Friedrich Wilhelm Horn

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Friedrich Wilhelm Horn (born October 22, 1953 in Denklingen ) is a German Protestant theologian . From 1992 to 1996 he was Professor of New Testament at the Gerhard Mercator University in Duisburg and from 1996 until his retirement in 2019 in the same position at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz .

Life

After graduating from the Hollenberg School in Waldbröl , Friedrich Wilhelm Horn studied Protestant theology in Wuppertal and Göttingen from 1972 to 1978 . Following the first theological exam, he was initially a repetitionist for the New Testament at the theological faculty of the Georg-August University in Göttingen from 1978 to 1981 , before completing a vicariate in Salzgitter-Bad until 1983 , which he completed with the second theological exam Evangelical Lutheran regional church in Braunschweig . From 1983 to 1985 Horn was pastor at the St. Vincenz Church in Schöningen and, at the same time, held a teaching position at the Department of Protestant Theology at the University of Hamburg . From 1985 to 1991 he was a temporary academic advisor at the Theological Faculty of the Georg-August University in Göttingen and in 1991 he received a scholarship from the Heisenberg Foundation.

In 1982, Horn was from the Georg-August University of Göttingen with a thesis on faith and action in Luke's theology doctorate . He completed his habilitation in 1990 with studies in Pauline pneumatology under the title Das Angeld des Geistes .

From 1999 to 2001 as well as from 2006 to 2008 he assumed the office of dean of the joint department of Protestant and Catholic theology, from 2005 to 2008 he was also head of the Protestant theological faculty. Horn was deputy chairman of the Scientific Society for Theology from 2002 to 2005 and chairman of the New Testament section from 2005 to 2008. In addition to his academic work, Horn also participates in church committees: From 1997 to 2004 he was an appointed member of the eighth regional synod of the Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau . Since 2007 he has also been a member of the specialist commission of the Mixed Commission for Reforming Theology Studies in the EKD, which is responsible for the pastoral and master’s degree courses.

Friedrich Wilhelm Horn is married to the Byzantine art historian and theologian Dr. Martina Horn, b. Stoll. You have three children.

Publications (selection)

Monographs

  • Faith and action in the theology of Luke (= Göttingen theological works. 26). Göttingen 1983, 2nd edition 1986.
  • Spirit's deposit. Studies on Pauline pneumatology (= research on religion and literature of the Old and New Testaments. 154). Goettingen 1992.
  • Paulus Studies (= New Testament drafts for theology. 22). Tübingen 2017.

Editorships

  • Balance sheet and perspectives of the current interpretation of the New Testament (= supplements to the journal for the New Testament science. 75). Berlin / New York 1995.
  • (Editing and supplement.): Georg Strecker: Theology of the New Testament. Berlin / New York 1995, engl. Translation Berlin / New York / Louisville 2000.
  • with Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr et al .: Basic Information New Testament. A biblical-theological introduction. Göttingen 2000, 4th edition 2011.
  • The end of Paul. Historical, theological and literary-historical aspects (= supplements to the journal for New Testament science. 106). Berlin / New York 2001.
  • with Michael Wolter: Studies on the Revelation of John and its interpretation. Festschrift for Otto Böcher on his 70th birthday. Neukirchen-Vluyn 2005.
  • with Friederike Nüssel: Taschenlexikon Religion und Theologie. 3 volumes and 1 register volume. 5th edition. Göttingen 2008.
  • Dietrich-Alex Koch : Hellenistic Christianity. Understanding of scripture - ecclesiology - history (= Novum testamentum et orbis antiquus / studies on the environment of the New Testament. 65). Göttingen 2008.
  • with Ruben Zimmermann: Beyond indicative and imperative. Justification of New Testament ethics. Volume 1 (= Scientific Studies on the New Testament I. 238). Tübingen 2009.
  • Paul's manual. Tübingen 2013.
  • with Ulrich Volp, Ruben Zimmermann: Ethical norms of early Christianity. Good - life - body - virtue (= contexts and norms of New Testament ethics. 4). Tübingen 2013.
  • with Ulrich Volp, Ruben Zimmermann: Metaphor - Narratio - Mimesis - Doxology. Forms of justification for early Christian and ancient ethics (= scientific studies on the New Testament. 356). Tübingen 2016.
  • with Eve-Marie Becker , Dietrich-Alex Koch: The “critical-exegetical commentary” in its story. HAW Meyers KEK from its foundation in 1829 until today. Göttingen 2017.
  • Faith , TDT 13, Tübingen 2018

Editing of a series of publications

  • New Testament drafts on theology. Since volume 10. Tübingen / Basel, 2005.

literature

  • Heike Omerzu , Eckart David Schmidt (Ed.): Paulus and Petrus. History - theology - reception. Festschrift for Friedrich Wilhelm Horn on his 60th birthday (= work on the Bible and its history. 48). Leipzig 2016.

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personal data
SURNAME Horn, Friedrich Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH October 22, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Thinkers