Prof. Dr. Konrad Schmid

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsProtestant Theology
KeywordsJeremia, Pentateuch, Literaturgeschichte des Alten Testaments, Altes Testament, Jesaja

Current contact address

CountrySwitzerland
CityZürich
InstitutionUniversität Zürich
InstituteTheologische Fakultät

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Dr. Bernd U. SchipperLehrstuhl für Geschichte Israels und altorientalische Umwelt, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin
Start of initial sponsorship01/03/2019

Programme(s)

2018Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Schmid is an international authority in the study of the Hebrew Bible. He developed new models for understanding ancient Israel’s religion and literature, particularly the books of the Pentateuch, prophetic texts, and wisdom texts. In Germany, he continues his research on the literary history of Genesis with a focus on the Joseph Story.