John H.P. Reumann (M / United States, 1927-2008), scholar
John H.P. Reumann (M / United States, 1927-2008), scholar
Born in 1927 in Easton, Pa., Reumann spent his formative years in Lansdale. After earning a bachelor's degree in 1947 from Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa., he graduated from LTSP in 1950 and was ordained by the United Lutheran Church in America. He earned a master of arts degree in the classics from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, in 1950, and a master of sacred theology degree from LTSP in 1951. In 1957 he earned a doctorate in classics and Semitic studies from the University of Pennsylvania.
For 45 years Reumann taught New Testament and Greek at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (LTSP), before retiring in 1996. He was a protagonist in the Lutheran-Roman Catholic Dialogues, which included his role in shaping the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification, signed in Augsburg, Germany, in 1999.