Stephen Geiger

Stephen H. Geiger serves as a professor of New Testament studies and Christian education at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, Wisconsin, where he also serves as vice president and financial aid officer. A graduate of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, he previously served congregations in Yankton and Vermillion, South Dakota, and taught at Martin Luther College.

Dr. Geiger earned his PhD in Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research interests include the New Testament, early Jewish history, and the preservation of the biblical text. He regularly teaches textual criticism and enjoys helping students explore the manuscripts through which God has preserved his Word, as well as organizing and leading tours to the Holy Land and to Journeys of Paul sites.

He was an integral part of the collaboration between Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary’s education department and Northwestern Publishing House to develop the 2017 edition of Luther’s Catechism. Dr. Geiger also produces Bible study and scriptural content through the HisWord360 YouTube channel, contributes to the Wisconsin Lutheran Quarterly, and writes a question-and-answer column for Forward in Christ.

Dr. Geiger and his wife, Anna, are blessed with six children.