Joachim Gnilka (8 December 1928 in Leobschütz/Silesia – 15 January 2018[1] in Munich) was a German Roman Catholic theologian, New Testament scholar, exegete, and professor.[2][3]
Biography
editGnilka studied Catholic theology, Christian philosophy, and Oriental languages in Eichstätt, Würzburg, and Rome from 1947 to 1953.[4] From 1953 to 1956 he served as chaplain in Würzburg.[5] In 1955, Gnilka earned a Doctorate of Theology (Th.D.).[4] In 1959, he earned a habilitation,[4] and from 1959 to 1962 was Privatdozent (associate professor, senior lecturer) at the University of Würzburg.[5] From 1962 to 1975, he was professor of New Testament at the University of Münster.[5] From 1975 to 1997, he was professor at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.[6] From 1973 to 1988, Gnilka was a member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission,[6] and from 1986 to 1997 a member of the International Theological Commission.[2][3]
His commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, Das Mattheusevangelium, was extensively quoted by Pope Benedict XVI in his 2007 book Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration.[7]
Bibliography
edit- Gnilka, Joachim (1971). Epistle to the Philippians. Sheed & W. ISBN 978-0-7220-0417-3.
- ——— (1982). Der Brief an Philemon. Herders theologischer Kommentar zum Neuen Testament. Vol. 10/4. Freiburg/B: Herder.
- ——— (1986). Das Mattheusevangelium. Freiburg: Herder.
- ——— (1994). Jesus of Nazareth. Message and History. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House. ISBN 978-0-8010-4637-7.
- ——— (1990). Der Brief an die Epheser. Herders theologischer Kommentar zum Neuen Testament. Vol. 10/2. Freiburg/B: Herder. ISBN 3-451-16275-X.
- ——— (1991). Der Brief an die Kolosser. Herders theologischer Kommentar zum Neuen Testament. Vol. 10/1. Freiburg/B: Herder.
- ——— (1997). Paulus von Tarsus. Apostel und Zeuge. Freiburg/B: Herder. ISBN 3-451-26377-7.
- ——— (1999). Die frühen Christen. Ursprünge und Anfang der Kirche. Freiburg/B: Herder. ISBN 3-451-27094-3.
- ——— (1999). Theologie des Neuen Testaments. Freiburg/B: Herder. ISBN 3-451-26093-X.
- ——— (2002). Petrus und Rom. Das Petrusbild in den ersten zwei Jahrhunderten. Freiburg/B: Herder.
- ——— (2004). Johannesevangelium. Wurzburg: Echter-Verlag. ISBN 3-429-00841-7.
- ——— (2004). Wie das Christentum entstand. Freiburg/B: Herder. ISBN 3-451-28307-7. (3 Bde.)
- ——— (2007). Die Nazarener und der Koran. Eine Spurensuche. Freiburg/B: Herder. ISBN 978-3-451-29668-0.
- ——— (2010). Bibel und Koran: Was sie verbindet, was sie trennt. Verlag Herder. ISBN 978-3-451-06218-6.
References
edit- ^ [1] (in German)
- ^ a b Prälat Prof. Dr. theol. Joachim Gnilka Archived 29 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine(in German)
- ^ a b Theologe Joachim Gnilka gestorben Archived 1 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- ^ a b c Joachim Gnilka. Das Matthäus Evangelium. Herder Verlag, Freiburg, Basel, Wien 1988, ISBN 3-451-20316-2
- ^ a b c Joachim Gnilka. Das Evangelium nach Markus. Benziger Verlag, Zürich 1978, ISBN 3-545-23106-2
- ^ a b Joachim Gnilka. Jesus von Nazareth. Botschaft und Geschichte. Herder, Freiburg/B. 2007, ISBN 978-3-451-29900-1.
- ^ "Benedict and the Biblical Jesus | Richard B. Hays". First Things. 7 August 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2022.