Hermann Josef Vogt

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Hermann Josef Vogt (born July 1, 1932 in Dudweiler ; † August 28, 2015 ) was a German Roman Catholic clergyman, theologian, ancient historian and patrologist .

Life

Hermann Josef Vogt entered the seminary in Trier and studied philosophy and theology at the Trier Theological Faculty and the Pontifical Gregorian University . He was an alumne of the Pontificium Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum de Urbe , the German-speaking seminary in Rome. On 10 October 1958 he received by Archbishop Luigi Traglia , the then Vizegerenten and later Cardinal Vicar for the Diocese of Rome , in Ignatius of Loyola in Campo Marzio , the ordination ; he was incardinated in his home diocese of Trier . After his chaplaincy he was released from Trier Bishop Matthias Wehr to study further at the Catholic-Theological Faculty of the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn . 1966 he was with the dissertation Coetus Sanctorum. The church concept of the Novatian and his special church for Dr. theol. PhD at Karl Baus . He was a research assistant at the chair for ancient church history and patrology with Karl Baus. In 1971 he completed his habilitation at the University of Bonn under Karl Baus and Ernst Dassmann with the work The Church Understanding of Origen .

In 1971 Vogt was offered a chair for ancient church history , patrology and Christian archeology at the Catholic-Theological Faculty of the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen , succeeding Peter Stockmeier . After his retirement in 2000 he worked as a pastor in his home parish and Primizkirche St. Martin , a district of Merzig .

Vogt's main area of ​​teaching and research was Origen , one of the most famous church fathers , Christian scholars and theologians of late antiquity . From 1983 to 1993 Vogt wrote the three-volume work on Origen's commentary on the Gospel according to Matthew . Furthermore, he provided extensive research results on the Council of Ephesus (431).

Hermann Josef Vogt was committed to Christian ecumenism , in particular to the dialogue between the Catholic Church and Orthodoxy . He was a member of the "Mixed International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church".

His doctoral candidates include: Wilhelm Geerlings ( Christ exemplum. Studies on Christology and Christ proclamation Augustins. 1978), Hildegard König ( Apponius. The interpretation of the song of the songs: the introductory books I - III and the christologically significant book IX. 1990), Verena Wodtke-Werner ( The Holy Spirit as a female figure in Christian antiquity and the Middle Ages. An examination of texts and images. 1993), Gudrun Münch-Labacher ( Natural and historical thinking in Cyrill of Alexandria. The different ways of looking at the realization of salvation in his commentary on John . 1994), Pius Angstenberger ( The rich and the poor Christ. The reception history of 2 Cor 8: 9 between the second and the sixth centuries. 1994) and Felix Thome ( Historia contra Mythos. The interpretation of the Scriptures by Diodors von Tarsus and Theodors von Mopsuestia im Controversy on Emperor Julian's and Salustius' allegorical understanding of myths. 2003). The habilitation of Vogt Wilhelm Geerlings (1980) and Felix Thome ( studies on the commentary on John by Theodor von Mopsuestia. 2006).

Honors

  • Nabil el Khoury, Henri Crouzel, Rudolf Reinhardt (eds.): Lebendige Tradition. Processes of Approach and Interpretation. Festschrift for Hermann-Josef Vogt on his 60th birthday. Schwaben-Verlag et al., Ostfildern et al. 1993, ISBN 3-7966-0715-2 .
  • Wilhelm Geerlings , Hildegard König (ed.): Origenes - vir ecclesiasticus. Symposium in honor of Prof. Dr. H.-J. Vogt (= Hereditas. 9). Borengässer, Bonn 1995, ISBN 3-923946-27-9 (contributions from the festival symposium for the 60th birthday of Hermann-Josef Vogt).
  • Origen as an exegete. Published by Wilhelm Geerlings. Schöningh, Paderborn et al. 1999, ISBN 3-506-79509-0 (volume with essays by Hermann-Josef Vogt on the occasion of his retirement).

Fonts

  • Coetus sanctorum. The Novatian concept of church and the history of his special church. (= Theophaneia. Vol. 20). Hanstein, Bonn 1968 (at the same time: Bonn, University, dissertation, 1966).
  • Origen's understanding of the church (= Bonn contributions to church history. Vol. 4). Böhlau, Cologne et al. 1974, ISBN 3-412-03274-3 (At the same time: Bonn, University, habilitation paper, 1970/1971).
  • Origen: The Commentary on the Gospel According to Mattaeus. Introduced, translated and annotated. Hiersemann, Stuttgart 1983-1993;
    • First part: Book X - XIII (= Library of Greek Literature. 18, Dept. Patristic ). 1983, ISBN 3-7772-8307-X ;
    • Second part: Book XIV - XVII (= Library of Greek Literature. 30, Dept. Patristic ). 1990, ISBN 3-7772-9011-4 ;
    • Third part: The Commentariorum Series (= Library of Greek Literature. 38, Dept. Patristic ). 1993, ISBN 3-7772-9325-3 .
  • as editor with the assistance of Clemens Steiling: Kirche in der Zeit. Walter Kasper for episcopal ordination. Gift of the Catholic Theological Faculty of Tübingen. Wewel, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-87904-163-6 .
  • Pictures of the early church. Pictorial words from the Bible with the Church Fathers. Little story of the creed. Wewel, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-87904-189-X (In Italian: Immagini della chiesa delle origini (= Già e non ancora. 367). Traduzione dal tedesco di Maria Luisa Milazzo. Jaca Book, Milan 2000, ISBN 88- 16-30367-0 ).
  • with Guy Bedouelle : Church history, patrology. Bonifatius, Paderborn 2001, ISBN 3-89710-187-4 .

literature

  • Kürschner's German Scholars Calendar. Humanities and Social Sciences. Vol. 17, 1996, ISSN  1433-9161 , p. 3382

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary notice Hermann Josef Vogt , Saarbrücker Zeitung , August 31, 2015
  2. ↑ a b c Johannes Grohe: Obituary for Hermann-Josef Vogt ( Memento of the original from September 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.goerres-gesellschaft-rom.de archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Roman Institute of the Görres Society , September 5, 2015
  3. ↑ Death Hermann Josef Vogt , Saarbruecker newspaper, August 31, 2015
  4. ↑ http://konziliengeschichte.org/site/de/aktuell/article/39.html
personal data
SURNAME Vogt, Hermann Josef
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Vogt, Hermann-Josef; Vogt, Hermann J.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Roman Catholic clergyman, theologian, ancient historian and patrologist
DATE OF BIRTH July 1, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Dudweiler
DATE OF DEATH August 28, 2015