Ruben Zimmermann

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Ruben Zimmermann (2019)

Ruben Zimmermann (born May 10, 1968) is a German Theologian, New Testament Scholar and Ethicist, currently Professor at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany. [1]

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Biography and education

Zimmerman received his PhD at the Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg in 1999, and his Habilitation at the Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich in 2003. From 2005–2009, he was Professor for Biblical Studies at Bielefeld University; since then he is Professor for New Testament and Ethics at the Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz.

He is Co-leader of the Mainz Research Center for Ethics in Antiquity and Christianity (e/ac), [lower-alpha 1] and he has been elected as one of 15 advanced career scholars in the Templeton "Enhancing Life Project". [3]

Work – Research fields

His areas of research are in ethics (ethical theory, biblical ethics, applied ethics [4] ) the Gospel of John, the parables of Jesus, and miracle stories. Challenging scholarly consensus Zimmermann identifies also parables in the Gospel of John, such as the parable of the good shepherd (John 10:1-5) or the dying grain (John 12:24). [5]

Books

As author

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As editor

Notes

  1. The centre for Ethics in Antiquity and Christianity was established in 2009 and provides a forum for scholars in the disciplines of Old Testament, New Testament, Church History/Patristics, and Systematic Theology/Ethics to engage in a focused exchange of ideas with researchers in other areas of antiquity (Jewish Studies, Classics, ancient Near Eastern studies, ancient philosophy, and ancient history) as well as in contemporary ethics and moral philosophy. [2]

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References

  1. "Prof. Dr. Ruben Zimmermann – Faculty of Protestant Theology". www.blogs.uni-mainz.de.
  2. "e/ac – Ethik in Antike und Christentum". e/ac – Ethik in Antike und Christentum (in German). Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. "Enhancing Life by Waiving Rights An Ethics of Surrendering in the New Testament and its Meta-Ethical Implications". enhancinglife.uchicago.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  4. "Main research interests". www.blogs.uni-mainz.de. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  5. "Rediscovering Parables in John with Ruben Zimmermann". German for Neutestamentler. 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  6. Deming, Will (2003-01-01). "Geschlechtermetaphorik und Gottesverhältnis: Traditionsgeschichte und Theologie eines Bildfelds in Urchristentum und antiker Umwelt . Ruben Zimmermann". The Journal of Religion. 83 (1): 111–112. doi:10.1086/491230. ISSN   0022-4189.
  7. "8. John". Journal for the Study of the New Testament. 27 (5): 77–84. June 1, 2005. doi:10.1177/0142064X05055506. S2CID   220680255.