Claus Westermann

Claus Westermann (7 October 1909 – 11 June 2000) was a German Protestant Old Testament scholar. He taught at the University of Heidelberg from 1958 to 1978.

Westermann is considered one of the premier Old Testament scholars of the twentieth century. Particularly notable among his scholarship is his lengthy and comprehensive commentary on the Book of Genesis, especially the volume covering Genesis 1-11.

Select Publications of Westermann Some works that have been translated into English A Thousand Years and a Day: Our Time in the Old Testament German orig. 1957 (English translation, 1962) Basic Forms of Prophetic Speech, German orig. 1960 (English translation by Hugh Clayton White, 1967) The Praise of God in the Psalms, German orig. 1961 (English translation by Keith R. Crim, 1965)

Handbook to the Old Testament German orig. (English translation by Robert Boyd, 1969) Creation German orig. 1971 (English translation by John J. Scullion, 1974) The Psalms: Structure, Content and Message German orig. 1967 (English translation by Ralph D. Gehrke, 1980), Augsburg Publishing House The Structure of the Book of Job: A Form-Critical Analysis, German 2nd Edition 1977 (English translation by Charles A. Muenchow, 1981) Elements of Old Testament Theology German orig. (English translation, 1982) Genesis 1 - 11, German orig. 1972 (English translation by John J. Scullion, 1984) Genesis 12 - 36, German orig. 1981 (English translation by John J. Scullion, 1985) Genesis 37 - 50, German orig. 1982 (English translation by John J. Scullion, 1986) The Living Psalms German orig. (English translation by J. R. Porter, 1989) The Gospel of John: In the Light of the Old Testament, German orig. 1994 (English translation by Siegfried S. Schatzmann, 1998)