Rainer Riesner
Rainer Riesner (born June 2, 1950 in Friedberg (Hessen) ) is a German theologian and professor emeritus who taught the New Testament at the Institute for Protestant Theology at the Technical University of Dortmund . He is particularly interested in the historicity of the processes described in the New Testament and the environment of the NT - researched in the contemporary history of the New Testament .
Life
From 1969 Rainer Riesner studied Protestant theology in Neuendettelsau , Heidelberg and Tübingen . In 1975 he passed his first theological exam . From 1976 to 1980 he was a temporary assistant at the Department of Ancient History at the University of Tübingen , where he was involved in the editorial work of the " Rise and Fall of the Roman World " .
In 1980 the doctorate to Dr. theol. of the Evangelical-Theological Faculty of Tübingen (supervisor Otto Betz ) with a widely acclaimed study about Jesus as a teacher . A generally understandable version was also published under the title Jesus and his disciples.
Also in 1980 he was ordained a pastor in the Evangelical Church of Württemberg . After the second theological exam 1980-82 he took over a vicariate in Crailsheim and Dusslingen . He then worked as a research assistant for the New Testament at Peter Stuhlmacher in Tübingen until 1987 . Another important teacher in Tübingen was Martin Hengel . Until 1989 Riesner was a scholarship holder of the German Research Foundation . In 1990 he completed his habilitation in the New Testament in Tübingen with a study on the early days of the Apostle Paul . Then Riesner was pastor in the university service and lecturer for the New Testament in Tübingen until 1997 . During this time he also led exegetical and archaeological courses for priests in Wuerttemberg in Israel .
In the academic year 1997–1998 he took over the representation of the chair of Biblical Theology : Old and New Testament at the Technical University of Dresden . From 1998 to 2013 he taught as professor for Protestant theology with a focus on the New Testament at the Technical University of Dortmund. In addition to research on Jesus and the history and archeology of early Christianity, Riesner dealt intensively with the Lucanian double work and its special traditions. In the discussion about Qumran and the Essenes , he and his teacher Otto Betz countered sensational reports about the text fragments that were made generally accessible around 1990. He also tried to scientifically justify the thesis put forward by the Benedictine and amateur archaeologist Bargil Pixner of an Essen district in Jerusalem and Essenian influences on the early community. After his retirement at the University of Dortmund, Riesner took over responsibility for the doctoral thesis at the Albrecht Bengel House in Tübingen in October 2013 , which he handed over to Roland Deines in October 2018 .
Riesner is
- Member of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas (SNTS)
- Editor of the series "Biblical Archeology and Contemporary History" ( Giessen )
- Co-editor of the magazines
as well as the
- New Testament commentary series " Historical-theological interpretation " ( Witten )
Teaching
The path taken by Riesner in dealing with the New Testament is reminiscent of that of Adolf Schlatter . The philological research of texts and the historical context play an important role.
Private
He has been married to the doctor Cornelia Riesner since 1986 and has four children.
Awards
Riesner received the Johann Tobias Beck Prize in 1995 for his work on The Early Days of the Apostle Paul. Studies in chronology, mission strategy and theology . Riesner's students and colleagues published a commemorative publication on his 65th birthday.
Works
As a sole author
- Acting from the mind. 12 theses on Romans 12. 1977.
- Apostolic church building. The challenge of the Pauline churches. Brunnen , Giessen 1978. ISBN 978-3-7655-2932-0 .
- Jesus as a teacher. An investigation into the origin of the Gospel tradition , 1980, DNB 810836963 , (dissertation University of Tübingen, Evangelical Theological Faculty 1980, 491 sheets, 30 cm); in the book trade in the book series: Scientific research on the New Testament , series 2: Volume 7, Mohr Siebeck , Tübingen 1981, ISBN 3-16-144469-8 , 2nd, improved edition 1984, 3rd, expanded edition 1988, ISBN 3- 16-145195-3 .
- The early days of the apostle Paul. Studies on the chronology, mission strategy and theology of the apostle up to the First Thessalonians. [1990], DNB 910506949 (Habilitation University of Tübingen 1990, 419, [3] Blätter, Kt, 30 cm); in bookshops at: Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 1994, ISBN 978-3-1614-5828-6 (XIV, 509 pages, 24 cm).
- Forms of common life in the New Testament and today. Brunnen, Giessen 1995. ISBN 978-3-7655-9011-5 .
- Paul's Early Period. Chronology, Mission Strategy, Theology , Grand Rapids 1998. ISBN 978-0-8028-4166-7 .
- Essenes and early church in Jerusalem. New sources and finds. Brunnen, Giessen 1998.
- The origin of the Jesus tradition. Verlag der Liebenzeller Mission , Bad Liebenzell 1999. ISBN 978-3-9211-1302-8 .
- Bethany across the Jordan. Theology and topography in the Gospel of John , Brunnen, Gießen 2002. ISBN 978-3-7655-9812-8 .
- The return of the eyewitnesses. A new development in gospel research. In: Theological contributions 38 (2007), pp. 337–352 ( IGUW ; PDF; 108 kB).
