Otto Böcher

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Otto Hermann Konrad Böcher (born March 12, 1935 in Worms ; † February 27, 2020 in Mainz ) was a German Protestant theologian and professor of the New Testament at the University of Mainz .

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Otto Hermann Konrad Böcher was born in 1935 as the son of a deacon in Worms. After graduating from high school in 1954 at the Rudi-Stephan-Gymnasium in Worms , he studied Protestant theology , art history and philosophy at the universities of Mainz and Heidelberg . During his studies he became a member of the Christian student associations Mainzer Wingolf (1954) and Heidelberg Wingolf (1956). In 1958 he was awarded a Dr. phil. PhD, 1963 in the New Testament as Dr. theol. From 1962 to 1964 worked as a pastor in Selzen in Rheinhessen . From 1963 to 1968 he was a research assistant at the University of Mainz. In 1968 he qualified as a professor for the subject of the New Testament in Mainz, where he became a private lecturer, and in 1971 an extraordinary professor. He taught religious education in Saarbrücken from 1975 to 1978 and was professor for the New Testament in Mainz from 1978 until his retirement in 2003. Shortly before his 85th birthday, Otto Böcher died in Mainz in 2020. Böcher was married and has three sons and a daughter.

Böcher was a member of the Hessian Historical Commission , the Palatinate Society for the Advancement of Science, the Herold zu Berlin and the Humboldt Society for Science, Art and Education .

Scientific achievement

Otto Böcher published numerous articles on the New Testament Revelation of John , on demonism , on baptism and - beyond the New Testament - on ancient and medieval Judaism and on the history of art in the Middle and Upper Rhine area. He appeared regularly as an author of student history texts. He is also known as the author of the Small Lexicon of Student Customs , which has so far appeared in three editions.

Honors and dedications

In recognition of his services to genealogy and heraldry , Otto Böcher was appointed a corresponding member of the Herold, Association for Heraldry, Genealogy and Allied Sciences in Berlin in 1985.

On June 27, 2014 he was awarded the Ring of Honor by the City of Worms .

On December 10, 2014, he was awarded the Order of Merit of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate .

In the Order of St. John he was knight of honor in 1976, legal knight in 1987 and honorary commander in 2002.

Prof. Dr. Dr. Dedicated to Otto Böcher : Elmar Worgull : Frankenthal's Romanesque monastery basilica and its supraregional significance. Latest knowledge of the history of architecture and art . In: Der Wormsgau : Scientific journal of the city of Worms and the Altertumsverein Worms e. V . City of Worms and Wernersche Verlagsgesellschaft, Worms 2015. 31 (2014/15), pp. 19–32.

Publications (selection)

  • The old Jewish cemetery in Worms. A guide through its history and tombs. 1960 (2nd ed.)
  • The old synagogue in Worms. Worms 1960.
  • The Johannine dualism in the context of post-biblical Judaism. Gütersloh 1965.
  • Fear of demons and defense against demons. A contribution to the prehistory of Christian baptism. Stuttgart 1970.
  • Christ Exorcista. Demonism and Baptism in the New Testament . Stuttgart 1972.
  • The Johannes apocalypse, Darmstadt 1975, 4th edition 1998.
  • Church in time and end times. Essays on the Revelation of John. Neukirchen-Vluyn 1983.
  • John Apocalypse , in: Reallexikon für Antike und Christianentum Volume 18, 1998, 595–646.
  • The authenticating Vaticinium ex eventu as a structural element of the John Apocalypse , in: Revue d'Histoire et de Philosophie Religieuses 79, 1999, pp. 19-30.
  • Apocalyptic structures in the history of the Middle Ages and the modern age , in: Zeitschrift für Bayerische Kirchengeschichte 69, 2000, pp. 1–18.
  • The heavenly Jerusalem and its history of impact in art with special consideration of the use of precious stones , Waltrop 2004.
  • Small encyclopedia of student customs. Edition Piccolo, Hannover 1985, 2nd edition 2001, 3rd edition 2009, ISBN 978-3-931892-06-7 .
  • Revelation of John and church building. The house of God as a city of heaven . Neukirchen-Vluyn 2010.

literature

  • Friedrich Wilhelm Horn , Michael Wolter (ed.): Studies on the Revelation of John and its interpretation. FS for Otto Böcher , Neukirchen-Vluyn 2005 (therein pp. 433–460 bibliography of his writings).
  • Michael Wolter, Marco Frenschkowski : Bibliography Otto Böcher [selected; without book reviews] . In: Der Wormsgau 16 (1992-1995), pp. 47-67 ( digitized version ).
  • Fritz Reuter : Prof. Dr. Dr. Otto Böcher - art historian and theologian . In: Der Wormsgau 16 (1992-1995), pp. 45-46.
  • Böcher, Otto , in: Friedhelm Golücke : Author's lexicon for student and university history. SH-Verlag, Cologne 2004, ISBN 3-89498-130-X . P. 49.
  • Wolfgang Weiß (Ed.): Exegesis and religious education. Otto Böcher on his 60th birthday , Oldenburg 1995 (Oldenburger Universitätsreden 67).

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Association of Alter Wingolfiten e. V. (Ed.): Vademecum Wingolfiticum , 17th edition, Lahr / Schwarzwald 1974, p. 99.
  2. ^ Friedrich Wilhelm Horn : Prof. Dr. phil. Dr. theol. Otto Böcher died. In: ekhn.de. February 28, 2020, accessed March 1, 2020 .
  3. ^ Joachim Kleintitschen: In memoriam Prof. Dr. theol. Dr. phil. Otto Böcher (Mz 54, Hg 56) in: Wingolfsblätter, 139th year, issue 1/2020, pp. 54–58, 54.
  4. ↑ See The Herald. Quarterly journal for heraldry, genealogy and allied sciences , New Series, Vol. 11 (1984–1986), p. 100 *.
personal data
SURNAME Böcher, Otto
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Böcher, Otto Hermann Konrad
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian
DATE OF BIRTH March 12, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Worms
DATE OF DEATH February 27, 2020
Place of death Mainz