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Biblical scholar
Werner H. Kelber is a
biblical scholar who specializes in the
Gospel of Mark . He taught religious studies at
Rice University .
[1]
[2] He is the author of The Oral and Written Gospel (1983),
[1]
[3] and became known for approaching biblical studies through an understanding of
oral tradition .
[4] The scholar David Rhodes wrote that "It is difficult to overestimate the significance" of Kelber's biblical studies.
[5] As of 2010, Kelber was Isla Carroll and Percy E. Turner Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at Rice.
[6]
Biography
Kelber attended the
University of Erlangen–Nuremberg ,
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich , and
University of Tübingen .
[7] In 1974, he was an assistant professor of religious studies at
Rice University .
[8] By 1984 he was professor and had written four books on the
Gospel of Mark .
[9] By 1995, he was the chair of the university's religious studies department.
[7]
References
^
a
b Harrington, Daniel J. (1984).
"Review of The Oral and the Written Gospel" . Biblica . 65 (2): 279–281.
ISSN
0006-0887 .
^ Botha, P. J. J. (1990-01-23).
"The task of understanding the Gospel traditions: Werner Kelber's contribution to New Testament research" . HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies . 46 (1/2): 47–70.
doi :
10.4102/hts.v46i1/2.2295 .
ISSN
2072-8050 .
^ Halverson, John (April 1994).
"Oral and Written Gospel: A Critique of Werner Kelber" . New Testament Studies . 40 (2): 180–195.
doi :
10.1017/S0028688500020543 .
ISSN
1469-8145 .
^ Dunn, James D. G. (2003-07-29).
Jesus Remembered: Christianity in the Making, Volume 1 . Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. pp. 199–204.
ISBN
978-0-8028-3931-2 .
^ Kelber, Werner H. (2013).
Imprints, Voiceprints, and Footprints of Memory: Collected Essays of Werner H. Kelber . Society of Biblical Literature.
doi :
10.2307/j.ctt5hjh34.3 .
ISBN
978-1-58983-894-9 .
^ Kelber, Werner; Sanders, Paula (2010).
"Editor's Column" . Oral Tradition . 25 (1).
ISSN
1542-4308 .
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a
b Vara, Richard (1995-08-11).
"Role of religion growing in academia" . North County Times . p. 33. Retrieved 2023-02-22 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Speakers" . Dayton Daily News . 1974-06-22. p. 9. Retrieved 2023-02-22 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Apocryphal Gospels Being Examined to Clarify Historical Jesus" . The Daily Oklahoman . 1984-12-23. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-02-22 – via
Newspapers.com .
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