Education

• Ph.D., Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO, 2025, History of Exegesis
• M.Div., Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary, Mankato, MN, 2010
• BA, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN, 2006, major in German, minor in Classics

Academic Interests

• Greek and German Translation
• Christianity in Late Antiquity
• History of Interpreting the Bible
• Ancient Philosophy
• Classics

Professional Memberships

• North American Patristics Society
• Classical Association of Minnesota

Awards

Award for Historical Theology Writing, from Concordia Publishing House, 2024

Presentations/Publications

• As a contributing translator: Luther’s Works: American Edition, vols. 56–58, 61, 69, and forthcoming (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2009–).
• “Strategies for Collaborative Learning and Gamification in Classical Language Instruction.” Presentation at the Lutheran College Conference, Mankato, MN, August 6, 2023.
• “With the Lord Always: An Exegesis of 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18.” Presentation the Eleventh Triennial Convention of the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference. Seoul, Republic of Korea, June 6, 2023.

Additional Campus Responsibilities

Chapel Preacher, https://chapel.blc.edu/p/nickproksch

Biography

Nick is married to Becky, and they have five children: Jeremy, Nolan, Colin, Micah, and Eliza.