Walther Eichrodt (August 1, 1890 in Gernsbach, Baden – May 20, 1978 in Basel) was a German Old Testament scholar and Protestant theologian.
From 1908 to 1914 he studied theology in Bethel, Greifswald and Heidelberg, obtaining his habilitation at the University of Erlangen in 1918.[1] In 1922 he succeeded Albrecht Alt as an associate professor of history of religions and Old Testament studies at the University of Basel,[2] where from 1934 to 1960 he taught classes as a full professor. In 1953 he was named university rector.[1]
Eichrodt believed that the book of Genesis was added as a prologue to the Old Testament after the writing of Exodus had been completed.[3]
- ^ a b Walther Eichrodt in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ McKim, Donald K. (6 January 1998). Historical Handbook of Major Biblical Interpreters. InterVarsity Press. ISBN 9780830814527. Retrieved 6 January 2019 – via Google Books.
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