Heikki Räisänen (M / Finland, 1941-2015), scholar

Heikki Räisänen (1941-2015) was a Finnish scholar. Born in Helsinki, Räisänen received his doctorate in 1969 at the University of Helsinki. He was professor of New Testament studies at the University of Helsinki from 1974 until his retirement (2006). He was internally known for his studies on Paul and the New Testament. Räisänen published his memoirs in Finnish in 2014 (Taistelua ja tulkintaa: Raamatuntutkijan tarina [Fights and Interpretation: The Story of a Biblical Scholar]).

Works

Books

• Die Mutter Jesu im Neuen Testament (1969 Räisänen), book

• Das koranische Jesusbild: ein Beitrag zur Theologie des Korans (1971 Räisänen), book

• Die Parabeltheorie im Markusevangelium (1973 Räisänen), book

• Messiasgeheimnis im Markusevangelium (1976 Räisänen), book
  • The Messianic Secret in Mark (1990 Räisänen), book (English ed.)

• Paul and the Law (1983 Räisänen), book

• The Torah and Christ (1986 Räisänen / Enroth), book

• Challenges to Biblical Interpretation: Collected Essays (2001 Räisänen), book

• The Rise of Christian Beliefs (2010 Räisänen), book
  • El nacimiento de las creencias cristianas = The Rise of Christian Beliefs (2012 Räisänen / Peña), book (Spanish ed.)

• Mitä varhaiset kristityt uskoivat (2011 Räisänen), book

Books on Heikki Räisänen

• Inconsistentie bij Paulus?: een confrontatie met het werk van Heikki Räisänen (1996 Spanje), book
  • Inconsistency in Paul?: A Critique of the Work of Heikki Räisänen (1999 Spanje), book (English ed.)

• Fair play: Diversity and Conflicts in Early Christianity (2002 Dunderberg, Tuckett, Syreeni), edited volume

• Moving Beyond New Testament Theology?: Essays in Conversation with Heikki Räisänen (2005 Penner, Vander Stichele), edited volume

Biography

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