Professor of Old Testament Studies, Department of Catholic Theology, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany

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Tue 14-15 h

Biblical Anthropology, Pentateuch, esp. the Book of Numbers, Religious History of Israel and Judah, Formation of Post-Exilic Judaism(s)

Education:

1998 Habilitation in Bonn; venia legendi: Exegesis of the Old Testament

1994 Dissertation in Bonn

1989-1990 Fellowship by the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes

1982-1989 study of catholic theology, orientalism and philosophy at the University of Bonn

Positions:

Since 2004 Professor of the Old Testament at the Ruhr-University Bochum

2000-2004 Professor of Biblical Theology at the University of Cologne

1994-2000 scientific assistant at the University of Bonn

1990-1994 scientific collaborator at the Chair of the Old Testament at the University of Bonn

Further activities:

Since 2011 Dean of the Faculty of Catholic Theology

2007-2011 Vice Dean of the Faculty of Catholic Theology

since 2010 Member and principal investigator at the research department CERES (Bochum)

since 2009 Member of the enhanced board of the KHK Bochum

since 2004 member of the board of the German Society for the Exploration of Palestine

since 1996 multiple teaching activity at the Dormition Abbey (Theologisches Studienjahr) in Jerusalem and member of the selection board at the DAAD