Ulrich Luz

Ulrich Luz (23 February 1938 – 13 October 2019[1]) was a Swiss theologian and professor emeritus at the University of Bern.

Ulrich Luz
Born(1938-02-23)February 23, 1938
Männedorf
DiedOctober 13, 2019(2019-10-13) (aged 81)
NationalitySwiss citizen
OccupationTheologian and professor emeritus
Spouse(s)Salome Keller
ChildrenThree
Academic work
InstitutionsInternational Christian University, Göttingen University, University of Bern
Main interestsGospel of Matthew

Early life

He was born on 23 February 1938 in Männedorf. He studied Protestant theology in Zurich, Göttingen and Basel under Hans Conzelmann, Eduard Schweizer and Gerhard Ebeling.

Academic career

He taught at the International Christian University in Tokyo from 1970-1971. From 1972 to 1980 he was professor for New Testament studies at Göttingen University. He was the New Testament professor at the University of Bern in Switzerland until his retirement in 2003.

Much of his research focused on the Gospel of Matthew and was made available in English in the Hermeneia commentary on the Gospel, which was released in three volumes over a period of more than 20 years.[2] Luz served as president of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas in 1998.

Personal life

He and his wife, Salome Keller, had three children.

Honours

Luz had seven honorary doctorates. He received one of them in 2006 from the Faculty of Theology at Uppsala University.[3] In 2010, he was awarded the Burkitt Medal by the British Academy 'in recognition of special service to Biblical Studies'.[4]

Works

Thesis
  • Luz, Ulrich (1968). Das Geschichtsverstandnis des Paulus (Ph.D.). Beiträge zur evangelischen Theologie. 49. München: C. Kaiser. OCLC 1002730.

Books

as Editor
  • ———; Weder, Hans, eds. (1983). Die Mitte des Neuen Testaments: Einheit und Vielfalt neutestamentlich: Festschrift für Eduard Schweizer zum siebzigsten Geburtstag. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. ISBN 9783525581230. OCLC 8184518.
  • ———; Dietrich, Walter, eds. (2002). The Bible in a World Context: An Experiment in Contextual Hermeneutics. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN 9780802849885. OCLC 48474062.
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References
  1. Neutestamentler Ulrich Luz ist tot
  2. Luz, Ulrich (2005). Matthew 21-28. Fortress Press. p. xv. ISBN 0800637704.
  3. "Honorary Doctors of the Faculty of Theology - Uppsala University, Sweden". www.uu.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  4. "BURKITT MEDAL FOR BIBLICAL STUDIES 2010". Prizes and medals. British Academy. Retrieved 9 December 2014.


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