Hans Jochen Genthe
Hans Jochen Genthe (born July 27, 1927 in Mühlhausen / Thuringia ; † August 5, 2020 in Erfurt ) was a German Protestant theologian , lecturer for the New Testament , church historian and author .
Life
Hans Jochen Genthe was a soldier in the Luftwaffe news group in World War II , where he was taken prisoner by the Americans in 1943. After graduating from high school in 1946, he studied Protestant theology in Bethel and Berlin . From 1955 he was parish priest in Dörna and in 1962 he moved to Erfurt, where he became pastor at the Kaufmannskirche and until his retirement in 1992 as a lecturer for the New Testament at the Evangelical Preacher's School in Erfurt , founded in 1948 in Wittenberg .
In 1970 he received his doctorate from the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg with his dissertation on the subject of the specific meaning of Katá with the accusative in the theological statements of the Apostle Paul .
He took an active part in the political change in the GDR and in the uncovering of the Stasi documents in Erfurt. In order to bring theology closer to laypeople as well, he published books such as With the Eyes of Research. Brief History of New Testament Research . Since 2007 he has been working on a new translation of the Bible that remains very close to the original text, offers background information on all biblical scriptures and is accessible online at bibelbuch.de.
Hans Jochen Genthe lived in Eschwege after his retirement , but moved back to Erfurt in 2017 and lived there until his death on August 5, 2020.
Publications
- The specific meaning of Katá with the accusative in the theological statements of the Apostle Paul , (dissertation, Theological Faculty , Halle 1970).
- With the eyes of research: a short history of New Testament science (edition for the GDR), Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Berlin 1976 a. Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht , Göttingen 1977, 2nd edition 1982, ISBN 978-3-525-63338-0 .
- Martin Luther : his life and thinking , Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, Göttingen 1996, ISBN 978-3-525-87168-3 , edition 2002, ISBN 978-3-525-55433-3 .
- Classically good: Martin Luther , Buchverlag für die Frau, Leipzig 2008, ISBN 978-3-89798-246-8 .
- ... and direct my walks according to your word: a walk to Luther's Reformation roots in Erfurt , Blick-Verlag, Erfurt 2010, ISBN 978-3-9812927-3-2 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Hans Jochen Genthe in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Hans Jochen Genthe in the German Digital Library
- The Bible translated for accurate reading of the text, since 2007 (unfinished)
Individual evidence
- ^ Hans Jochen Genthe: Obituary notice , werra-rundschau.de
- ↑ a b Hans Jochen Genthe: Vita , buchverlag-fuer-die-frau.de, accessed on January 16, 2016.
- ^ New translation of the Bible freely available on the Internet , ekhn.de, message from January 15, 2016.
- ^ A new translation of the Bible close to the original text , idea.de, message from January 13, 2016.
- ↑ Aribert Rothe: Hans Jochen Genthe - Excellent Erfurt adult educator. Meinekirchenzeitung.de. August 10, 2020, accessed on August 11, 2020.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Genthe, Hans Jochen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 27, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mühlhausen / Thuringia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th August 2020 |
| Place of death | Erfurt |