Prof. Dr.Peter Lampe
Senior Professor,
Deputy Director of the Research Center for International and Interdisciplinary Theology (FIIT),
Prof. h.c., Universiteit van die Vrystaat, South Africa.
Kontakt
E-Mail: peter.lampe@ts.uni-heidelberg.de
Curriculum Vitae
- 1954 born in Detmold, Germany
- 1971 Abitur
- 1971-78 Studies in Bielefeld, Göttingen and Rome: Theology, Philosophy, Archaeology
- 1971-81 Merit scholarships of the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes, Bonn
- 1981-87 Research and teaching of New Testament Studies as
„Wissenschaftlicher Assistent“ / junior faculty at the University of Berne, Switzerland, department of Prof. U. Luz;
Ph.D. in Theology (Dr. theol., s.c.l.) and Dr. habil. (Habilitation) from Berne -
1987-92 Prof. of New Testament Studies at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond-Virginia, USA
- 1989-92 Full Professor with tenure and Chair of the Biblical Studies Department
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1992-99 Christian-Albrechts-Universität in Kiel, Germany: University
Professor of „Geschichte und Archäologie des frühen Christentums und seiner Umwelt“ / „History and Archeology of Early Christianity and its Environment“- 1996-98 Dean of the School of Theology
- 1997-99 Founder and chairman of the S.T.O.A. ("Societas Theologicum Ordinem Adiuvantium”, Kiel)
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Since 1999 University Professor of New Testament Theology at the University of Heidelberg, Germany
- 2001— Director of the Heidelberg Archaeological Surface Survey in Phrygia
- 2003 German Ecumenical Preaching Award (ökumenischer Predigtpreis, Bonn)
- 2008 Professor honoris causa at the University of the Free State (USF), South Africa
- 2011 Member of the Academic Advisory Board of the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies
- 2019 Professor emeritus
- 2024 Senior Professor
Some of the Books
- Die Stadtrömischen Christen in den ersten beiden Jahrhunderten: Untersuchungen zur Sozialgeschichte (Tübingen: Mohr-Siebeck 1987, 2nd ed. 1989), ET:
- From Paul to Valentinus: Christians at Rome in the First Two Centuries (Minneapolis: Fortress/ London: Continuum, 2003, 6th ed. 2010); Japanese translation forthcoming
- Die Wirklichkeit als Bild: Das Neue Testament als ein Grunddokument abendländischer Kultur im Lichte konstruktivistischer Epistemologie und Wissenssoziologie (Neukirchen-Vluyn: Neukirchener, 2006); substantially revised and augmented ET:
- New Testament Theology in a Secular World: A Constructivist Work in Philosophical Epistemology and Christian Apologetics (London/New York: T&T Clark International, 2012); Korean and Chinese translations forthcoming
- Pepouza and Tymion: The Discovery and Archaeological Exploration of a Lost Ancient City and an Imperial Estate (together with W. Tabbernee; Berlin/New York: deGruyter 2008)
- Küsste Jesus Magdalenen mitten auf den Mund? Provokationen, Einsprüche, Klarstellungen (Neukirchen-Vluyn: Neukirchener 2007)
- Felsen im Fluss: Schriftworte in provokativer Auslegung zu Themen der Zeit (Neukirchen-Vluyn: Neukirchener, 2004)
- Wortglassplitter (Oberhausen: Athena, 2005)
- Pocahontas: Die Indianer-Prinzessin am Englischen Hof (biography as well as history of the first British colony; München: Diederichs 1995)
- Eschatologie und Friedenshandeln: Exegetische Beiträge zur Frage christlicher Friedensverantwortung (together with U.Luz/J.Keler/P.Hoffmann; Stuttgart: Kath. Bibelwerk 1981, 2nd. ed. 1982)
- Die Briefe an die Philipper, Thessalonicher und an Philemon (together with N.Walter/E.Reinmuth; Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 1998)
- Die Anfänge des Christentums: Alte Welt und neue Hoffnung (together with J.Becker et al.; Stuttgart: Kohlhammer 1987); ET: Christian Beginnings: Word and Community from Jesus to Post-Apostolic Times (Westminster/John Knox: Louisville 1993)
- Neutestamentliche Exegese im Dialog: Hermeneutik – Wirkungsgeschichte – Matthäusevangelium (editor., together with M.Mayordomo/M.Sato; Neukirchener: Neukirchen-Vluyn 2008)