Joachim Jeremias (1900-1979), scholar

Joachim Jeremias (1900-1979) was a German scholar.

Biography

Born in Dresden, Germany, spent his formative years in Jerusalem. Professor at Göttingen from 1935 to 1968. Focused on historical, archaeological and literary data for the reconstruction on the Jewish environment in which Jesus lived.

Works on Second Temple Judaism

Books

• Jerusalem zur Zeit Jesu (1923-1937 Jeremias), book
  • Jerusalem in the Time of Jesus (1969 Jeremias), book (English ed.)
  • Jerusalén en tiempos de Jesús (1985 Jeremias), book (Spanish ed.)
  • Gerusalemme al tempo di Gesù (1989 Jeremias), book (Italian ed.)

References

• Historical Handbook of Major Biblical Interpreters (1998 McKim), edited volume

External links

• BBKL.de
• Wikipedia / Wikipedia.de