Hans Weder

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Hans Weder on the 175th anniversary of the University of Zurich (2008)

Hans Weder (born December 27, 1946 in Diepoldsau in the canton of St. Gallen ) is a Swiss theologian specializing in the New Testament . From 2000 to August 2008 he was rector of the University of Zurich .

Life

Hans Weder studied theology at the University of Zurich from 1966 to 1972 and was then ordained. He completed postgraduate studies in St Andrews , Scotland, in 1972/73 , from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Philosophy. In 1977 he did his doctorate in Zurich with Eduard Schweizer on the parables of Jesus and completed his habilitation in 1979 with a thesis on Pauline theology of the cross .

From 1980 to 2000 he was a full professor for New Testament science at the University of Zurich. From 1986 to 1988 he was Dean of the Theological Faculty of the University of Zurich .

In 2000 he was elected rector of the University of Zurich. He resigned from this position in 2008, and Andreas Fischer was elected as his successor in 2006 . Since 2008 he has been Professor ad personam for New Testament Studies at the University of Zurich.

In November 2011 he took over the chairmanship of the University Council of the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich . In 2012 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Theological Faculty of the University of Jena .

Hans Weder has been accused of data protection violations (which the cantonal data protection officer has expressly determined to be unlawful), bullying, violation of the rule of law, procedural deficiencies and denial of the right to be heard (including by law professor Hans Ulrich Walder-Richli and lawyer Daniel Vischer ). In an appeal to the dismissal of the theology professor Ellen Stubbe, the government council of the canton of Zurich came to the conclusion that she had been dismissed by the university management (Rector Hans Weder) for no reason, and that Stubbe's claim for damages was unsuccessful because of formal legal errors.

Services

Hans Weder researched the parables of Jesus and the Pauline theology of the cross, wrote a New Testament hermeneutic and worked on the new translation of the Zurich Bible . He also publishes several theological journals and has led projects for the Swiss National Science Foundation .

Works (selection)

  • The parables of Jesus as metaphors. Traditional and editorial history analyzes and interpretations (= research on religion and literature of the Old and New Testaments. Issue 120). Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, Göttingen 1978, ISBN 3-525-53280-6 . (Dissertation University of Zurich. Theological Faculty 1977/1978, 312 pages); 4th revised edition 1990, ISBN 3-525-53286-5 ; 1st edition for the GDR: Evangelische Verlags-Anstalt, Berlin (East) 1990, ISBN 3-374-00963-8 .
  • The cross of Jesus with Paul. An attempt to think about the historical reference of the Christian faith (= research on religion and literature of the Old and New Testaments. Issue 125). Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, Göttingen 1981, ISBN 3-525-53288-1 . (Habilitation thesis University of Zurich, Faculty of Theology 1979, 273 pages).
  • The «speech of speeches». An interpretation of the Sermon on the Mount today. Theological Publishing House Zurich, Zurich 1985, ISBN 3-290-11565-8 .
  • New Testament Hermeneutics. Theological Publishing House Zurich, Zurich 1986, ISBN 3-290-11632-8 .
  • with Paul Michel (ed.): Meaning mediation (= studies on the history of exegesis and hermeneutics. Volume 1). Pano, Zurich 2000, ISBN 3-907576-32-2 .

literature

Web links

Commons : Hans Weder  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ New chairman of the LMU University Council: Hans Weder elected unanimously , press release, LMU Munich website November 16, 2011, accessed on May 30, 2012.
  2. ↑ Understanding Biblical Texts Today: Prof. Dr. Hans Weder receives an honorary doctorate on May 22nd ( memento from December 22nd, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), Mitteilungen, FSU Jena website, May 16, 2012, accessed on May 30, 2012.
  3. ↑ University of Zurich: Intrigue is better than studying , Observer, April 4, 2003.
  4. ^ University of Zurich The scandal continues , Observer, December 24, 2003.
  5. ^ Mobbing against theologian , Weltwoche, author: Esther Girsberger.
  6. ↑ Uni: Mobbing as a locational disadvantage - Tages Anzeiger (print edition) of May 7, 2007.
  7. ^ Liability suit dismissed , NZZ, November 14, 2009.
  8. ↑ Theology professor rejected by the Federal Supreme Court , ref.ch, September 9, 2010.
personal data
SURNAME Neither, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss theologian, rector of the University of Zurich (2000–2008)
DATE OF BIRTH December 27, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Diepoldsau