Gerhard von rad biography

German biblical scholar, Old Testament professor, and Lutheran theologian

Gerhard von Rad (21 October 1901 – 31 October 1971) was a Germanacademic, Old Testamentscholar, Lutheran theologian, exegete, and professor at the University of Heidelberg.^[1]

Early life, education, career

Gerhard von Rad was born in Nuremberg, Bavaria, to Lutheran parents.^[2] His family were part of the patrician class.^[3] He was educated at the University of Erlangen and further at the University of Tübingen.

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In 1925, he became a curate in the Lutheran Landeskirche (i.e. the church in the federal state) of Bavaria.^[4] Later, he taught at the University of Erlangen in 1929 as tutor. In 1930 he was a privatdozent at the University of Leipzig.^[4] From 1934 to 1945 he served as a professor at the University of Jena and later at the University of Göttingen from 1945 to 1949.^[5] After that, he became Professor of Old