Emil Schürer (2 May 1844 – 20 April 1910) was a GermanProtestanttheologian known mainly for his study of the history of theJews around the time ofJesus' ministry.
Schürer was born inAugsburg. After studying at the universities ofErlangen,Berlin andHeidelberg from 1862 to 1866, he became in 1873 professorextraordinarius atLeipzig. Later on, he served as professorordinarius at the universities ofGiessen (from 1878),Kiel (from 1890) andGöttingen (from 1895 to 1910).[1] In 1876 he founded and edited theTheologische Literaturzeitung, which he edited withAdolf von Harnack from 1881 to 1910. He died after a long illness in 1910 inGöttingen.[2]
His elaborate work on the history of theJews in the time ofChrist,Geschichte des jüdischen Volkes im Zeitalter Jesu Christi (1886–1890; 4th edition 1901–1909), made him one of the best known of modern German scholars inGreat Britain and theUnited States.[2] The second edition was translated into English under the titleA History of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus Christ (1885–1891). Later, a revised English version of the work was created under the editorship ofGéza Vermes,Fergus Millar andMatthew Black, with the slightly different title ofThe History of the Jewish People in the Age of Jesus Christ (1973–1987).[3] In its earliest form, this work appeared asLehrbuch der neutestamentlichen Zeitgeschichte (1874).[4]
His other works include:
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Schürer, Emil".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 386.