Emil Schürer (1844-1910), scholar

Emil Schürer (1844-1910) was a German scholar

Biography

German Protestant scholar and theologian. Born at Augsburg. Professor at Leipzig and Göttingen. Author of the most influential 19th-century comprehensive introduction to the history and literature of Second Temple Judaism. Thanks to his work the study of Judaism “in the time of Jesus” became a standard topic in scholarship.

Works

Books

• Lehrbuch des Neutestamentlichen Zeitgeschichte (Leipzig 1874)
• Die Geschichte des jüdischen Volks im Zeitalter Jesu Christi, 3 vols. (Leipzig 1886-90)
• A History of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus Christ, trans. J. Macpherson, et al., 5 vols. (Edinburgh 1885-90)