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Werner H. Kelber is a biblical scholar who specializes in the Gospel of Mark. He taught religious studies at Rice University. He is the author of The Oral and Written Gospel (1983), and became known for approaching biblical studies through an understanding of oral tradition. The scholar David Rhodes wrote that "It is difficult to overestimate the significance" of Kelber's biblical studies. As of 2010, Kelber was Isla Carroll and Percy E. Turner Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at Rice.

Biography

Kelber attended the University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, and University of Tübingen. In 1974, he was an assistant professor of religious studies at Rice University. By 1984 he was professor and had written four books on the Gospel of Mark. By 1995, he was the chair of the university's religious studies department.

References

  1. ^ Harrington, Daniel J. (1984). "Review of The Oral and the Written Gospel". Biblica. 65 (2): 279–281. ISSN 0006-0887. JSTOR 42707240.
  2. Botha, P. J. J. (1990-01-23). "The task of understanding the Gospel traditions: Werner Kelber's contribution to New Testament research". HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies. 46 (1/2): 47–70. doi:10.4102/hts.v46i1/2.2295. ISSN 2072-8050.
  3. Halverson, John (April 1994). "Oral and Written Gospel: A Critique of Werner Kelber". New Testament Studies. 40 (2): 180–195. doi:10.1017/S0028688500020543. ISSN 1469-8145.
  4. Dunn, James D. G. (2003-07-29). Jesus Remembered: Christianity in the Making, Volume 1. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. pp. 199–204. ISBN 978-0-8028-3931-2.
  5. Kelber, Werner H. (2013). Imprints, Voiceprints, and Footprints of Memory: Collected Essays of Werner H. Kelber. Society of Biblical Literature. doi:10.2307/j.ctt5hjh34.3. ISBN 978-1-58983-894-9. JSTOR j.ctt5hjh34.
  6. Kelber, Werner; Sanders, Paula (2010). "Editor's Column". Oral Tradition. 25 (1). ISSN 1542-4308.
  7. ^ Vara, Richard (1995-08-11). "Role of religion growing in academia". North County Times. p. 33. Retrieved 2023-02-22 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Speakers". Dayton Daily News. 1974-06-22. p. 9. Retrieved 2023-02-22 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Apocryphal Gospels Being Examined to Clarify Historical Jesus". The Daily Oklahoman. 1984-12-23. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-02-22 – via Newspapers.com.
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