Emil Schürer

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Göttingen, Stadtfriedhof: Emil Schürer's grave

Emil Schürer (born May 2, 1844 in Augsburg , † April 30, 1910 in Göttingen ) was a German Protestant theologian .

Life

Emil Schürer attended high school near St. Anna in his hometown, where he graduated from high school in 1862. From 1862 to 1866 he studied Protestant theology at the University of Erlangen , the University of Berlin and the University of Heidelberg . At the beginning of his studies he joined the Christian student union Uttenruthia . In 1873 he was appointed Professor Extraordinarius at the University of Leipzig , in 1878 he was appointed full professor at the University of Giessen . From there he moved to the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel as a full professor in 1890 , where he was rector in 1894/95 . Finally, in 1895, he accepted an appointment at the University of Göttingen . In 1876 he founded the theological literary newspaper , of which he was also editor. From 1881 to 1910 he edited it together with Adolf Harnack .

His extensive work on the history of the Jews in the time of Christ ( History of the Jewish People in the Age of Jesus Christ , 2 volumes, 1886–1890; revised in 3 volumes, 1901–1902) made him one of the most famous modern times in Great Britain and the United States German scholars. A newly developed English-language version of the work was published under the editorship of Géza Vermes and Fergus Millar in three volumes from 1973 to 1987. Schürer died on April 30, 1910 after a long illness.

Fonts (selection)

  • Schleiermacher's Concept of Religion (1868)
  • Textbook of New Testament Contemporary History (1874; an earlier version of the history of the Jewish people )
  • The municipal constitution of the Jews in Rome (1879)
  • History of the Jewish People in the Age of Jesus Christ (1890)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Christof Dahm: Schürer, Emil . In: NDB , Volume 23, p. 641.
  2. ^ Leopold Petri (ed.): Directory of members of the Schwarzburgbund. Fourth edition, Bremerhaven 1908, p. 99, no.2110.
  3. ^ Friedrich Volbehr, Richard Weyl, Rudolf Bülck, Hans-Joachim Newiger: Professors and lecturers at the Christian Albrechts University in Kiel. 1665-1954. With information about the other teaching staff and the university librarians and a list of the rectors . 4th edition. Ferdinand Hirt, Kiel 1956, p. 8, 275 ( digitized version ).
  4. ↑ Géza Vermes: How the New Schürer Came into Being? In: Aharon Oppenheimer (ed.): Jewish history in Hellenistic-Roman times. Paths of research: from the old to the new Schürer (= writings of the historical college. Colloquia. Volume 44). Oldenbourg, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-486-56414-5 , pp. 1-8.

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personal data
SURNAME Schürer, Emil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian
DATE OF BIRTH May 2, 1844
PLACE OF BIRTH augsburg
DATE OF DEATH April 30, 1910
Place of death Goettingen