Jacob Kremer

Jacob Kremer (born December 8, 1924 in Kohlscheid (today: Herzogenrath ), Germany ; † February 13, 2010 in Vienna , Austria ) was a Roman Catholic priest , theologian and New Testament scholar . He is considered an important biblical scholar of the 20th century.

Life

Jacob Kremer studied in Bonn and Rome philosophy and theology and was at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome to Dr. theol. PhD . In October 1952 he was ordained a priest . Until 1968 he was Professor of Biblical Theology in the Aachen seminary , then Professor at the Pedagogical University of Rhineland and from 1972 until his retirement in 1995 he was Professor of New Testament Biblical Studies at the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Vienna . As part of adult education, Kremer has been teaching the New Testament subject since the early 1970s in the Viennese Theological Course , which was headed by his assistant and student Walter Kirchschläger from 1980 to 1982 .

From the very beginning of his academic career, Kremer was an advocate of historical-critical exegesis and a staunch opponent of fundamentalist, literal interpretation of the Bible . In addition to scientific research, church Bible pastoral care was a particular concern of his.

He has published numerous works that have been translated into many languages, including Chinese. Among other things, Kremer was involved in the Austrian Catholic Biblical Works and initiated the "Colloquium Biblicum", which takes place every two years in Vienna. In 1994 he received the Great Silver Medal of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria for his work on the scientific understanding with countries of the former Eastern Bloc and the dialogue with the Evangelical Theological Faculty and the Institute for Jewish Studies at the University of Vienna .

Works

• Which is why I announced it to you. Collected studies on the exegesis, theology and hermeneutics of the New Testament by Jacob Kremer. Editing: Roman Kühschelm , Martin Stowasser, u. a .; published by Verlag Katholisches Bibelwerk GmbH 2005.
• The empty grave - a sign. On the relevance of historical-critical exegesis for ecclesiastical proclamation. Theological-practical quarterly publication 149.2 (2001).
• Now live the truth. Faith on the threshold of the third millennium. Franz Cardinal König , Jacob Kremer. Herder library 1746, 2nd edition: Freiburg 1992.
• Lazarus . The story of a resurrection. Publishing house Katholisches Bibelwerk Stuttgart (1985)
• Read the Bible - but how? A little guide to understanding the Scriptures. Verlag Katholisches Bibelwerk Stuttgart (1965, new version 2003)

Web links

• Literature by and about Jacob Kremer in the catalog of the German National Library
• Obituary by Roman Kühschelm and Martin Stowasser

Individual evidence

1. ↑ THEOLOGICAL COURSES. Retrieved October 9, 2018 .