Ole Christian Kvarme

Ole Christian Mælen Kvarme ( born November 11, 1948 in Molde) is a bishop of the diocese of Oslo in the Lutheran Church of Norway. He was appointed on 11 March 2005 and used 3 April 2005 in his office. From 1998 to 2005 he was Bishop of the Diocese of Borg.

Kvarme grew up in Trondheim, and studied at the Theological College in Oslo ( Menighetsfakultetet ). He also studied Hebrew at the University of Oslo and Jewish Studies at the University of Göttingen and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 1976 to 1981 he was pastor of the Norwegian Mission mission to Israel in Haifa, 1982-1986 Director of " Caspari Center for Biblical and Jewish Studies" in Jerusalem, 1986-1996 Secretary General of the Norwegian Bible Society (Det Norske Bibelselskap ) and 1996-1998 provost at Oslo Cathedral.

He is considered a moderate.

Bibliography (Norwegian)

  • Kirkens jødiske Rotter, Oslo 1985
  • Apostlenes Gjerninger - studiebok på hebraisk, Jerusalem 1986
  • Bibelen i Norge, Oslo 1991
  • Evighet i tides. En bok om jødisk sabbatsglede og kristen søndagsfeiring, Oslo 1992
  • Evangeliet i vår culture, Oslo 1995 ( together with Samuel Kobia )
  • Åtte dager i Jerusalem. En bok om Jesus påske, om jødisk above påskefeiring kristen, Oslo 1996
  • Gjennom det gode lands, Oslo 1997
  • Barnet og byens. En bok om Bethlehem, Oslo 2003
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