Svein Aage Christoffersen

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Svein Aage Christoffersen (born 27 April 1947) is a Norwegian theologian.

Born in Oslo, he took his cand.theol. degree in 1973 and the dr.theol. degree in 1982, with a thesis on Gerhard Ebeling. He edited the journal Norsk Teologisk Tidsskrift from 1982 to 1993 and also became a professor of systematic theology at the University of Oslo in 1982. From 1984 to 1989, he served as dean of the Faculty of Theology. [1] He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Svein Aage Christoffersen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  2. "Norske medlemmer" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters . Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  3. "Geir Hellemo vil bli dypt savnet". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2023-01-13. Retrieved 2023-04-21.