. Andrews.

2004–15       Editorial Board of the journal Deltio Biblikon Meleton (DBM).

2003–            SNTS Eastern Europe Liaison Committee (EELC).

2003–            Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas (SNTS).

1993–            Greek Society of Biblical Studies.