Introduction
Back to Reason - Minimalism in Biblical Studies - Niels Peter Lemche
Niels Peter Lemche [+ ]
University of Copenhagen
Niels Peter Lemche, has been publishing in the field of Old Testament studies for fifty years. He has been both Assistant Professor at Aarhus University, Denmark, from 1978 to 1986 and Professor of Theology at the University of Copenhagen from 1987 to 2013. He is the founder of the Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament, and a member of the board of the Copenhagen International Seminar (Routledge). He has recently edited (in co-operation with Dr. Jim West) Jeremiah in History and Tradition (Routledge, 2019).
Description
Why another contribution to the Minimalist – maximalist debate? Didn’t it end fifteen years ago? As a matter of fact, it is still going on, although, perhaps, less intensive like a cold war after a hot one.