Eduard Schweizer
Encyclopedia
Eduard Schweizer was a Swiss
New Testament
scholar who taught at the University of Zurich
for an extended period. He won the Burkitt Medal for Biblical Studies in 1996.
He wrote a number of influential books, many translated into English
, including:
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
scholar who taught at the University of Zurich
University of Zurich
The University of Zurich , located in the city of Zurich, is the largest university in Switzerland, with over 25,000 students. It was founded in 1833 from the existing colleges of theology, law, medicine and a new faculty of philosophy....
for an extended period. He won the Burkitt Medal for Biblical Studies in 1996.
He wrote a number of influential books, many translated into English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, including:
- Jesus (1971)
- The Good News According to Mark ISBN 0-8042-0250-8
- The Good News According to Matthew
- The Good News According to Luke ISBN 0-664-22361-3
- The Church as the Body of Christ, 1964
- Church Order in the New Testament, 1979, ISBN 0-334-00224-9
- The Lord's Supper in the New Testament
- The Spirit of God (Holy Spirit ISBN 0-334-02051-4)
- A Theological Introduction to the New Testament ISBN 0-281-04602-6