Heinz Schürmann (theologian)

Heinz Schürmann (born January 18, 1913 in Bochum ; † December 11, 1999 in Erfurt ) was a Roman Catholic theologian and New Testament scholar .

Life

Heinz Schürmann studied philosophy and Catholic theology in Paderborn and Tübingen from 1932 to 1937 and was ordained a priest in Paderborn on April 2, 1938. Until 1946 he worked as a pastor in the diaspora communities of Bernburg (Saale) , Osterwieck (Harz) and Nienburg (Saale) . A call as prefect of the archbishop's theological convict in Bad Driburg was followed by a doctorate under Max Meinertz in 1948 with the thesis The editorial work of Evangelist Lukas on the Last Supper report , the habilitation in 1952 and in 1953 the call to the newly founded Philosophical-Theological Study in Erfurt . His students include the retired Bishop Joachim Wanke and the Erfurt New Testament scholar Claus-Peter März . In 1978 Schürmann retired. He was a peritus of the council and a member of the International Theological Commission and Consultor of the Pontifical Biblical Commission . He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Universities of Bochum, Paderborn, Leuven, Uppsala, Aberdeen, Vienna and Strasbourg. The " Ring of Honor of the Görres Society " was awarded to Schürmann in 1995.

Christoph Schmitt: Heinz Schürmann. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 18, Bautz, Herzberg 2001, ISBN 3-88309-086-7 , Sp. 1300-1310.

personal data
SURNAME	Schürmann, Heinz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Roman Catholic theologian and New Testament scholar
DATE OF BIRTH	January 18, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bochum
DATE OF DEATH	December 11, 1999
Place of death	Erfurt