Georg Strecker
Georg Strecker (born March 15, 1929 in Oldendorf (Melle) ; † June 11, 1994 in Göttingen ) was a Protestant theologian who taught the New Testament at the University of Göttingen.
Live and act
Strecker was a student of Rudolf Bultmann . He initially taught as a private lecturer in Bonn, then in 1968 he received the chair for New Testament at the University of Göttingen as the successor to Joachim Jeremias .
One of his concerns was the exploration of the Hellenistic background of the New Testament. Since 1993 he has been the chairman of the working group “Living People's Church” of the Protestant regional church in Hanover . He was a member of the International Society for New Testament Studies and has taught as visiting professor in the United States, Australia, South Korea, South Africa, and Japan.
Strecker worked on a New Testament theology that appeared after his death. To promote the next generation of academics, he founded the Georg Strecker Foundation in Göttingen .
Strecker was married and had two children.
During his studies he became a member of the StMV Blue Singers Göttingen .
Fonts (selection)
- The way of justice. Inquiry into the theology of Matthew . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1962; 3rd edition 1971.
- as publisher: Church. Festschrift for Günther Bornkamm . Mohr, Tübingen 1980.
- as editor: Theology in the 20th century. Status and tasks. Mohr, Tübingen 1983.
- (with Udo Schnelle ) Introduction to New Testament exegesis . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1983; 4th edition 1994.
- Spanish: Introducción a la exégesis del Nuevo Testamento . Ed. Sígueme, Salamanca 1997.
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The Sermon on the Mount . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1984.
- English: The Sermon on the mount. An exegetical commentary . Abingdon Press, Nashville 1997.
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The Epistles of John . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1989.
- English: The Johannine letters . Fortress Press, Minneapolis 1996.
- New Testament, ancient Judaism (= basic theology course, vol. 2). Kohlhammer, Stuttgart [a. a.] 1989.
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New Testament literary history . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1992.
- English: History of New Testament literature . Trinity Press International, Harrisburg, Pa. 1997.
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New Testament theology . de Gruyter, Berlin 1996.
- English: Theology of the new testament . de Gruyter, New York / Berlin 2000.
Web links
- Literature by and about Georg Strecker in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Georg Strecker Foundation
- ^ Association of Alter SVer (VASV): Address book and Vademecum. Ludwigshafen am Rhein 1959, p. 121.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Strecker, Georg |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German New Testament scholar |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1929 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Oldendorf (Melle) |
DATE OF DEATH | June 11, 1994 |
Place of death | Goettingen |