George W. Coats

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George Wesley Coats (born August 13, 1936 in Knox City , USA, † April 6, 2006 in Houston ) was an American professor of the Old Testament . In the 1970s he worked with Gerhard von Rad , Walther Zimmerli and Ernst Güttgemanns . He has taught at Heidelberg University , Hamburg and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem , among others .

biography

Coats received his theological training from McMurry College , the Perkins School of Theology, and Yale . He then began his career at Lexington Theological Seminary . A brain tumor and the resulting psychological problems forced him to retire from science early in 1992.

Works

From the collaboration with Güttgemanns, the occupation with narratology arose as an aspect of his work .

  • Rebellion in the wilderness. The murmuring motif in the wilderness traditions of the Old Testament . Nashville, Tenn. 1968.
  • Canon and authority. Essays in Old Testament religion and theology . Philadelphia 1977, ISBN 0-8006-0501-2 .
  • Saga, legend, tale, novella, fable. Narrative forms in Old Testament literature . Sheffield 1985, ISBN 0-905774-84-1 , ( Journal for the study of the Old Testament Supplement series 35)
  • Genesis. With an Introduction to Narrative Literature . Grand Rapids, Me. 1987, ISBN 0-8028-1954-0 , ( The Forms of the Old Testament Literature 1).
  • Moses. Heroic Man, Man of God . Sheffield 1988, ISBN 1-85075-096-3 .
  • The Moses tradition . Sheffield 1993, ISBN 1-85075-410-1 , ( Journal for the study of the Old Testament Supplement series 161)
  • Numbers . (with Knierim, Rolf P.). Grand Rapids, Me. 2005, ISBN 0-8028-2231-2 .

literature

  • Eugene E. Carpenter (Ed.): A Biblical itinerary. In search of method, form and content. Essays in honor of George W. Coats . Sheffield Academic Press, Sheffield 1997, ISBN 1-85075-653-8 , ( Journal for the study of the Old Testament Supplement series 240).

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personal data
SURNAME Coats, George W.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Coats, George Wesley
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American Old Testament scholar
DATE OF BIRTH August 13, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Knox City, Texas , USA
DATE OF DEATH April 6, 2006
Place of death Houston