Göran Larsson (theologian)
Göran Larsson (born May 21, 1949) is a Swedish Theologian, ordained in the Church of Sweden and best known for his knowledge about and contacts with Judaism.
Life[]
Larsson studied theology at Lund University receiving his Bachelor of Theology in 1973 and his Ph.D. in 1980. He was the director of the Swedish Theological Institute in Jerusalem 1979-1993 and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Chicago Divinity School 1991-1992.[1] He has published several books and articles about the relationship between Christianity and Judaism.
In 1990 he was awarded the Raoul Wallenberg Humanitarian Award in 1990[2] and in 2001 he received an honorary doctorate from the European Theological Seminary, Birmingham.[3]
Selected published works[]
- 1980 Der Tosefta-Traktat Jom hak-Kippurim; Text, Übersetzung, Kommentar
- 1994 Fact or Fraud? The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
- 1997 Die Tosefta. Seder II: Moed. Jom ha-kippurim
- 1999 Bound for Freedom: The Book of Exodus in Jewish and Christian Traditions
References[]
- ^ "Senior Research Fellows". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
- ^ "Vestkusten 13 August 1990 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
- ^ "Göran Larsson blev hedersdoktor i England". www.dagen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-12-01.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1949 births
- Swedish theologians
- Living people
- 20th-century Protestant theologians