History of Literature and Religion of the Old Testament

Prof. Dr. Jan Dietrich

Jan Dietrich has been Professor for Old Testament Studies at the Faculty of Protestant Theology of the University of Bonn since 2020.

About

  • 1974 born in Elmshorn
  • 2009 Doctorate in Theology at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Leipzig (supervisor: Angelika Berlejung)
  • 2016 Habilitation in Old Testament at the Faculty of Theology, University of Leipzig
  • 2012-2018 Associate Professor for Old Testament at Aarhus University, Denmark
  • 2018-2020 Professor for Old Testament at Aarhus University, Denmark
  • 08/2020 - 12/2021 Professor for Old Testament at Aarhus University, Denmark (Individual Employment)
  • since 08/2020 Professor for the History of Literature and Religion of the Old Testament at the Faculty of Protestant Theology of the University of Bonn

Prof. Dr. Jan Dietrich
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Research Interests

  • Old Testament intellectual history and history of ideas
  • Old Testament anthropology and history of mentalities
  • Old Testament legal and ritual history
  • Research on Leviticus
  • Cultural contacts between Israel, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Greece

Projects

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Contact

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Prof. Dr. Jan Dietrich

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Rabinstraße 8

53111 Bonn

+49 228 73-4851

Office Hours

By appointment only

via e-mail or verbal agreement
 
 

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