Jürgen Becker (theologian)

Jürgen Becker (born December 11, 1934 in Hamburg ) is a German Protestant theologian .

After graduating from the Stormarn School in Ahrensburg and studying Protestant theology in Hamburg and Heidelberg , Becker was a research assistant at the Qumran Research Center in Heidelberg . He received his doctorate in 1961 with a thesis on concepts of salvation and sin in the Qumran texts and the New Testament . After his vicariate in Hamburg, he was a research assistant in Heidelberg and Bochum from 1963 to 1968 . Becker received his habilitation in 1968. From 1969 until his retirement in 2000 he was Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at the Christian Albrechts University in Kiel . From 1981 to 1984 he was vice president of the university. Becker was repeatedly dean of the theological faculty and senator of the university. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Theological Faculty of Tartu University .

Fonts

• The salvation of God. Terms of salvation and sin in the Qumran texts and in the New Testament (= studies on the environment of the New Testament. 3, ISSN  0585-6272 ). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1964 (Revised version by: Heidelberg, Universität, Dissertation, 1961).
• Studies on the genesis of the wills of the twelve patriarchs (= work on the history of ancient Judaism and early Christianity. 8, ISSN  0169-734X ). Brill, Leiden 1970 (at the same time: Bochum, University, habilitation paper, 1968).
• John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth (= Biblical Studies. 63). Neukirchener Verlag, Neukirchen-Vluyn 1972, ISBN 3-7887-0353-9 .
• with Hans Conzelmann and Gerhard Friedrich : The letters to the Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Thessalonians and Philemon (= The New Testament German. Vol. 8). 14th, revised and supplemented edition, (1st edition of this edition). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1976, ISBN 3-525-51324-0 .
• Resurrection of the dead in early Christianity (= Stuttgart Bible studies. 82). KBW, Stuttgart 1976, ISBN 3-460-03821-7 .
• The Gospel according to John (= ecumenical pocket book commentary on the New Testament. Vol. 4, 1–2 = Gütersloher pocket books Siebenstern. 505–506). 2 volumes (Vol. 1: Chapters 1-10. Vol. 2: Chapters 11-21. ). Gütersloher Verlagshaus Mohn et al., Gütersloh et al. 1979–1981, ISBN 3-579-04835-X (vol. 1), ISBN 3-579-04836-8 (vol. 2).
• Paul. The apostle of the nations. Mohr, Tübingen 1989, ISBN 3-16-145509-6 .
• Jesus of Nazareth. de Gruyter, Berlin et al. 1996, ISBN 3-11-014882-X ( short review ).
• Maria. Mother of Jesus and chosen virgin (= Biblical figures. 4). Evangelische Verlags-Anstalt, Leipzig 2001, ISBN 3-374-01932-3 .
• Johannine Christianity. An overview of its history and theology. Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2004, ISBN 3-16-148264-6 .
• The resurrection of Jesus Christ according to the New Testament. Easter experience and understanding of Easter in early Christianity. Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2007, ISBN 978-3-16-149427-7 .
• Simon Peter in early Christianity (= biblical-theological studies. 105). Neukirchener Verlag, Neukirchen-Vluyn 2009, ISBN 978-3-7887-2394-1 .
• Oral and Written Authority in Early Christianity. Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2012, ISBN 978-3-16-151707-5 .
• Early Christianity as a structured epoch. Stuttgarter Bibelstudien 155, Katholisches Bibelwerk, Stuttgart 1993, ISBN 3-460-04551-5 .

literature

• Ulrich Mell, Ulrich B. Müller (ed.): The early Christianity in its literary history. Festschrift for Jürgen Becker on his 65th birthday (= supplements to the journal for New Testament science and the news of the older church. 100). de Gruyter, Berlin et al. 1999, ISBN 3-11-016648-8 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Jürgen Becker in the catalog of the German National Library
• Page from Becker at the University of Kiel