Gerd Theissen (M / Germany, 1943), scholar, novelist

Gerd Theissen is a German scholar and novelist, at the University of Heidelberg, Germany.

Biography

Born in 1943. PhD at the University of Bonn. Professor of New Testament at Heidelberg, from 1980.

Works on Second Temple Judaism

Books

• Sociologie des Jesusbewegung (1977 Theissen), book
  • The First Followers of Jesus (1978 Theissen), book (English ed.)
  • Sociology of Early Palestinian Christianity (1978 Theissen), book (American ed.)
  • Sociologia del cristianesimo primitivo (1987 Theissen), book (Italian ed.)
• Des historische Jesus: Ein Lehrbuch (1996 Theissen/Merz), book
  • The Historical Jesus: A Comprehensive Guide (1998 Theissen/Merz), book (English ed.)
  • Il Gesù storico: un manuale (1999 Theissen/Merz), book (Italian ed.)
  • El Jesús histórico: manual (1999 Theissen/Merz), book (Spanish ed.)
  • Yoksajok Yesu (2001 Theissen/Merz), book (Korean ed.)

Novels

• Der Schatten des Galilaers (1986 Theissen), novel