Karl Jaspers (1883-1969), scholar

Karl Jaspers (1883-1969) was a German scholar.

Works on Second Temple Judaism

Psychiatrist and philosopher. His theory of an "axial age" of religious development strongly influenced modern theology and the Jesus research.

Books

• Die Grosse Philosophen: 1. Die massgebenden Menschen: Sokrates, Buddha, Konfuzius, Jesus (1957 Jaspers), book

External links

• BBKL.de
• Wikipedia / Wikipedia.de