ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE BIBLE AND ITS RECEPTION
Edited by
Hans-Josef Klauck, Bernard McGinn, Choon-Leong Seow, Hermann Spieckermann, Barry Dov Walfish, Eric Ziolkowski
in cooperation with
Dale Allison, Diane Apostolos-Cappadona, Donna Bowman, Brian Britt, Michael Cameron, Mordechai Z. Cohen, Joseph Davis, Jamey Deming, Martin Forward, Peter Gemeinhardt, Haim Goldfus, Ann E. Killebrew, David W. Kling, Volker Leppin, Paul Mendes-Flohr, Martti Nissinen, Dennis T. Olson, Nils Holger Petersen, S. Brent Plate, Christine Roy Yoder, Thomas Römer, Günter Stemberger, Marvin A. Sweeney, Johan C. Thom, David R. Thomas, Samuel Vollenweider, Jan G. van der Watt, Sidnie White Crawford
Name
Prof. Dr. Samuel Vollenweider
Function
Professor for New Testament Studies and Early Christianity in its antique contexts
Address
Theologisches Seminar
Kirchgasse 9
CH-8001 Zuerich
Switzerland
Telephone +41-1-634-4728
Fax +41-1-634-4991
E-Mail Samuel.Vollenweider@access.unizh.ch
Homepage at University http://www.theologie.unizh.ch/faecher/neues-testament/samuel-vollenweider.html
Biography
1953 Birth (Zuerich, Switzerland); 1972-79 Studies in psychology, philosophy and history of religions (Zuerich, Tuebingen, Heidelberg); 1980-87 Assistant for New Testament Theological faculty of the University of Zuerich; 1983 Dissertation in patristics (Synesius of Cyrene, publ. 1985); 1987 Habilitation in New Testament (Paul about freedom, publ. 1989); 1988/89 Lecturer in Japan (Doshisha-University in Kyoto; Kwansai Gakuin-University in Nishinomiya); 1989-2000 Professor for New Testament at Ev.-Theological Faculty at the University of Berne; 1994-1996 Dean of the Ev.-Theological Faculty at the University of Berne; since 2000 Professor at the Theological Faculty at the University of Zuerich.