Rainer Riesner Explained

Rainer Riesner
Birth Date:2 June 1950
Birth Place:Friedberg
Occupation:German theologian & pastor
Spouse:Cornelia Riesner
Children:Four
Workplaces:TU Dortmund University
Notable Works:Jesus als Lehrer, Die Frühzeit des Apostels Paulus

Rainer Riesner (born 2 June 1950 in Friedberg) is a German pastor and theologian. He was ordained pastor in 1980, he has taught theology since 1998, with a focus on the New Testament, at TU Dortmund University.[1] Since 1986 he has been married to Cornelia Riesner, a medical doctor. They have four children.

Riesner's studies on the New Testament have been groundbreaking in multiple areas. His doctoral dissertation was a comparison of Jesus's teaching methods with other contemporary methods. It gave special attention to the amount of memorization required of young boys in the home and the synagogue school. His comprehensive study of ancient Jewish and Christian sources led him to the conclusion that Jesus's followers had the capacity to memorize his teachings almost verbatim and to reliably pass them on in the early Christian gospels. This work was later published under the title Jesus als Lehrer ("Jesus as Teacher").[2] Riesner has continued to research and write extensively about the origin of the gospels and their value as historical sources.[3]

Riesner's second major contribution was his study of the chronology of the apostle Paul's early work after his conversion to Christianity. This work was published as Die Frühzeit des Apostels Paulus (English translation Paul's Early Period). In addition to many original insights, this book is one of the most comprehensive surveys of scholarly opinions about the chronology of Paul's work and the spread of early Christianity.[4]

Prof Riesner's writings cover many other topics including the geography and archaeology of ancient Palestine, the Essene community (by whom the Dead Sea Scrolls were perhaps written), and the crossroads of Protestant and Roman Catholic belief.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

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  1. Web site: TU Dortmund - Fakultät 14, Humanwissenschaften und Theologie - Evangelische Theologie - Univ.-Prof. (i.R.) Dr. Rainer Riesner. evtheo.fk14.tu-dortmund.de. 2015-07-19.
  2. Web site: Book Reviews . 6 January 2009. 2015-07-19.
  3. An up-to-date list can be found at his faculty page at Dortmund
  4. Web site: > Articles > Paul's Early Period: Chronology, Mission Strategy, Theology. January 1998 . denverseminary.edu. 2015-07-19.
  5. See the list of books and articles on his official page at Dortmund.
  6. Web site: 30Giorni The dividing line runs between trust and skepticism (by Rainer Riesner). 30giorni.it. 2015-07-19.
  7. Web site: "Remembering Martin Hengel" – A conference Crux Sola. 19 January 2010 . nijaygupta.wordpress.com. 2015-07-19.
  8. Web site: Themelios. thegospelcoalition.org. 2015-07-19.
  9. Book: Paths of the Messiah and Sites of the Early Church from Galilee to Jerusalem: Jesus and Jewish Christianity in Light of Archaeological Discoveries. Pixner, B.. Riesner, R.. Myrick, K.. Randall, S.. Randall, M.. 2010. Ignatius Press. 9780898708653. 2015-07-19.
  10. Web site: Church of the Apostles Found on Mt. Zion - Pixner - BAR and CenturyOne Foundation. CenturyOne Foundation, Inc.. centuryone.org. 2015-07-19.
  11. Web site: Search Results. online.sagepub.com. 2015-07-19.

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