Research

The Institute of New Testament Studies is split into two departments with different research emphases.

Department 1: New Testament and History of Ancient Religion

• History of Religions and Philosophy during the early Roman Imperial period, especially religious Platonism (Plutarch, Philo, Clement of Alexandria)
• Johannine and Pauline Theology and Ethics
• Forms and Hermeneutics of pictorial Language
• New Testament Lexicography

Department 2: New Testament Literature and Theology

• Theology of Paul the Apostle
• Belief and Doubt as Theological and Identity Theory Topics
• The Urban Character of early Christian Groups
• Cultural Encounters and Identity Discourse in Early Christianity
• Theological and Social Innovation in the Jesus Movement
• The Reception and Developmental History of the New Testament Texts