Walther Eichrodt
Walther Eichrodt (August 1, 1890 in
theologian
.
From 1908 to 1914 he studied theology in
history of religions and Old Testament studies at the University of Basel,[2] where from 1934 to 1960 he taught classes as a full professor. In 1953 he was named university rector.[1]
Eichrodt believed that the book of Genesis was added as a prologue to the Old Testament after the writing of Exodus had been completed.[3]
Literary works
- Die Quellen der Genesis (1916).
- Die Hoffnung des ewigen Friedens alten Israel (1920).
- Theologie des Alten Testaments, 3 volumes (1933–39); translated into English and published in 2 volumes as Theology of the Old Testament (1961, 1967).
- Das Menschenverständnis des Alten Testaments (1944); translated into English and published as Man in the Old Testament (1951).
- Ezekiel; a commentary; English translation by Cosslett Quin (1970).[4]
References
- ^ a b Walther Eichrodt in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ISBN 9780830814527. Retrieved 6 January 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Catalog Search Results - Hathi Trust Digital Library". Catalog.hathitrust.org. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
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