Hartmut Günther (theologian)

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Hartmut Oskar Günther (* December 20, 1931 ; † November 21, 2008 in Groß Oesingen ) was a German Lutheran theologian , author and university professor.

Life

Hartmut Günther worked as a teacher at the proseminar from 1960 and then from 1963 to 1996 as a professor of biblical theology at the Lutheran Theological University in Oberursel . On May 24, 1963 he did his doctorate at the University of Erlangen with Wilhelm Maurer (1900–1982) in church history with a thesis on the development of Melanchthon's doctrine of will in the discussion of Luther and Erasmus .

He then headed the jury commission for the Hermann Sasse Prize for years . From 1977 to 1999 Hartmut Günther was editor and collaborator of the magazine Lutherische Theologie und Kirche (LuThK). Until immediately before his death, Hartmut Günther was involved in the community of the independent Evangelical Lutheran Church in Groß Oesingen through divine service and pastoral care .

Honors

On November 10, 2008, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Concordia Seminary St. Louis of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS).

Fonts

  • Erasmus Alberus . Erasmus-Alberus-Bücherstube G. Klärner, Oberursel 1972; DNB 740698419
  • The unity of the Bible. A biblical-theological reflection . Lutheran Theological College, Oberursel 1981.
  • God's holy people. The life of the church according to the letters of the New Testament (Oberurseler Hefte; 13). Lutheran Theological University, Oberursel 1981, ISBN 3-921613-12-4 .
  • God's servant and God's right. To understand the Servant of God songs . Lutheran Theological University, Oberursel 1982, ISBN 3-921613-05-1 .
  • together with Ernst Volk (ed.): Luther's interpretation of the epistles, Vol. 5: Timothy to James . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht , Göttingen / Zurich 1983, ISBN 3-525-55637-3 .
  • Bring the power of the word into German. To understand Martin Luther's translation of the Bible (Oberurseler Heft; 23). Lutheran Theological University, Oberursel 1985, ISBN 3-921613-21-3 .
  • together with Volker Stolle: Understand the words and proclaim the word. Theology students preached (Oberurseler Hefte; 25), Lutheran Theological University, Oberursel 1989, ISBN 3-921613-24-8 .
  • The Holy Scriptures. Your validity and how you deal with it. Verlag der Lutherischen Buchhandlung, Groß Oesingen 1995, ISBN 3-86147-110-8 .
  • The church remains. With what faith - with what hope - with what love? Verlag der Lutherischen Buchhandlung, Groß Oesingen 1995, ISBN 3-86147-124-8 .
  • Insights into the Bible of Christianity. Reading aids for Bible readers. (Oberurseler Hefte; 34). Lutheran Theological University, Oberursel 1997, ISBN 3-921613-34-5 .
  • From preparation to death. A sermon by Martin Luther (1519) . Verlag der Lutherischen Buchhandlung, Groß Oesingen 1999, ISBN 3-86147-178-7 .
  • Jesus Christ. As the Gospels Testify to Jesus . Verlag der Lutherischen Buchhandlung, Groß Oesingen 2007, ISBN 978-3-86147-300-8 .

literature

  • Wolfgang Schillhahn, Michael Schätzel (eds.): Wording . Festschrift for Dr. Hartmut Günther. Verlag der Lutherischen Buchhandlung, Groß Oesingen 2002, ISBN 3-86147-225-2 .
  • Achim Behrens: Memories of Prof. Dr. Hartmut Günther, DD (1931–2008) , in: Lutherische Theologie und Kirche 34/2010 (Heft 2), 105–109.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ So the information in Wolfgang Schillhahn, Michael Schätzel (Ed.): Wording: Festschrift for Hartmut Günther. Groß Oesingen 2002, p. 9.
  2. ↑ In memory of Professor Dr. Hartmut Günther, DD 1931 - 2008. Lutheran Theological University Oberursel, archived from the original on July 1, 2013 ; accessed on August 4, 2019 .
  3. ↑ For details see Achim Behrens: Memories of Prof. Dr. Hartmut Günther, DD (1931–2008) on the occasion of the Dies Academicus of the Lutheran Theological University Oberursel on November 10, 2009 . In: Lutheran Theology and Church. 2/2010 (Edition Ruprecht, Göttingen).
  4. ↑ Honorary doctorate for Prof. em. Dr. Hartmut Günther. Lutheran Theological University Oberursel, November 14, 2008, archived from the original on March 9, 2010 ; accessed on August 4, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Günther, Hartmut
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Günther, Hartmut Oskar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Lutheran theologian
DATE OF BIRTH December 20, 1931
DATE OF DEATH November 21, 2008
Place of death Great Oesingen