Werner Kelber

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

  1. ^ a b Harrington, Daniel J. (1984). "Review of The Oral and the Written Gospel". Biblica. 65 (2): 279–281. ISSN 0006-0887. JSTOR 42707240.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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. JSTOR j.ctt5hjh34.
  6. ^ Kelber, Werner; Sanders, Paula (2010). "Editor's Column". Oral Tradition. 25 (1). ISSN 1542-4308.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Speakers". Dayton Daily News. 1974-06-22. p. 9. Retrieved 2023-02-22 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Apocryphal Gospels Being Examined to Clarify Historical Jesus". The Daily Oklahoman. 1984-12-23. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-02-22 – via Newspapers.com.