Rolf Rendtorff
German Old Testament scholar and theologian (1925–2014) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rolf Rendtorff (1925–2014) was Professor of Old Testament at the University of Heidelberg from 1963 to 1990. He was one of the more significant German Old Testament scholars from the latter half of the twentieth-century and published extensively on various topics related to the Hebrew Bible. Rendtorff was especially notable for his contributions to the question of the origins of the Pentateuch, his adoption of a "canonical approach" to Old Testament theology, and his concerns over the relationship between Jews and Christians.
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Born | (1925-05-10)10 May 1925 Preetz, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
Died | 1 April 2014(2014-04-01) (aged 88) Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
Nationality | German |
Occupation | Professor of Old Testament |
Years active | 1958–1990 |
Parent | Heinrich Rendtorff (Father) |
Awards | Buber-Rosenzweig-Medal (2002) |
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Thesis | "Die Gesetze in der Priesterschrift: Eine gattungsgeschichtliche Untersuchung" ("The Laws in the Priestly Scripture: A Genre-historical Investigation") (1950) |
Doctoral advisor | Gerhard von Rad |
Influences | Gerhard von Rad, Walther Zimmerli, Claus Westermann, Brevard Childs |
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Discipline | Biblical Studies |
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Notable works | The Problem of the Process of Transmission in the Pentateuch (English: 1990; German: 1977) Canon and Theology: Overtures to an Old Testament Theology (English: 1993; German: 1991) The Canonical Hebrew Bible: A Theology of the Old Testament (English: 2005; German: 1999–2001) |
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