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Petr Pokorný

1933 – 2020

Czech professor

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Lived 1933 – 2020 (aged 86). Petr Pokorný was a Czech university teacher, parson, hellenist, philosopher, historian and translator.

Petr Pokorný (April 21, 1933 – January 18, 2020 ) was a Protestant theologian, professor at Charles University in Prague, and pastor of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, one of the leading biblical scholars in the Czech Republic.

For many years, Petr Pokorný led the Department of New Testament Studies at the Protestant Theological Faculty of the Prague University, in 1996–1999 he was the dean of the faculty, later (1998–2010) he was also the director of the Centre for Biblical Studies of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Charles University.

Selected publications Publications in English The Genesis of Christology: Foundations for a Theology of the New Testament, Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1987. Jesus in the Eyes of His Followers: Newly Discovered Manuscripts and Old Christian Confessions, North Richland Hills, Tex.: BIBAL Press, 1998. A Commentary on the Gospel of Thomas: From Interpretations to the Interpreted, New York: T & t Clark Ltd., 2009. Hermeneutics as a Theory of Understanding, Grand Rapids: W.B. Eerdmans Pub., 2011. From the Gospel to the Gospels. History, Theology and Impact of the Biblical Term 'Euangelion''', Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2013.

Publications in German Der Epheserbrief und die Gnosis. Berlin: Evangelische Verlaganstalt, 1965. Der Gottessohn: Literarische Übersicht und Fragestellung. Zürich: Theologischer Verlag, 1971. Die Entstehung der Christologie. Voraussetzungen einer Theologie des Neuen Testaments, Stuttgart: Calwer, 1985. Der Brief des Paulus an die Kolosser, Berlin: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, 1987. Der Brief des Paulus an die Epheser, Berlin: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, 1992. Bibelauslegung als Theologie (with Josef Bohumil Souček), Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 1997. Theologie der lukanischen Schriften, Goettingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1998. Einleitung in das Neue Testament. Seine Literatur und Theologie im Überblick (with Ulrich Heckel), Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2007. Jesus in Geschichte und Bekenntnis, Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2016.

Publications in Czech Počátky gnose. Vznik gnostického mýtu o božstvu Člověk, Praha: Academia, 1968. Píseň o perle: tajné knihy starověkých gnostiků, Praha: Vyšehrad, 1986. Literární a teologický úvod do Nového zákona, Praha: Vyšehrad, 1993. Řecké dědictví v Orientu. Helénismus v Egyptě a Sýrii, Praha: Oikúmené, 1993. Apoštolské vyznání. Výklad nejstarších křesťanských věroučných textů. Třebenice: Mlýn, 1994. Co nevíš o Bibli? Úvod do studia Starého a Nového zákona'' (with Miloš Bič), Praha: Česká biblická společnost, 1997.

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Protestant Theological Faculty – Charles University, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague, Třída Kapitána Jaroše grammar school
Positions held
Director, Dean, President, Chairperson
Employers
University of Greifswald, Charles University, Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren
Awards
Czech Medal of Merit; Honorary doctor of the University of Bonn; Honorary doctorate; Honorary doctor of Saint Petersburg State University
Also known as
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Frequently asked questions

Who was Petr Pokorný?

Czech professor (1933–2020)

When was Petr Pokorný born?

Petr Pokorný was born on 21 April 1933 in Brno.

When did Petr Pokorný die?

Petr Pokorný died on 18 January 2020 in Prague.

What was Petr Pokorný's occupation?

Petr Pokorný was a university teacher, parson, hellenist, philosopher, historian and translator.

What nationality was Petr Pokorný?

Petr Pokorný was Czech.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Petr Pokorný

· Wikidata: Q2080045

· DBpedia: Petr Pokorný (theologian)

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