Norbert Lohfink Explained

Norbert Lohfink SJ (born 28 July 1928 in Frankfurt am Main) is a member of the Jesuit Order, German Catholic priest and theologian . He is emeritus professor of exegesis of the Old Testament at the Philosophical-Theological College Sankt Georgen in Frankfurt am Main.^[1] Lohfink has been a Jesuit since 1947 and was ordained a priest in 1956. After studying in Munich, Frankfurt, Rome, Paris and Jerusalem he earned the degrees: Lic. Phil. (Munich 1953), Lic. Theol. (Frankfurt 1957), Dr. in re biblica (Rome 1962), Dr. hc (Vienna 1993). He also taught at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome since 1962 and at the University of St. Georgen in Frankfurt am Main until 1996.^[2] His main areas are: Deuteronomic literature,^[3] Qoheleth^[4] and the Psalms.^{[5] [6]} He is the founder or co-founder of the series "Stuttgarter Bibelstudien" and "Stuttgarter Biblische Aufsatzbände", co-editor of the "Yearbook for Biblical Theology" and the "Zeitschrift für altorientalische und biblische Rechtsgeschichte". His books were translated into many languages. ^{[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

Norbert Lohfink is the brother of Gerhard Lohfink. Both belonged to the Catholic Integrated Community.

See also

• Hebrew Old Testament Text Project

References

1. http://www.kathpedia.com/index.php?title=Norbert_Lohfink Biography and Writings on Kathpedia
2. http://www.sankt-georgen.de/lehrstuehlelehrende/emeriti/norbert-lohfink-sj/ Biography College St. Georgen
3. Höre, Israel! : Auslegung von Texten aus dem Buch Deuteronomium. Patmos Verlag 1965
4. Qoheleth, Fortress Press, Minneapolis 2003,
5. Das erste Psalmenbuch als Einheit, with Gianni Barbiero, Lang, Frankfurt am Main, 1999,
6. with Erich Zenger: The God of Israel and the nations - Studies in Isaiah and the Psalms, Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minn., 2000,
7. The covenant never revoked - Biblical reflections on Christian-Jewish dialogue, Paulist Press, New York 1991,
8. Church dreams - Talking against the trend, North Richland Hills, Texas, BIBAL Press, 2000,
9. Un Dio dietro le cose: meditazioni, Milano, Àncora, 1997,, Original German title: Hinter den Dingen ein Gott: Meditationen. Herder Verlag Freiburg 1981,
10. Álmok az egyházról: beszédek a szokványos gondolkodás ellen, Szeged, Agapé, 2004,, Original German title: Kirchenträume
11. A la sombra de tus alas: nuevo comentario de grandes textos bíblicos, Bilbao, Desclée de Brouwer, 2002,, Original German title: Im Schatten deiner Flügel

External links

• Biography and Bibliography on the website of the Philosophical-Theological College Sankt Georgen