Ulrich Luz | |
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| Born | (1938-02-23)February 23, 1938 |
| Died | October 13, 2019(2019-10-13) (aged 81) |
| Nationality | Swiss citizen |
| Occupation(s) | Theologian and professor emeritus |
| Spouse | Salome Keller |
| Children | Three |
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| Institutions | International Christian University, Göttingen University,University of Bern |
| Main interests | Gospel of Matthew |
Ulrich Luz (23 February 1938 – 13 October 2019[1]) was aSwisstheologian and professor emeritus at theUniversity of Bern.
He was born on 23 February 1938 inMännedorf. He studied Protestant theology inZurich,Göttingen andBasel underHans Conzelmann,Eduard Schweizer andGerhard Ebeling.
He taught at theInternational Christian University in Tokyo from 1970 to 1971. From 1972 to 1980 he was professor forNew Testament studies at Göttingen University. He was the New Testament professor at theUniversity of Bern in Switzerland until his retirement in 2003.
Much of his research focused on theGospel of Matthew and was made available in English in the Hermeneia commentary on the Gospel, which was released in three volumes over a period of more than 20 years.[2] Luz served as president of theStudiorum Novi Testamenti Societas in 1998.
He and his wife, Salome Keller, had three children.
Luz had seven honorary doctorates. He received one of them in 2006 from the Faculty of Theology atUppsala University.[3] In 2010, he was awarded theBurkitt Medal by theBritish Academy 'in recognition of special service to Biblical Studies'.[4]
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