Klaus Koenen

Klaus Koenen (* 1956 in Cologne ) is a German Protestant theologian ( Old Testament scholar ).

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The son Ludwig Koenens graduated from the Dreikönigsgymnasium in Cologne in 1975 (old language branch) and studied religious studies and Protestant theology in Ann Arbor and Bonn from 1975 to 1982 . In 1982 he passed the ecclesiastical examination at the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland . From 1982 to 1989 he worked as a research assistant in Tübingen and also studied Ancient Near Eastern Studies and Egyptology .

In 1983 he worked on the excavation at Tell el-Oreme . In 1984 he had a scholarship for the teaching course of the German Palestine Association in Israel and Jordan . After receiving his doctorate in 1987 in Tübingen, he was a lecturer at the Ecumenical Institute Tantur near Jerusalem in 1989 and from 1989 to 1995 university assistant in Bonn. After completing his habilitation in Bonn in 1993, he was site manager at Tell el-Oreme in 1994. He was visiting professor in 1995 in Kiel , 1995–1996 in Heidelberg and 1996–1997 in Essen (3 semesters) and 1998–1999 in Heidelberg (3 semesters). In 1999 he was a lecturer at the Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem .

Since 1999 he has been teaching as a professor at the University of Cologne .

Fonts (selection)

• Ethics and eschatology in the Tritojesajabuch. A literary-critical and editorial history study (= scientific monographs on the Old and New Testament. Volume 62). Neukirchener Verlag, Neukirchen-Vluyn 1990, ISBN 3-7887-1308-9 (also dissertation, Tübingen 1987).
• Hail to the righteous - calamity to sinners! A contribution to the theology of the books of the prophets (= supplements to the journal for Old Testament science. Volume 229). De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1994, ISBN 3-11-014376-3 (also habilitation thesis, Bonn 1994).
• Yahweh will come to rule over the earth. Psalm 90–110 as a composition (= Bonn Biblical Contributions. Volume 101). Beltz, Athenäum, Weinheim 1995, ISBN 3-89547-091-0 .
• Words of God in the Psalms. A formal history study (= biblical-theological studies. Volume 30). Neukirchener Verlag, Neukirchen-Vluyn 1996, ISBN 3-7887-1607-X .
• Under the roar of the cannons. Works on the Old Testament from the time of the Second World War . Neukirchener Verlag, Neukirchen-Vluyn 1998, ISBN 3-7887-1656-8 .
• as editor with Jörg Barthel and Hannelore Jauss : Hans-Jürgen Hermisson : Studies for prophecy and wisdom (= research on the Old Testament. Volume 23). Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 1998, ISBN 3-16-146966-6 .
• with Roman Kühschelm : turning point. Perspectives of the Old and New Testaments (= The New Real Bible. Topics. Volume 2). Echter, Würzburg 1999, ISBN 3-429-02146-4 .
  • Juliusz Zychowicz (translator): with Roman Kühschelm: Przełom czasów. Z perspektywy Starego u Nowego Testamentu . Wydawnictwo WAM, Krakow 2001, ISBN 83-7097-895-9 .
  • Romeo Fabbri (translator): with Roman Kühschelm: La fine dei tempi. Escatologia tra presente e futuro (= Collana Biblica. Sezione I temi della Bibbia. Volume 2). EDB, Bologna 2001, ISBN 88-10-22104-4 .
• Bethel. History, cult and theology (= Orbis biblicus et orientalis. Volume 192). Universitätsverlag / Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, Friborg / Göttingen 2003, ISBN 3-7278-1432-2 .
• The Lamentations of Jeremiah. A history of reception (= biblical-theological studies. Volume 143). Neukirchener Verlag, Neukirchen-Vluyn 2013, ISBN 3-7887-2769-1 .
• Lamentations (Threni) (= Biblical Commentary - Old Testament. Volume 20). Neukirchener Verlag, Neukirchen-Vluyn 2015, ISBN 3-7887-2813-2 .

Web links

• University of Cologne
• academia.edu

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Curriculum Vitae on the website of the University of Cologne