- Who is jesus Institute for Faith and Science , Marburg 2010 ( IGUW ; PDF)
- A fake Jesus tomb, Mary Magdalene and no end. Institute for Faith and Science, Marburg 2010 ( IGUW ; PDF)
- The Pope and the Jesus Researchers - Necessary Questions between Exegesis, Dogmatics and the Church . Institute for Faith and Science, Marburg 2010 ( IGUW ; PDF)
- Jesus, Paul and us. In: Theological contributions 45 (2014) ( Theological contributions ; PDF)
- "It came to pass at that time ...". While Augustus rose to be the bringer of peace, a child was born in the east of the Roman Empire who the Christians later revered as the Messiah. In: ZEIT Story No. 02/2014 ( zeit.de )
- From Jesus to the Gospel of Mark. The way to tradition . Institute for Faith and Science, Marburg 2015 ( IGUW ; PDF)
- Messiah Jesus. Its history, its message and its transmission, Brunnen, Gießen 2019. ISBN 978-3-7655-9410-6 .
As a co-author
- numerous articles in: Das Große Bibellexikon , ed. by Helmut Burkhardt u. a., 2nd edition 1990.
- with Otto Betz : Jesus, Qumran and the Vatican - clarifications , Herder , Freiburg im Breisgau - Gießen 1992, 6th edition 1996. ISBN 3-7655-5701-3 .
- with Georg Molin and Otto Betz: The Secret of Qumran. Rediscovered songs and prayers. Herder, Freiburg 1994. ISBN 978-3-4512-3324-1 .
- with Howard I. Marshall : The Origins of New Testament Christology. Brunnen, Giessen 1997. ISBN 978-3-7655-9704-6 .
- with Karl H. Fleckenstein and Mikko Louhivuori : Emmaus in Judäa. History - Exegesis - Archeology. Brunnen, Giessen 2003. ISBN 978-3-7655-9811-1 .
- with Otto Betz: Conspiracy around Qumran? Jesus, the Scrolls and the Vatican. Edel, Munich 2007. ISBN 978-3-8118-1493-6 .
- with Christian Gnilka and Stefan Heid : martyrs: death and grave of Peter in Rome. Schnell & Steiner, Regensburg 2010. ISBN 978-3-7954-2414-5 .
As editor
- Hanna Blok and Margreet Steiner : Jerusalem: excavations in the holy city. Brunnen Verlag , Giessen 1996. ISBN 978-3-7655-9805-0 .
- with Gerhard Maier and Heinz-Werner Neudorfer : Historically theological interpretation. Hans F. Bayer : The Gospel of Mark. Volume 5. Brunnen Verlag, Giessen 2008. ISBN 978-3-7655-9725-1 .
- Eckhard J. Schnabel : The first letter of Paul to the Corinthians. SCM R. Brockhaus , Wuppertal 2011. ISBN 978-3-4172-9724-9 .
- Fritz Neugebauer : The Origin of the Gospel of John , Brunnen Verlag, Gießen 2015, ISBN 978-3-7655-9219-5 .
As translator
- Bargil Pixner : Ways of the Messiah and Places of the Early Church. Brunnen, Giessen 1996. ISBN 978-3-7655-9802-9 .
- Mendel Nun : The Sea of Galilee and the Gospels. Archaeological research by a Jewish fisherman. Brunnen, Giessen 2001. ISBN 978-3-7655-9810-4 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Rainer Riesner in the catalog of the German National Library
- Vita on TU-Dortmund.de
- Book review by Craig Blomberg: Paul's Early Period: Chronology, Mission Strategy, Theology
- Interview about Easter, “The Da Vinci Code” and modern Bible translations
- Book review "Jesus of Nazareth. From the entry into Jerusalem to the resurrection" by Benedict XVI. ( Benedict XVI. )
- Profile on Google Scholar
- Publications on the website of the Institute for Faith and Science
- Profile on the website of Brunnen Verlag
Single receipts
- ↑ Subtitle: How reliably were Jesus' words delivered? Brunnen, Giessen 1991, by Franz Stuhlhofer .
- ↑ Employee profile on the TU Dortmund University website.
- ↑ Otto Betz / Rainer Riesner: Jesus, Qumran and the Vatican. Clarifications. 5th edition. Brunnen / Herder, Giessen / Freiburg 1994.
- ^ Rainer Riesner: Essener and Urgemeinde in Jerusalem. New finds and sources . Brunnen-Verlag, Giessen 1998.
- ^ Bargil Pixner: Ways of the Messiah and Places of the Early Church. Jesus and early Christianity in the light of new archaeological knowledge . Ed .: Rainer Riesner. 2nd Edition. Brunnen, Giessen, ISBN 3-7655-9802-X , p. 1994 .
- ↑ Doctoral thesis at ABH , bengelhaus.de, accessed on January 18, 2019.
- ^ Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas (SNTS) Website of the STUDIORUM NOVI TESTAMENTI SOCIETAS (SNTS).
- ^ Theological contributions - editorial group website of the theological contributions.
- ↑ As judged by Armin Daniel Baum : Rainer Riesner on his 60th birthday. In: Theological Conversation 41, 2010, p. 91f.
- ↑ Employee profile on the TU Dortmund website Website of the TU Dortmund.
- ^ Winner of the Johann Tobias Beck Prize , afet.de, accessed on June 5, 2014.
- ↑ Armin D. Baum / Detlef Häußer / Emmanuel L. Rehfeld (eds.): The Jewish Messiah Jesus and his Jewish Apostle Paul ( WUNT II, vol. 425), Tübingen 2016.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Riesner, Rainer |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theologian and university professor |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 2, 1950 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Friedberg (Hessen) , Germany |