Joachim Gnilka (8 December 1928 in Leobschütz/Silesia – 15 January 2018[1] in Munich) was a German Roman Catholic theologian, New Testament scholar, exegete, and professor.[2][3]

Biography

Gnilka studied Catholic theology, Christian philosophy, and Oriental languages in Eichstätt, Würzburg, and Rome from 1947 to 1953.[4] From 1953 to 1956 he served as chaplain in Würzburg.[5] In 1955, Gnilka earned a Doctorate of Theology (Th.D.).[4] In 1959, he earned a habilitation,[4] and from 1959 to 1962 was Privatdozent (associate professor, senior lecturer) at the University of Würzburg.[5] From 1962 to 1975, he was professor of New Testament at the University of Münster.[5] From 1975 to 1997, he was professor at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.[6] From 1973 to 1988, Gnilka was a member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission,[6] and from 1986 to 1997 a member of the International Theological Commission.[2][3]

His commentary on the Gospel of Matthew was extensively quoted by Pope Benedict XVI in his 2007 book Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration.[7]

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  1. ^ [1] (in German)
  2. ^ a b Prälat Prof. Dr. theol. Joachim Gnilka(in German)
  3. ^ a b Theologe Joachim Gnilka gestorben Archived 1 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
  4. ^ a b c Joachim Gnilka. Das Matthäus Evangelium. Herder Verlag, Freiburg, Basel, Wien 1988, ISBN 3-451-20316-2
  5. ^ a b c Joachim Gnilka. Das Evangelium nach Markus. Benziger Verlag, Zürich 1978, ISBN 3-545-23106-2
  6. ^ a b Joachim Gnilka. Jesus von Nazareth. Botschaft und Geschichte. Herder, Freiburg/B. 2007, ISBN 978-3-451-29900-1.
  7. ^ "Benedict and the Biblical Jesus | Richard B. Hays". First Things. 7 August 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

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