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{{Short description|Swiss biblical scholar and historian (1938–2013)}}
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'''François Bovon''' (13 March 1938 – 1 November 2013<ref>{{cite web|last=Hempton|first=David|title=A Message From Dean Hempton on the Passing of François Bovon|url=http://hds.harvard.edu/news/2013/11/04/message-dean-hempton-passing-fran%C3%A7ois-bovon|publisher=hds.harvard.edu|accessdate=15 July 2014}}</ref>) was a Swiss biblical scholar and historian of early Christianity. He was the Frothingham Professor Emeritus of the History of Religion at [[Harvard Divinity School]].<ref>{{cite web|title=François Bovon, 1938–2013|url=http://hds.harvard.edu/news/2013/11/04/fran%C3%A7ois-bovon-1938-2013|publisher=hds.harvard.edu|accessdate=15 July 2014}}</ref> Bovon was a graduate of the [[University of Lausanne]] and held a doctorate in theology from the [[University of Basel]] (supervised by [[Oscar Cullmann]]). From 1967 to 1993, he taught in the Faculty of Theology at the [[University of Geneva]]. Bovon was an honorary professor at the [[University of Geneva]] and in 1993 he received an [[Honorary degree|honorary doctorate]] from the Faculty of
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Theology at [[Uppsala University]], [[Sweden]] <ref>http://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/traditions/prizes/honorary-doctorates/</ref>. He was president of the Swiss Society of Theology from 1973 to 1977 and president of the [[Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas]] in 2000.


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'''François Bovon''' (13 March 1938 – 1 November 2013<ref>{{cite web|last=Hempton|first=David|title=A Message From Dean Hempton on the Passing of François Bovon|url=http://hds.harvard.edu/news/2013/11/04/message-dean-hempton-passing-fran%C3%A7ois-bovon|publisher=hds.harvard.edu|access-date=15 July 2014}}</ref>) was a Swiss biblical scholar and historian of early Christianity. He was the Frothingham Professor Emeritus of the History of Religion at [[Harvard Divinity School]].<ref>{{cite web|title=François Bovon, 1938–2013|url=http://hds.harvard.edu/news/2013/11/04/fran%C3%A7ois-bovon-1938-2013|publisher=hds.harvard.edu|access-date=15 July 2014}}</ref> Bovon was a graduate of the [[University of Lausanne]] and held a doctorate in theology from the [[University of Basel]] (supervised by [[Oscar Cullmann]]). From 1967 to 1993, he taught in the Faculty of Theology at the [[University of Geneva]]. Bovon was an honorary professor at the [[University of Geneva]] and in 1993 he received an [[Honorary degree|honorary doctorate]] from the Faculty of
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Bovon was the author of numerous books on early Christianity, and co-edited the first volume of ''Écrits apocryphes chrétiens'' in the series La Pléiade (published by Gallimard).<ref>[http://www.la-pleiade.fr/Catalogue/GALLIMARD/Bibliotheque-de-la-Pleiade/Ecrits-apocryphes-chretiens Catalogue of La Pléiade.]</ref> He also wrote several books on Luke the Evangelist and the Gospel of Luke, including a major critical commentary (in the series EKK).
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Theology at [[Uppsala University]], [[Sweden]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/traditions/prizes/honorary-doctorates/|title = Honorary doctorates - Uppsala University, Sweden}}</ref> He was president of the Swiss Society of Theology from 1973 to 1977 and president of the [[Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas]] in 2000.

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Bovon was the author of numerous books on early Christianity, and co-edited the first volume of ''Écrits apocryphes chrétiens'' in the series [[La Pléiade]] (published by [[Éditions Gallimard|Gallimard]]).<ref>[http://www.la-pleiade.fr/Catalogue/GALLIMARD/Bibliotheque-de-la-Pleiade/Ecrits-apocryphes-chretiens Catalogue of La Pléiade.]</ref> He also wrote several books on Luke the Evangelist and the [[Gospel of Luke]], including a major critical commentary (in the series EKK).


