Jörg Frey

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Jörg Frey (* 1962 in Freudenstadt ) is a German professor for the New Testament at the University of Zurich .

Life

Jörg Frey was socialized in a more pietistic milieu . He himself remarks: “The use of the Bible precedes the exegesis of the Bible . [...] The familiarity with and the love for biblical texts was, as it were, in my cradle through the imprint in the church youth work in my Württemberg homeland. "

Frey studied Protestant theology at the universities of Tübingen, Erlangen and Jerusalem. He initially experienced the scientific study of the Bible as unsettling, but then as a "great breadth and freedom". Martin Hengels lectures and seminars particularly appealed to him. In 1988 he passed the first theological exam in Tübingen and then worked as an assistant to Martin Hengel and Hermann Lichtenberger at the Institute for Ancient Judaism and Hellenistic Religious History at the Evangelical Theological Faculty of the University of Tübingen.

After the vicariate in the Württemberg regional church (1992/93) he passed the second theological exam. Frey received his doctorate in 1996 and qualified as a New Testament scholar in Tübingen in 1998. Professorships initially led him to the Friedrich Schiller University Jena and the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich .

In 2003 Jörg Frey was ordained pastor of the Bavarian State Church .

Research & Teaching

Since April 1, 2010, he has held the chair for New Testament science with a focus on ancient Judaism and hermeneutics at the Theological Faculty of the University of Zurich . He is also a Research Associate at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein .

Frey is internationally recognized as an important exegete of the Johannine writings. In the German-language commentary series Evangelical-Catholic Commentary on the New Testament (EKK) he is currently working on commenting on the Gospel of John. In addition to the Catholic letters, other research focuses are ancient Judaism ( Qumran , Apocalyptic ), Jewish Christianity and the literature of early Christianity.

In addition to its historical-philological character, Frey's research is characterized by a strong international connection and extensive editorial work. Among other things, Frey acts as the main editor of the renowned publication series Scientific Studies on the New Testament and as co-editor of the journal Early Christianity .

Works (in selection)

  • The Johannine eschatology I. Its problems in the mirror of research since Reimarus (= Scientific investigations on the New Testament 96). Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 1997.
  • The Johannine eschatology II. The Johannine understanding of time (= scientific research on the New Testament 110). Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 1998.
  • The Johannine eschatology III. The eschatological proclamation in the Johannine texts (= scientific research on the New Testament 117). Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2000.
  • The letter of Judas and the second letter of Peter (= Theological Hand Commentary 15/2). EVA, Leipzig 2015.
  • From Jesus to New Testament theology . Small writings II, ed. by Benjamin Schliesser (= Scientific Studies on the New Testament 368). Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2016.
  • The implicit reader and the biblical texts. The 'act of reading' according to Wolfgang Iser and its hermeneutic relevance . In: Theological contributions 23 (1992), pp. 266–290.
  • The glory of the crucified. Studies on the Johanneische Schriften I (ed. By Juliane Schlegel), WUNT 307, Tübingen (Mohr Siebeck) 2013, IX + 886 pp.
  • The letter of the Philippians in the context of Paul’s research . In: Jörg Frey, Benjamin Schliesser (Hrsg.): The Philippians in the Hellenistic-Roman world (= Scientific investigations on the New Testament 353). Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2015, pp. 1–31.
  • The letter of Judas and the second letter of Peter, ThHK 15/2, Leipzig (Evangelische Verlagsanstalt) 2015, 366 pp.
  • Between Torah and Stoa : How Could Readers Have Understood the Johannine Logos . In: JG van der Watt, R. Alan Culpepper, Udo Schnelle (Eds.): The Prologue of the Gospel of John: Its Literary, Theological, and Philosophical Contexts . Papers read at the Colloquium Ioanneum 2013 (= Scientific studies on the New Testament 359). Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2016, pp. 189–234.
  • From Jesus to New Testament theology. Small writings II, ed. v. Benjamin Schliesser, WUNT 368, Tübingen 2016, XI + 940 p.
  • Paul as Pharisee and Antiochene. Biographical basis of his writing reception . In: Florian Wilk , Markus Öhler (Ed.): Paulinische Schriftrezeption. Basics - characteristics - effects - evaluations (= FRLANTA 268). Göttingen 2017, pp. 81–112.
  • Theology and History in the Fourth Gospel. Tradition and Narration, Baylor University Press, Waco, Texas 2018, 241 pp.
  • The Glory of the Crucified One. Christology and Theology in the Gospel of John, Baylor-Mohr Siebeck Studies in Early Christianity, Waco, Texas 2018, 487 pp.
  • The Letter of Jude and the Second Letter of Peter. A Theological Commentary, Baylor University Press, Waco, Texas 2018, 560 pp.
  • Qumran, Early Judaism and New Testament Interpretation . Small writings III, ed. by Jacob N. Cerone, WUNT 424, Tübingen 2019, XXI + 906 S.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Professor Dr. Jörg Frey. Retrieved February 5, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Jörg Frey: A personal interim balance sheet : My way from reading the New Testament to New Testament science . In: From Jesus to New Testament theology . S. 4 .
  3. ↑ Jörg Frey: A personal interim balance . S. 5 (Jörg Frey is also invited as a lecturer for the theological academic year.).
  4. ↑ Jörg Frey: A personal interim balance . S. 5 .
  5. ↑ Prof. Dr. Jörg Frey. Retrieved February 5, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Prof. Dr. Jörg Frey. Retrieved February 5, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Jörg Frey: A personal interim balance. My way from reading the New Testament to New Testament science . In: Schliesser, Benjamin (ed.): From Jesus to New Testament theology. Kleine Schriften II. Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2016, ISBN 978-3-16-155015-7 , p. 4 .
  8. ↑ Prof. Dr. Jörg Frey. Retrieved February 5, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Jörg Frey YDS Shaffer Lecture: “Christology as Theology: The Johannine Approach as a Challenge Then and Now” | Yale Divinity School. Retrieved February 5, 2019 .
  10. ^ Baylor's Truett Seminary Will Host Professor of New Testament Jörg Frey for Drumwright Lectures. November 9, 2018, accessed February 5, 2019 .
  11. ^ Mohr Siebeck GmbH & Co KG: Scientific research on the New Testament. Retrieved February 5, 2019 .
  12. ^ Mohr Siebeck GmbH & Co. KG: Early Christianity (EC). Retrieved February 5, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Frey, Jörg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant New Testament scholar
DATE OF BIRTH 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Freudenstadt