Personenprofil

Berufliche Laufbahn

• 10/1991
  B.A. in Theology
• 10/1993
  B.A. in Ancient Near Eastern Studies (Arabic, Aramaic Sumerian, Akkadian)
• 09/1994
  Study semester at the American University of Cairo (Modern Arabic)
• 06/1997
  First Ecclesial Exam with the Evangelische Landeskirche in Baden
• 05/1998
  Accepted as Dr. phil. in Semitics at the University of Heidelberg
• 09/1999 - 06/2002
  Assistant Professor at the Theological Faculty of the University of Heidelberg
• 05/2001
  Accepted as Dr. theol. in Old Testament Studies at the University of Heidelberg
• 07/2002 - 01/2005
  Assistant Professor (C1) at the Theological Faculty of the University of Heidelberg
• 09/2003 - 04/2004
  Adjunct Professor of Biblical Languages at the University of Zurich
• 01/2005
  Associate Professor of Old Testament at Union Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education, Richmond (VA)
• 04/2005
  Awarded Dr. habil. at the University of Zurich, Switzerland
• 06/2005
  Appointed as Adjunct Professor (‘Privatdozent’) of Old Testament at the University of Zurich
• 05/2006
  Full Professor of Old Testament at Union Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education, Richmond (VA)
• 11/2007
  Named to the Aubrey Lee Brooks Chair in Biblical Theology at Union-PSCE
• 09/2012
  Appointed as Extraordinary Professor of Bible at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
• seit 08/2012
  Professor of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis and Director of the Forschungsstelle Judentum (Institute of Judaic Studies) at the University of Leipzig
• 11/2013
  Ordained as Minister of Word and Sacrament at the Thomaskirche, Leipzig
• 01/2014
  Appointed as Board Member of the Rabbinerseminar (Seminary for Rabbinic Education), Berlin
• 01/2014 - 01/2016
  Visiting Professor at Trinity Theological College, Singapore
• seit 10/2020
  Academic Dean of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Leipzig