Ernst Käsemann
Ernst Käsemann | |
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Born | Bochum | 12 July 1906
Died | 17 February 1998 Tübingen | (aged 91)
Nationality | German |
Occupation | Professor of New Testament |
Known for | synoptic gospels |
Ernst Käsemann (12 July 1906 – 17 February 1998) was a German Lutheran theologian and professor of New Testament in Mainz (1946–1951), Göttingen (1951–1959) and Tübingen (1959–1971).
Study and work
Käsemann was born in
Käsemann joined the
During 1939, he completed his habilitation, which qualified him to teach at German universities; his dissertation was on the New Testament Epistle to the Hebrews.
Käsemann was later drafted as a soldier. He returned to his theological work in 1946 after several years in the army and as a prisoner of war.
Käsemann was involved with what is known as the '
Käsemann developed what became known as the double criterion of difference in evaluating the historical reliability of the
Käsemann also began to take Jewish apocalypticism more seriously than most of his contemporary colleagues and thought it to be of vital significance for a reading of Paul. Indeed, he famously described apocalypticism as "the mother of Christian theology". Käsemann's commentary on Paul's Epistle to the Romans, first published in 1973, became a standard work for that generation.
His daughter,
Ernst Käsemann received honorary doctorates from the universities of
He died on 17 February 1998 in Tübingen.
Books by Ernst Käsemann (in English)
- Essays on New Testament Themes. London, SCM, 1964.
- The Testament of Jesus: A Study of the Gospel of John in Light of Chapter 17. London, SCM, 1968.
- New Testament Questions of Today. London, SCM, 1969.
- Jesus Means Freedom: A Polemical Survey of the New Testament. London, SCM, 1969.
- Perspectives on Paul. London, SCM, 1971.
- Commentary on Romans. London, SCM, 1980.
- The Wandering People of God. Minneapolis, Augsburg, 1984.
- On Being a Disciple of the Crucified Nazarene. Grand Rapids, Eerdmans, 2010.
Literature about Ernst Käsemann
- Way, D V 1991. The Lordship of Christ: Ernst Käsemann's Interpretation of Paul's Theology. Oxford.
- Zahl, Paul F M 1996. Die Rechtfertigungslehre Ernst Käsemanns. Calwer Verlag.
- Osborn, E F 1999. Käsemann, Ernst. In: Hayes, J H (ed) Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation Vol. 2, Nashville: Abingdon, pages 14–16.
- Harrisville, R A & Sundberg, W. Käsemann, Ernst. In: The Bible in Modern Culture: Theology and Historical Critical Method from Spinoza to Käsemann. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, pages 238–261.
See also
References
- ^ The Modern Search for the Historical Jesus, by Robert B Strimple, page 136.
- ^ Cited in Martin Hengel's work "Crucifixion", where he references Elisabeth in his book dedication
- ^ Folteropfer Elisabeth Käsemann: Argentinische Militärs müssen lebenslang in Haft. Spiegel Online, 15 July 2011 (German)
- ^ Parkafilm.CC (12 April 2010). "Interview with Marianela Galli (english Version)". Vimeo. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "ECCHR Trial Monitoring". European Center For Constitutional And Human Rights. Archived from the original on 26 April 2010.
- ^ Kirchliche Konflikte, Band 1, S. 243 (German)
- ^ Dietrich Strothniann: Der Fall Ernst Käsemann – Partisan unter Protestanten. Die Zeit, 25 November 1977 (German)