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Ruben Zimmermann

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Ruben Zimmermann (2019)

Ruben Zimmermann (born May 10, 1968) is a German Theologian, New Testament Scholar and Ethicist, currently Professor at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany.[1]

Biography and education

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Zimmerman received his PhD at the Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg in 1999, and his Habilitation at the Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich in 2003. From 2005–2009, he was Professor for Biblical Studies at Bielefeld University; since then he is Professor for New Testament and Ethics at the Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz.

He is Co-leader of the Mainz Research Center for Ethics in Antiquity and Christianity (e/ac),[a] and he has been elected as one of 15 advanced career scholars in the Templeton "Enhancing Life Project".[3]

Zimmermann is member of the Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation and was awarded with the Feodor-Lynen-Fellowship and with fundings as visiting scholar in Pretoria (University of Pretoria, 2008), Nijmegen (Radboud University, 2010), Melbourne (Australian Catholic University, 2016), New Haven (Yale University, Divinity School, 2024).

Work – Research fields

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His areas of research are in ethics (ethical theory, biblical ethics, applied ethics, e.g. bioethics and climate/earth ethics[4]) the Gospel of John, the parables of Jesus, and miracle stories. Challenging scholarly consensus Zimmermann identifies also parables in the Gospel of John, such as the parable of the good shepherd (John 10:1-5) or the dying grain (John 12:24).[5] In the Stone-Chaple-Podcast he talks about his approach on the parables of Jesus. See Stone-Chaple-Podcast Episode 190 and 191

Books

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As author

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  • Zimmermann, Ruben (2001). Geschlechtermetaphorik und Gottesverhältnis: Traditionsgeschichte und Theologie eines Bildfelds in Urchristentum und antiker Umwelt. WUNT. Vol. 122. Mohr Siebeck. ISBN 978-3-16-147374-6. ISSN 0512-1604.[6]
  • Zimmermann, Ruben (2004). Christologie der Bilder im Johannesevangelium: die Christopoetik des vierten Evangeliums unter besonderer Berücksichtigung von Joh 10. Mohr Siebeck. ISBN 978-3-16-148388-2.[7]
  • Zimmermann, Ruben (2015). Puzzling the Parables of Jesus: Methods and Interpretation. Fortress Press. ISBN 978-1-4514-6532-7.
  • Zimmermann, Ruben (2016). Die Logik der Liebe: Die implizite Ethik der Paulusbriefe am Beispiel des 1. Korintherbriefs. Biblisch-Theologische Studien. Vol. 162. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. ISBN 978-3-7887-2994-3.
  • English translation: Logic of Love: Discovering Paul's "implicit Ethics" Through 1 Corinthians, Lexington/Fortress Academic, 2018

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Notes

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  1. ^ The centre for Ethics in Antiquity and Christianity was established in 2009 and provides a forum for scholars in the disciplines of Old Testament, New Testament, Church History/Patristics, and Systematic Theology/Ethics to engage in a focused exchange of ideas with researchers in other areas of antiquity (Jewish Studies, Classics, ancient Near Eastern studies, ancient philosophy, and ancient history) as well as in contemporary ethics and moral philosophy.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Prof. Dr. Ruben Zimmermann – Faculty of Protestant Theology". www.blogs.uni-mainz.de.
  2. ^ "e/ac – Ethik in Antike und Christentum". e/ac – Ethik in Antike und Christentum (in German). Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ "Enhancing Life by Waiving Rights An Ethics of Surrendering in the New Testament and its Meta-Ethical Implications". enhancinglife.uchicago.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  4. ^ "Main research interests". www.blogs.uni-mainz.de. Retrieved 2019-09-24., see his activities on climate ethicsClimate change ethics|climate ethics
  5. ^ "Rediscovering Parables in John with Ruben Zimmermann". German for Neutestamentler. 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  6. ^ Deming, Will (2003-01-01). "Geschlechtermetaphorik und Gottesverhältnis: Traditionsgeschichte und Theologie eines Bildfelds in Urchristentum und antiker Umwelt . Ruben Zimmermann". The Journal of Religion. 83 (1): 111–112. doi:10.1086/491230. ISSN 0022-4189.
  7. ^ "8. John". Journal for the Study of the New Testament. 27 (5): 77–84. June 1, 2005. doi:10.1177/0142064X05055506. S2CID 220680255.
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