Curriculum vitae

Born in 1950

1975 Diploma in Theology, Georg-August-University of Göttingen
1982 Dr. theol., Georg-August-University of Göttingen
1987Habilitation (Old Testament), Georg-August-University of Göttingen
1989-92 Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Religions and Old Testament, University of Zürich
1992-99 Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Religions and Old Testament at the University of Hamburg
1999 Guest professorship at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome
1999-2019 Professor of Old Testament at the Georg-August-University of Göttingen


Honours and Awards

Since 2000: Honorary doctorate of the University of Lund


Editorial Service

Editorial Board Memberships: Theologische Realenzyklopädie (TRE), Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (EBR), Vetus Testamentum (VT), Forschungen zum Alten Testament (FAT), Altes Testament Deutsch (ATD) et al.