==Select publications==
==Select publications==
* {{cite book|author1-last=Bovon |author1-first=François |title=Les Derniers Jours de Jésus |series=Collection Flèches |location=Neuchâtel |publisher=Delachaux & Niestlé |date=1974 |oclc=1501382 }}
* ''Révélations et écritures'' 1993
* {{cite book|author1-last=Bovon |author1-first=François |author1-mask=3 |title=Révélations et écritures: Nouveau Testament et littérature apocryphe chrétienne: recueil d'articles |series=Monde de la Bible |volume=26 |location=Genève |publisher=Labor et Fides |date=1993 |isbn=9782830906882 |oclc=230112612 }}
* ''Nouvel Âge et foi chrétienne'' 1999
* {{cite book |author1-last=Bovon |author1-first=François |author1-mask=3 |title=Luke the theologian thirty-three years of research (1950-1983) (trans from ''Luc le théologien'') |series=Princeton theological monographs series |volume=12 |location=Allison Park, PA |publisher=Pickwick Publications |date=1978 |isbn=9780915138937 |oclc=266871593 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/luketheologianth00bovo_0 }} - (trans pub by Neuchâtel: Delachaux et Niestlé in 1978)
* ''Les Derniers Jours de Jésus'' (Labor et Fides, 2004)
* {{cite book|author1-last=Bovon |author1-first=François |author1-mask=3 |title=Nouvel Âge et foi chrétienne: un dialogue critique à partir du Nouveau Testament |publisher=Aubonne Moulin |date=1999 |oclc=901485469 }}
* ''Luc le théologien'' (Labor et Fides, 2006)
* {{cite book|author1-last=Bovon |author1-first=François |author1-mask=3 |title=Studies in Early Christianity |location=Grand Rapids, MI |publisher=Baker Academic |date=2005 |isbn=9780801029356 |oclc=61513244 }}
* ''L'Œuvre de Luc'' (Cerf)
* {{cite book|author1-last=Bovon |author1-first=François |author1-mask=3 |title=Luke: Volume 1: A commentary on the Gospel of Luke 1:1-9:50'' (trans from ''Evangelium nach Lukas) |series=Hermeneia--a critical and historical commentary on the Bible |location=Minneapolis, MN |publisher=Fortress Press |date=2002 |isbn=9780800660444 |oclc=48753958 }}
* {{cite book|author1-last=Bovon |author1-first=François |author1-mask=3 |title=Luke: Volume 3: A commentary on the Gospel of Luke 19:28-24:53'' (trans from ''Evangelium nach Lukas) |series=Hermeneia--a critical and historical commentary on the Bible |location=Minneapolis, MN |publisher=Fortress Press |date=2012 |isbn=9780800697600 |oclc=48753958 }}
* {{cite book|author1-last=Bovon |author1-first=François |author1-mask=3 |title=Luke: Volume 2: A commentary on the Gospel of Luke 9:51-19:27'' (trans from ''Evangelium nach Lukas) |series=Hermeneia--a critical and historical commentary on the Bible |location=Minneapolis, MN |publisher=Fortress Press |date=2013 |isbn=9780800697594 |oclc=48753958 }}
* {{cite book|author1-last=Bovon |author1-first=François |author1-mask=3 |title=The Emergence of Christianity: Collected Studies III (ed. Luke Drake) |series=Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 319 |location=Tübingen |publisher=Mohr Siebeck |date=2013 |isbn=9783161522062 |oclc=908084976 }}


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Latest revision as of 23:05, 14 April 2024

François Bovon
Born(1938-03-13)13 March 1938
Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Died1 November 2013(2013-11-01) (aged 75)
Aubonne, Vaud, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
Known forLuc le théologien
Das Evangelium nach Lukas (EKK)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Lausanne
University of Basel
Doctoral advisorOscar Cullmann
Academic work
DisciplineNew Testament
Early Christianity
InstitutionsHarvard Divinity School

François Bovon (13 March 1938 – 1 November 2013[1]) was a Swiss biblical scholar and historian of early Christianity. He was the Frothingham Professor Emeritus of the History of Religion at Harvard Divinity School.[2] Bovon was a graduate of the University of Lausanne and held a doctorate in theology from the University of Basel (supervised by Oscar Cullmann). From 1967 to 1993, he taught in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Geneva. Bovon was an honorary professor at the University of Geneva and in 1993 he received an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Theology at Uppsala University, Sweden.[3] He was president of the Swiss Society of Theology from 1973 to 1977 and president of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas in 2000.

Bovon was the author of numerous books on early Christianity, and co-edited the first volume of Écrits apocryphes chrétiens in the series La Pléiade (published by Gallimard).[4] He also wrote several books on Luke the Evangelist and the Gospel of Luke, including a major critical commentary (in the series EKK).

Select publications

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  • Bovon, François (1974). Les Derniers Jours de Jésus. Collection Flèches. Neuchâtel: Delachaux & Niestlé. OCLC 1501382.
  • ——— (1993). Révélations et écritures: Nouveau Testament et littérature apocryphe chrétienne: recueil d'articles. Monde de la Bible. Vol. 26. Genève: Labor et Fides. ISBN 9782830906882. OCLC 230112612.
  • ——— (1978). Luke the theologian thirty-three years of research (1950-1983) (trans from Luc le théologien). Princeton theological monographs series. Vol. 12. Allison Park, PA: Pickwick Publications. ISBN 9780915138937. OCLC 266871593. - (trans pub by Neuchâtel: Delachaux et Niestlé in 1978)
  • ——— (1999). Nouvel Âge et foi chrétienne: un dialogue critique à partir du Nouveau Testament. Aubonne Moulin. OCLC 901485469.
  • ——— (2005). Studies in Early Christianity. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. ISBN 9780801029356. OCLC 61513244.
  • ——— (2002). Luke: Volume 1: A commentary on the Gospel of Luke 1:1-9:50 (trans from Evangelium nach Lukas). Hermeneia--a critical and historical commentary on the Bible. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press. ISBN 9780800660444. OCLC 48753958.
  • ——— (2012). Luke: Volume 3: A commentary on the Gospel of Luke 19:28-24:53 (trans from Evangelium nach Lukas). Hermeneia--a critical and historical commentary on the Bible. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press. ISBN 9780800697600. OCLC 48753958.
  • ——— (2013). Luke: Volume 2: A commentary on the Gospel of Luke 9:51-19:27 (trans from Evangelium nach Lukas). Hermeneia--a critical and historical commentary on the Bible. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press. ISBN 9780800697594. OCLC 48753958.
  • ——— (2013). The Emergence of Christianity: Collected Studies III (ed. Luke Drake). Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 319. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck. ISBN 9783161522062. OCLC 908084976.

References

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  1. ^ Hempton, David. "A Message From Dean Hempton on the Passing of François Bovon". hds.harvard.edu. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. ^ "François Bovon, 1938–2013". hds.harvard.edu. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Honorary doctorates - Uppsala University, Sweden".
  4. ^ Catalogue of La Pléiade.
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