Michael Konkel

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Michael Konkel (2013)

Michael Dominik Konkel (* 1969 in Düsseldorf ) is a German Roman Catholic theologian and exegete of the Old Testament .

Studies and academic career

Konkel graduated from the University of Bonn with a degree in theology , philosophy and German in 1994 . In 2000 , the Catholic Theological Faculty there earned him a doctorate. theol. The title of his dissertation, which was supervised by Frank-Lothar Hossfeld , is “Architectural Design of the Holy. Studies on the second temple vision of Ezekiel (Ez 40–48) ”. In 2006, he completed his habilitation as part of the DFG project "The non-priestly Sinaiperikope (Ex 19-24; 32-34) as a test case of the Pentateuch criticism," which Konkel directed from 2004 to 2006. In 2008, Konkel took over the chair for the Old Testament at the Theological Faculty in Paderborn .

In addition, Konkel has been teaching the subject “Introduction to the Old Testament” at the Studienhaus St. Lambert since 2006.

research

One focus of Konkel's research is on the biblical book of Ezekiel , for which Konkel is currently working on a commentary. The portrayal of the Jerusalem temple in this book and the theological concepts related to this topic such as “purity” or “holiness” are of particular interest . Another pillar of Michael Konkel's research is the Pentateuch criticism, that is, the investigation of the origin, development and meaning of the Torah .

Works (selection)

  • Architectonics of the Holy. Studies on the second temple vision of Ezekiel (Ez 40–48) (= Bonn Biblical Contributions. 129). Berlin 2001, ISBN 978-3-86572-237-9 .
  • Sin and forgiveness. A reconstruction of the editorial history of the rear Sinaipericope (Ex 32–34) against the background of current Pentateuch models ( = research on the Old Testament. 1st row, 58). Tübingen 2008, ISBN 978-3-16-149425-3 .
  • Michael Konkel: The System of Holiness in Ezekiel's Vision of the New Temple . In: Christian Frevel, Christophe Nihan (Ed.): Purity and the Forming of Religious Traditions in the Ancient Mediterranean World and Ancient Judaism (=  Dynamics in the History of Religion ). 1st edition. tape 3 . Brill, Leiden 2013, ISBN 978-90-04-23210-5 , pp. 429-455 (English).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Studienhaus St. Lambert: College of Lecturers ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Konkel, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Konkel, Michael Dominik
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Roman Catholic exegete of the Old Testament
DATE OF BIRTH 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Dusseldorf