Petr Pokorný (theologian)

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Petr Pokorný
Main interestsBiblical studies, New Testament studies, Hermeneutics

Petr Pokorný (April 21, 1933 – January 18, 2020[1]) was a Protestant theologian, professor at Charles University in Prague, and pastor of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, one of the leading biblical scholars in the Czech Republic.[2]

For many years, Petr Pokorný led the Department of New Testament Studies at the Protestant Theological Faculty of the Prague University, in 1996–1999 he was the dean of the faculty, later (1998–2010) he was also the director of the Centre for Biblical Studies of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Charles University.

Selected publications

Publications in English

  • The Genesis of Christology: Foundations for a Theology of the New Testament, Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1987.
  • Jesus in the Eyes of His Followers: Newly Discovered Manuscripts and Old Christian Confessions, North Richland Hills, Tex.: BIBAL Press, 1998.
  • A Commentary on the Gospel of Thomas: From Interpretations to the Interpreted, New York: T & t Clark Ltd., 2009.
  • Hermeneutics as a Theory of Understanding, Grand Rapids: W.B. Eerdmans Pub., 2011.
  • From the Gospel to the Gospels. History, Theology and Impact of the Biblical Term 'Euangelion', Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2013.

Publications in German

Publications in Czech

References

  1. ^ "prof. Petr Pokorný (1933-2020)". www.e-cirkev.cz (in Czech). 2020-01-18. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  2. ^ Roskovec, Jan. "Petr Pokorný is eighty - and still spry and active". www.e-cirkev.cz. Českobratrská církev evangelická. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

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