Wolfgang Zwickel

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Wolfgang Zwickel (born March 8, 1957 in Munich ) is a German Protestant theologian and professor of the Old Testament and Biblical Archeology at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz .

Life

Zwickel completed his studies in Protestant theology, Egyptology , ancient Near Eastern studies, and prehistory in Munich and Tübingen in 1983 with an exam in Protestant theology. After working on various research projects in the field of biblical archeology, he worked in 1986 as an assistant for the Old Testament at Martin Metzger's chair in Kiel . In 1988 he received his doctorate with a study on the incense offerings of the Old Testament. In 1992 the habilitation followed. The habilitation thesis examined the temple cult in Canaan and Israel .

From 1996 he completed his vicariate in the Evangelical Church of Westphalia . For this reason, the re- qualification takes place in Bochum. During this time, Zwickel took on teaching positions at the University of Education in Kiel , the University of Hamburg and the University of Osnabrück . Since 1998 he has been a full professor of the Old Testament and Biblical Archeology at the University of Mainz. Wolfgang Zwickel has three children.

Research priorities

Zwickel's main research interests include the history of Israel, in particular the pre-state and early kings ( Saul , David , Solomon ). Methodologically, biblical archeology and historical topography are the focus of his work. As one of four project managers, he oversees the excavation of the "Kinneret" site on the Sea of ​​Galilee .

In addition to his academic work, Zwickel also focuses on conveying historical and theological knowledge in schools and communities. This includes, in particular, his commitment to the “Bible House” on Frankfurt's Museumsufer.

Current research projects

  • Excavation project at the location "Kinneret" ( Tel Kinrot) (cooperation between the Universities of Bern, Helsinki, Leiden, Mainz)
  • Editor of “Places and Landscapes of the Bible Volume III: The North”, revision of OLB I
  • Publication of the cult tools of a Favissa in Yavne (together with Raz Kletter, University of Helsinki, and Irit Digit, Eretz Israel Museum Tel Aviv)
  • Publication of the excavations of Diethelm Conrad in Tel Akko (together with Martin Peilstöcker)
  • Participation in the excavations in Jaffa

Fonts (selection)

  • Smoking cult and smoking devices. Exegetical and archaeological studies on the incense offering in the Old Testament (= Orbis biblicus et orientalis. 97). Universitäts-Verlag et al., Freiburg (Switzerland) et al. 1990, ISBN 3-7278-0671-0 (At the same time: Kiel, Universität, Dissertation, 1988/1989).
  • The temple cult in Canaan and Israel. Studies on the cult history of Palestine from the Middle Bronze Age to the fall of Judas (= research on the Old Testament. 10). Mohr, Tübingen 1994, ISBN 3-16-146218-1 (at the same time: Kiel, Universität, habilitation paper, 1993).
  • The world of the Old and New Testaments. A non-fiction and work book. Calwer-Verlag, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-7668-3412-6 .
  • The Solomonic Temple (= cultural history of the ancient world . Vol. 83). von Zabern, Mainz 1999, ISBN 3-8053-2466-9 (reprint: Hartmut Spenner, Kamen 2011, ISBN 978-3-89991-115-2 ).
  • Calwer Bible Atlas. Calwer-Verlag, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-7668-3702-8 (3rd edition, ibid 2011, ISBN 978-3-7668-3702-8 ).
  • Introduction to biblical geography and antiquity. Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 2002, ISBN 3-534-15084-8 .
  • Everyday life for women in biblical Israel. Verlag Katholisches Bibelwerk, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-460-25274-X .
  • The Holy Land. History and archeology (= Beck'sche Reihe 2459 CH Beck Wissen ) CH Beck, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-406-59101-3 .
  • with Michael Tilly : Religious history of Israel. From prehistoric times to the beginnings of Christianity. Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 2011, ISBN 978-3-534-15927-7 .
  • as editor with Renate Egger-Wenzel and Michael Ernst: Herders New Bible Atlas. Herder, Freiburg (Breisgau) et al. 2013, ISBN 978-3-451-32350-8 .

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personal data
SURNAME Zwickel, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian and Old Testament scholar
DATE OF BIRTH March 8, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich