Jacob Jervell

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Jacob Stephan Jervell (21 May 1925 – 2 March 2014) was a Norwegian

professor emeritus, author and priest.[1]

Biography

Jervell was born at

D.Theol. in 1959. [2]

He was a professor of theology at the

prorector at the University of Oslo from 1977 to 1980. He held positions at several foreign universities: Lund University, 1963–64, Yale University, 1970 and Aarhus University, 1973. He was Professor at the University of Tromsø from 1997 to 2000.[3]

Jervell held a number of positions in Christian and nonprofit organizations. He served as chairman of the Norwegian Christian Student Movement 1958-65 and was a member of the central government in the Norwegian Bible Society 1966–75. Jervell was also a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. In 2000, he was appointed a knight of the 1st grade of the Order of St. Olav.[4]

He died on 2 March 2014 from

natural causes.[5] His wife died only four weeks later.[6]

Selected works

  • Den historiske Jesus, 1962
  • Da fremtiden begynte. Om urkristendommens tro og tenkning, 1967
  • Luke and the people of God. A new look at Luke-Acts, 1972
  • Gud og hans fiender. Forsøk på å tolke Romerbrevet, 1973
  • The Unknown Paul. Essays on Luke-Acts and Early Christian History, 1984
  • Det moralske Norge. Om samfunnsmoral, 1991
  • The Theology of the Acts of the Apostles, 1996
  • Die Apostelgeschichte, 1998

References

  1. Store norske leksikon
    (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ Turid Karlsen Seim. "Jacob Jervell". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  3. ^ "Jacob Jervell 1925-2014". wordpress.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "Gruppe 8: Religionsvitenskap og teologi" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  5. ^ Jacob Jervell er død, Verdens Gang (2 March 2014)
  6. ^ Norderval, Øyvind (3 April 2014). "Kari Lange Jervell". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
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