Johannes Betz (theologian)

Johannes Betz (born August 20, 1914 in Redwitz an der Rodach ; † June 15, 1984 in Würzburg ) was a German theologian and priest.

Life

From 1934 to 1939 he studied Catholic theology and philosophy at the PTH Bamberg , from January 1943 to March 1945 at the University of Würzburg , from 1946 to 1948 at the University of Tübingen . From 1948 to 1953 he was a research assistant in Tübingen . After receiving his doctorate in Tübingen on December 3, 1953 and his habilitation in 1957, he taught there in 1958 as a private lecturer . From 1959 to 1963 he was an adjunct professor in Bamberg . From 1963 to 1967 he taught as a professor for dogmatics and propaedeutics at the University of Mainz . From 1967 until his retirement in 1979 he was professor of dogmatics in Würzburg.

The actual presence of the person and the saving work of Jesus in the Lord's Supper according to the pre-ephesinian Greek patristic . Freiburg im Breisgau 1955, OCLC 174778483 .
The real presence of the body and blood of Jesus in the Lord's Supper according to the New Testament . Freiburg im Breisgau 1961, OCLC 851219912 .
Eucharist in Scripture and Patristics . Freiburg im Breisgau 1979, ISBN 3-451-00731-2 .

as editor Lothar Lies : Praesentia Christi. Festschrift Johannes Betz for his 70th birthday presented by colleagues, friends and students . Düsseldorf 1984, ISBN 3-491-71069-3 .

personal data
SURNAME	Betz, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German theologian, priest and pastor
DATE OF BIRTH	August 20, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH	Redwitz an der Rodach
DATE OF DEATH	June 15, 1984
Place of death	Wurzburg