Research

Exegesis and Hermeneutics of the New Testament
Faculty of Catholic Theology
University of Regensburg, Germany

Research focus
Ancient Christian Apocrypha (including the Nag Hammadi Writings) and the History of the Canon
Johannine Literature (including the Book of Revelation)
Early Jewish literature, with a focus on the deuterocanonical writings of the Septuagint (Books of the Maccabees; Tobit; Wisdom of Solomon)
Early Christian manuscripts / textual history of the New Testament
Ancient Reception History of the New Testament

Marko Jovanovic
Jews and Christians: Separate Paths or Intertwined Lines?
An Outline of the History of Research"
(in progress)


Timothy Rucker
"The Key of the Temple: Isaiah 22:15–25 and the Construction of Christian Sacred Space in Revelation 3:7–13 and Matthew 16:18–19"
(in progress) (second supervisor)


Aleksandr Anisimov
"Recognising God – The Impact of John 17:1–3 on Johannine Soteriology: Textual Analysis and Aspects of Reception History".
(in progress) (Second supervisor)


Stephanie Janz
The Gospel of Thomas as a narrative text?
(in progress) (Second supervisor)


Anna Zawada, née Oracz
The Gospel of Thomas and Time
(in progress)


Brian Carrier
Mapping the Fault Lines: A Study of Seismic Activity in Matthew’s Gospel
Date of completion: 18 November 2019 (second supervisor)


Judith Bauer
Judas Iscariot as a narrative figure in the Gospel of Matthew.
Date of completion: 4 February 2022 (second supervisor)


Judith König
Within reach? The Markan concept of basileia from a physical-hermeneutical perspective
Date of completion: 22 December 2022


Evaga Ndjana, Yves-Lucien
The Baptism of the Ethiopian (Acts 8:26–39)
(in progress)


Kulpa Karol
Ancient Receptions of the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians, Chapter 2.
Completion date: 8 July 2021


Lillia Milbach
The reception of Jewish apocalyptic traditions in Christian writings, examined through the relationship between 5 and 6 Esdras and 4 Esdras
(in progress) (Second supervisor)


Matthias Geigenfeind
"Apocalypsis Johannis – Studies on the Old Latin African text of the Revelation of John".
Completion date: 16 December 2021


Lena Lütticke
“Your Father, who is in secret and sees in secret...”. A contribution to the concept of God in the Gospel of Matthew based on Mt
6:1–6, 16–18
Date of completion: 3 September 2022


Manuela Engl
Priscilian of Ávila and his contribution to the understanding of the history of the Christian canon.
(in progress)


Dr Elisabeth Hernitscheck
“Much Ado about Almost Nothing”: A meta-analysis of the history of research into apocryphal Gospel fragments as sources of early Christianity.
Completion date: 28 June 2018 (second reviewer)


Dr. theol. Johannes Stettner
“Changing Concepts of the End Times – The Reception of the Revelation of John by the First Christian Latin Poet, Commodian”
Date of completion: 23 November 2017


Dr. theol. Veronika Hirschberger
“The Struggle for Israel: Intertextual Perspectives on the Fifth Book of Ezra”.
Date of completion: 13 December 2016


Dr. theol. Veronika Niederhofer
Narrative representations of identity change in the *Acta Pauli*.
Date of completion: 8 December 2016


Dr. theol. Christian Bemmerl
The early history of the reception of the Epistle of James
Date of completion: 9 May 2018


Dr. theol. Maria Hladiuc
The Great Whore of Babylon in the Vision of Revelation 17.
A gender-informed approach bridging the gap between socio-historical and feminist-critical interpretations.
Date of completion: 23 May 2016


Dr. theol. Elisabeth Lorenz
‘The Message of God’: Biblical reception and biblical editing in the New Testament of the ‘Institute for the Study and Elimination of Jewish Influence on German Church Life’ of 1940
Date of completion: 23 December 2015


Dr. theol. Michael Sommer
The Day of the Plagues. Studies on the Connection between the Reception of Exodus 7–11 in the Trumpet and Bowl Visions of the Book of Revelation and the ‘Day of the Lord’ Tradition
Date of completion: 4 December 2013


Dr. theol. Wolfgang Grünstäudl
Petrus Alexandrinus: Studies on the Historical and Theological Context of the Second Epistle of Peter
Date of completion: 15 November 2012


Dr. theol. Heike Braun
Pausing along the way. ‘Biblical interpretation’ of the Stephen episode (Acts 6:1–8:3) in the context of the Christian Bible.
Date of completion: 18 November 2009

Dr Michael Sommer
Widows, Law and Justice –
An investigation of the word cluster κρίσις, χήρα and δικαιοσύνη in early Judaism, early Christianity and Roman-Hellenistic literature
Date of completion: 13 May 2020

Dr theol. Wolfgang Grünstäudl
The Art of Repetition
Form and Function of Saying Pairs in the Gospel of Luke (Project description)
Completion date: 1 June 2022

Dr. theol. Korinna Zamfir
Men and Women in the Household of God. A Contextual Approach to Roles and Ministries in the Pastoral Epistles
Completion date: 23 May 2012