Gerhard Kittel

Gerhard Kittel (23 September 1888 – 11 July 1948) was a German Lutheran theologian and lexicographer of biblical languages. He was an enthusiastic supporter of the Nazis and an open antisemite. He is known in the field of biblical studies for his Theologisches Wörterbuch zum Neuen Testament (Theological Dictionary of the New Testament).

Gerhard Kittel
Born(1888-09-23)23 September 1888
Breslau, Prussia, German Empire
Died11 July 1948(1948-07-11) (aged 59)
Tübingen, Germany
Political partyNazi Party
Spouse
Hanna Untermeier
(m. 1914)
ParentRudolf Kittel
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Kiel
ThesisDie Oden Salomos, überarbeitet oder einheitlich (1912)
Doctoral advisorJohannes Leipoldt
Academic work
Discipline
Sub-disciplineNew Testament studies
School or traditionLutheranism
InstitutionsUniversity of Tübingen
Doctoral studentsWalter Grundmann
Influenced
  • Sir Edwyn Hoskyns
  • Karl Georg Kuhn
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.