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Over the past few decades, Christoph Dohmen has played a decisive role in shaping and influencing the field of Old Testament studies. This commemorative volume is an expression of gratitude for all the valuable contributions that have emerged from his work. The contributors take up his major themes and publications on hermeneutics, the canon, Exodus, Ezekiel, the prohibition of images and creation, highlighting their defining features and developing key ideas further.

The editors:
Barbara Schmitz, born 1975, Dr. theol., Professor of the Old Testament and Biblical-Oriental Languages at the Faculty of Catholic Theology, University of Würzburg.
Thomas Hieke, born 1968, Dr. theol., Professor of Old Testament at the Faculty of Catholic Theology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
Matthias Ederer, born 1977, Dr. theol., Professor of Old Testament Exegesis at the Faculty of Theology, University of Lucerne.

Herder Publishers, 2023; 520 pages; ISBN: 978-3-451-38896-5 (external link, opens in a new window)

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