Walther Eichrodt
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Walther Eichrodt was a German
Old Testament
scholar and Protestant theologian.
He taught as a professor at the Basel University (1922-1960).
Eichrodt believed that the book of Genesis was added as a prologue to the Old Testament after the writing of Exodus had been completed.
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
Old Testament
Old Testament
The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...
scholar and Protestant theologian.
He taught as a professor at the Basel University (1922-1960).
Eichrodt believed that the book of Genesis was added as a prologue to the Old Testament after the writing of Exodus had been completed.
Literary works
- Die Quellen der Genesis, 1916
- Die Hoffnung des ewigen Friedens alten Israel, 1920
- Theologie des Alten Testaments, 3 vols., 1933-1939
- Das Menschenverständnis des Alten Testaments, 1944
External links
- http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9032113
- http://www.bluecord.org/biblewiki/index.php?n=Scholars.WaltherEichrodt