Gerhard von Rad (1901-1971), scholar
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Gerhard von Rad (1901-1971) was a German scholar.
Biography
Lutheran pastor. After teaching at Jena and Göttingen, serves as professor at Heidelberg from 1949 to his death. Pioneer, with Martin Noth, of the traditional-historical approach to biblical studies. While concentrating on the Old Testament, his work and methodology significantly affected also Second Temple Jewish Studies.
Works on Second Temple Judaism
Books
- Theologie des Alten Testament <German> (2 vols.; Munich 1960)
- Old Testament Theology, tr. D.M.G. Stalker (London 1965)
- Weisheit in Israel <German> (Neukirchen-Vluyn 1970)
- Wisdom in Israel, tr. James D. Martin (Nashville 1972)