Chrys C. Caragounis

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Chrys C. Caragounis ( Greek Χρήστος Γ. Καραγκούνης , * 1940 in Athens ) is a Greek-Swedish theologian and emeritus professor of New Testament exegesis at Lund University . His research on the Greek language and its diachronic connection with the language of the New Testament also identify him as a linguistically oriented Neo-Graecist .

Life

Caragounis studied theology at London University and graduated in 1971 with a Bachelor of Divinity with Honors. For further studies he went to the University of Uppsala and received his doctorate there in 1977 as a Sacrae Theologiae Doctor .

After a period as an assistant, Caragounis held positions as University Lecturer (both Uppsala University), Senior Lecturer ( London School of Theology ), Professor of New Testament ( Evangelische Theologische Faculteit , Leuven) and again in Sweden as Associate Professor and Professor in New Testament Exegesis (both at Lund University).

The main areas of work are Jesus and Gospel research, especially the Son of Man and the Kingdom of God ; Paul and epistolary research, especially Pauline theology and exegesis; the book of Daniel and the importance of the Greek language in all its development for the exegesis of the New Testament. Following Antonios N. Jannaris  , Caragounis represents the unity of Greek as a language that goes through different phases.

Fonts (selection)

Theological publications

  • The Ephesian Mysterion. Meaning and content. GWK Gleerup, Lund 1977 (dissertation).
  • The Son of Man. Vision and Interpretation (Scientific Studies on the New Testament, 38). JCB Mohr, Paul Siebeck, Tübingen 1986.
  • Peter and the Rock (Supplements to the Journal for New Testament Science 58). Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 1990.
  • Ὁμοφυλοφυλία · Ἀρχαία και Σύγχρονη - καὶ ἡ Χριστιανικὴ Ἐκκλησία. Ἀστήρ τῆς Ἀνατολῆς, Athens 2005.

Linguistic publications

  • The Development of Greek and the New Testament: Morphology, Syntax, Phonology, and Textual Transmission (Scientific Studies on the New Testament, 167). Mohr, Tübingen 2004.
  • (Ed.): Greek. A Language in Evolution. Essays in Honor of Antonios N. Jannaris. Georg Olms Verlag, Hildesheim 2010.
  • New Testament Language and Exegesis. A Diachronic Approach (Scientific Studies on the New Testament 323). Mohr, Tübingen 2014.

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personal data
SURNAME Caragounis, Chrys C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Χρήστος Γ. Καραγκούνης
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greco-Swedish theologian and Neo-Graecist
DATE OF BIRTH 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Athens