Johannes Botterweck

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Gerhard Johannes Botterweck (born April 25, 1917 in Rheydt ; † April 15, 1981 in Bonn ) was a German theologian , Old Testament scholar and dean of the Catholic-Theological Faculty of the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn .

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Botterweck studied philosophy , catholic theology and oriental studies in Frankfurt am Main and Vienna . In 1944 he received his doctorate in Vienna. phil. and was ordained a priest that same year. As a military chaplain on the Eastern Front , he lost a leg in World War II . He was a chaplain and religion teacher in Viersen ( Diocese of Aachen ). In 1950 the doctorate to Dr. theol. and in 1953 the habilitation in Bonn. From 1953 to 1959 he was professor of the Old Testament in Tübingen , from 1960 to 1981 in Bonn. His academic focus was on the semantics and philology of biblical languages, the social criticism of the prophets and the theology of the psalms .

The students of Botterweck include Heinz-Josef Fabry , Manfred Görg , Erich Kettenhofen , Josef Plöger and Franz Josef Stendebach .

Works

  • The Bible and its world. An encyclopedia of scriptures in two volumes ; Editor and editor of the German edition.
  • Old Testament Studies. Friedrich Nötscher on his sixtieth birthday on July 19, 1950 ; ed. by Hubert Junker and Gerhard Johannes Botterweck. Hanstein, Bonn 1950.
  • “Knowing God” in the usage of the Old Testament ; BBB 2. Hanstein, Bonn 1951; at the same time: Dissertation of July 3, 1950 at the Catholic theological faculty of the University of Bonn.
  • Triliterism in Semitic. Explains at the roots gl, kl, ql ; BBB 3. Hanstein, Bonn 1952.
  • Festschrift for Prof. Dr. Viktor Christian . Dedicated by colleagues and students on their 70th birthday ; ed. by Viktor Christian, Kurt Schubert , Gerhard Johannes Botterweck. Notring of the Austrian Scientific Associations, Vienna 1956.
  • Apocalyptic ; ed. by G. Cornefeld and Gerhard Johannes Botterweck; in: BIW 1; Bergisch Gladbach: 1969; Pp. 59-67.
  • Interpretation of Malachi 1: 2-10; 2.1-16; 3.13-21 . In: BiLe 1 (1960), pp. 28-38, 100-109, 179-185, 253-260.
  • Study of the history of form and tradition on the Decalogue . In: Conciliurn 1 (1965), pp. 392-401.
  • Israel's salvation by a miracle by the sea. Faith and history in the excerpt traditions of Ex 13.17-14.31 . In: BiLe 8 (1967), pp. 8-33.
  • The tent of encounter. Investigation into the shape of the sacred tent traditions of ancient Israel ; ed. by Gerhard Johannes Botterweck and H. Zimmermann. BBB 27, Bonn 1967.
  • Theological dictionary on the Old Testament , 10 volumes; ed. by Gerhard Johannes Botterweck and Helmer Ringgren. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart a. a. 1973-2001.
  • Mix halam . In: TWAT II, p. 989.

literature

  • Building blocks of biblical theology. Festive offering for G. Johannes Botterweck on the occasion of his 60th birthday by his students . Hanstein, Cologne and Bonn 1977.
  • Kürschner's German Scholars Calendar . de Gruyter, Berlin 1980 13 , p. 387. ISSN  0341-8049
  • Heinz-Josef Fabry: Botterweck, Gerhard Johannes . In: LThK³ , Vol. 2, Col. 614.
  • Helen Schüngel-Straumann: My ways and detours. A feminist theologian on the move. Autobiography. Paderborn et al. 2011.

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personal data
SURNAME Botterweck, Johannes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Botterweck, Gerhard Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theologian
DATE OF BIRTH April 25, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH Rheydt
DATE OF DEATH April 15, 1981
Place of death Bonn