Andreas-Christian Heidel

Andreas-Christian Heidel serves as Lecturer in New Testament at Internationale Hochschule Liebenzell (University of Applied Sciences) in Germany and concurrently as Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute for New Testament Studies, University of Bern, Switzerland.

His research specializes in New Testament studies, with primary focus on agonistic imagery and the paradox of the cross within early Christian communities. He investigates how early believers negotiated religious identity in societies where their ethical convictions were fundamentally alien, contributing to broader discourses in Biblical Theology and Religious Identity Formation. His methodological approach integrates socio-historical analysis of New Testament texts with identity theory frameworks.

Dr. Heidel maintains active dual affiliations between German and Swiss academic institutions, reflecting transnational scholarly engagement. His current work examines identity formation challenges in early Christianity through textual analysis of New Testament literature, particularly addressing tensions between emergent Christian communities and dominant cultural norms of the Roman Empire.