Clemens Thoma

Clemens Thoma ( born November 2, 1932 in Kaltenbrunn in the canton of St. Gallen; † 7 December, 2011 Baar ZG) was a Swiss theologian and Divine Word Missionary. He was Professor Emeritus of Jewish Studies and Theology and founder of the Institute for Jewish-Christian Studies ( IJCF ) of the University of Lucerne.

Biography

Clemens Thoma grew up as one of eleven children in a peasant family in the canton of St. Gallen.

After theological studies in St. Augustin near Bonn and St. Gabriel in Vienna in 1961 was his ordination. At the University of Vienna, he studied under Kurt Schubert Judaism. In 1966, he put his dissertation AD, spiritual and religious significance for Judaism and Christianity, according to the statements of Jewish and Christian primary literature prior to the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in 70.

From 1967 to 1971 he was assistant professor at the Institute for Jewish Studies at the University of Vienna. During this time he worked more with the question of anti-Judaism in the New Testament and began his involvement in Christian- Jewish dialogue.

In 1971 he was appointed as full professor at the Department of Jewish Studies and Biblical Studies College of Theology Lucerne. In 1972 he organized in Lucerne a first Judeo- Christian Symposium organized and in subsequent years, numerous symposia, conferences and meetings which were devoted to interfaith dialogue or the Judaeo-Christian research.

In 1981 he founded the Institute for Jewish-Christian Studies ( IJCF ), which he directed until his retirement in 2000 and is an integral part of the University of Lucerne today. Thoma pursued by the institute was founded two objectives:

As an expert in interreligious dialogue, he was consultant to the 1976 Vatican Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews and advised the Swiss Bishops' Conference regarding the Christian- Jewish dialogue. Thoma was the initiator of Theological Encyclopaedia which came out in 1977 and distinguished himself by numerous works and Editorial Boards. In 1994 he became chief editor of the Freiburg newsletter New Series, Magazine for Christian-Jewish encounter.

Honors

Works

  • Judaism and Christian faith. For dialog between Christians and Jews. Klosterneuburger book and art publisher, Klosterneuburg, Vienna / Munich 1965.
  • Church of Jews and Gentiles. Biblical information about the church's relationship to Judaism. Herder, Vienna 1970.
  • Future in the present. Eviction in Judaism and Christianity. Lang, Bern 1976, ISBN 3-261-02067-9.
  • Christian theology of Judaism. Pattloch, Aschaffenburg 1978, ISBN 3-557-94180-9.
  • Jewish approaches to Jesus. In: Theology reports VII Edited by the Theological College Chur and Lucerne Faculty of Theology (Josef Pfammatter, Franz Furger ), Einsiedeln 1978.
  • The theological relationship between Christianity and Judaism. University Press, Darmstadt 1982, ISBN 3-534-08556-6.
  • The talk of a God among Jews and Christians. Lang, Bern 1984, ISBN 3-261-03388-6.
  • The Messiah Project. Theology of Jewish-Christian encounter. Pattloch, Augsburg 1994, ISBN 3-629-00626-4.
  • The straightening of the dislocated. Farewell lecture as Professor of Biblical Studies and Jewish Studies and Director of the Institute for Jewish-Christian Studies at the University- University of Lucerne ( UHL ) on 18 June 1998. UHL, Lucerne 1998.
  • Rabbi Nachman. Master of spirituality. Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 2002, ISBN 3-451-05152-4.
  • On the ruins of the temple. State and federal governments of Israel in the dialogue between Christians and Jews. Herder, Vienna 1968.
  • ( Co-editor ) Freiburg -Newsletter ( since 1971 )
  • ( with Simon Lauer ) The scientific series Judaica Christiana et ISSN 0171 - 676x ( 1976-2009 )
  • ( with Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich ) Is there a Holocaust theology? European Commission Anti Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, Vienna 1980.
  • ( Leszek Kolakowski with others) tolerance and absolute claims. Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1980, ISBN 3-451-19226-8.
  • ( with Jakob Josef Petuchowski ) Encyclopedia of Jewish-Christian encounter. Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau, 1989, ISBN 3-451-21245-5.
  • On the ruins of the temple. State and federal governments of Israel in the dialogue between Christians and Jews. Herder, Vienna 1968.
  • Judaism: views and insights. Festschrift for Kurt Schubert seventieth birthday. Lang, Frankfurt q.s. 1993, ISBN 3-631-45671-9.
  • ( with Simon Lauer and Hans Peter Ernst) The parables of the rabbis. Lang, Bern 1986. Part 1: Clemens Thoma and Simon Lauer ( ed.): Pesiqta deRav Kahana ( Pesk ). Introduction, Translation, parallels, comment, texts. The parables of the rabbis first Lang, Bern 1986, ISBN 3-261-03596- X.
  • Part 2: Clemens Thoma and Simon Lauer ( ed. ): From the Creation to the death of Abraham: Bereshit Rabba 1-63. Introduction, translation with commentary texts. The parables of the rabbis 2nd Lang, Bern 1991, ISBN 3-261-04396-2.
  • Part 3: Clemens Thoma and Hans Peter Ernst ( ed. ): From Isaac to the Red sea: BERR 63-100; ShemR 1-22. Introduction, translation with commentary texts. The parables of the rabbis 3 Lang, Bern 1996, ISBN 3-906756-68-8.
  • Part 4: Clemens Thoma and Hans Peter Ernst ( ed.): From the song of Moses until the Book of the Covenant: ShemR 23-30. Introduction, translation with commentary texts. Lang, Bern 2000, ISBN 3-906765-74-1.
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