Jean Zumstein
Jean Zumstein (born October 7, 1944 ) is a Swiss Protestant theologian and New Testament scholar.
Life
After attending grammar school in Biel / Bienne, Jean Zumstein began studying Protestant theology at the University of Lausanne in 1963 , where he spent a year - after spending time abroad at the University of Strasbourg (1965/66) and the University of Göttingen (1967/68) 1968 passed the licentiate. In the following two years he was an assistant at the Institute for Biblical Studies in Lausanne; A research year in Heidelberg followed in 1970/71 . In 1972 Jean Zumstein was ordained pastor. In 1974 he was awarded the Doctorat d'Etat with venia legendi in Lausanne .
From 1975 to 1990 Zumstein was full professor of New Testament science at the University of Neuchâtel ; from 1990 until his retirement in 2010 he held the chair for New Testament at the University of Zurich .
Jean Zumstein is married and has two children.
Publications (in selection)
- L'evangile selon saint Jean , Commentaire du Nouveau Testament IV, Genève 2007 (volume 1), 2014 (volume 2)
- The Gospel of John (= Meyer's critical-exegetical commentary on the New Testament . New interpretations), Göttingen 2016.
- Creative memory. Relecture and interpretation in the Gospel of John (= AThANT. Volume 84), second revised and expanded edition, Zurich 2004.
Web links
- University of Zurich: Prof. Dr. em. Jean Zumstein, curriculum vitae
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| SURNAME | Zumstein, Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss Protestant theologian and New Testament scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 7, 1944 |