Kenneth Berding (Ken) is a Professor of New Testament at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University where he has served since 2002. He teaches courses such as Life & Letters of Paul, Biblical Interpretation & Spiritual Formation, Biblical Greek, Pauline Theology: Romans, and Apostolic Fathers. He previously taught full-time at Nyack College just north of New York City, and has taught as an adjunct professor at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia and at Alliance Theological Seminary in New York (and Ukraine and Anaheim).

Ken is happily married to Trudi, who has been his friend since his freshman year of high school. Like Philip in the Bible(!), he has four daughters, Lydia, Grace, Ela, and Ana. Ken and his wife Trudi lived in the Middle East for seven years and have many friends around the world. Both Ken and Trudi are deeply involved at Redemption Hill Church in Whittier, California where Ken is an overseer. Ken and Trudi also lead a mentoring community of college students known informally as "The Birdhouse."

Ken is a musician, playing four instruments: piano, guitar, drums, and saz. He has written many songs, including music for teaching. Some of these songs are aimed at helping people achieve biblical literacy, others for learning Greek grammar. It is not unusual to walk by one of his classes at Biola University and hear music coming out of the classroom!

Ken's education includes an undergraduate degree in theology from Multnomah University in Portland, Oregon, a graduate degree in New Testament from Talbot School of Theology in La Mirada, California (where he now teaches), and a Ph.D. degree in Hermeneutics and Biblical Interpretation from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ken writes both academic and non-academic articles and books, and blogs at his own site Kindle Afresh as well as at The Good Book Blog. His academic interests are in the New Testament (especially the Apostle Paul) and in the Apostolic Fathers (especially Polycarp). He really wants people to understand the centrality of Jesus Christ, the brevity of life, how to walk in the Spirit, and the importance of learning, loving, and living the Bible.

Publications include:

• Bible Revival: Recommitting Ourselves to One Book (Weaver/Lexham)
  
• Walking in the Spirit (Crossway)
• How to Live an 'In Christ' Life: 100 Devotional Readings on Union with Christ (Christian Focus)
• Workbook in Romans: Arranged According to the History of Redemption (Weaver/Lexham)
• Sing and Learn New Testament Greek (Zondervan)
  
• What Are Spiritual Gifts? Rethinking the Conventional View (Kregel)
  
• Polycarp and Paul (Brill)
  
• What the New Testament Authors Really Cared About, co-editor (Kregel)
• Three Views on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament, co-editor (Zondervan)
• The Apostolic Fathers: A Narrative Introduction (Wipf & Stock)

For CV click HERE