Joachim Markus Eck

Professor of Old Testament, Dr. theol. habil.

Katholisch-Theologische Fakultät - LMU München

Professional Bio

After completing a study program of law and languages, and a few years of professional experience, I studied catholic theology in Germany and became a biblical scholar. I earned my doctorate on Isaiah in 2014 (supervised by Professor Burkard Zapff) and completed my habilitation on Numbers in 2020 at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (Germany). It was at this university where I had my first academic position before I worked as non-tenured professor of Old Testament exegesis and theology at the University of Bonn from 2021-2022. Since 2022 I have been teaching Old Testament theology at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich (Faculty of Catholic Theology).

Institution

Katholisch-Theologische Fakultät - LMU München

Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1
80539 München
Germany https://www.kaththeol.uni-muenchen.de/index.html

Full Member

Education:

Universität Passau 1994/1997 Law State Exams (1st and 2nd)

Institut für Fremdsprachen & Auslandsk. Erlangen 2002 Certified Translator of English

Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt 2007 Diplom der Theologie

Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt 2015 Doctor theologiae

Kath. Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt 2020 Habilitation

OT Books

Numbers, Psalms, Isaiah, Amos, Jonah, Micah

OT/NT Backgrounds #1

Neo-Assyrian

OT/NT Backgrounds #2

Archaeology- Syro-Palestinian

OT Themes and Topics

Creation, Eschatology, Ethics, God in the OT, Messianism, People of God, Prayer, Royalty, Sin

Hermeneutics

Bible as literature, Historical Criticism: Canonical (OT), Historical Criticism: Form (OT), Modern Criticism: Rhetorical (OT)

Ancient Languages

Aramaic, Aramaic (Eastern- Syriac), Greek (LXX), Hebrew, Latin, Ugaritic

Modern Languages (for research and speaking)

French, German, Spanish

Year Full Member

2016

Studies

Diplom-Theologe, Doctor theologiae, Habilitatio in Old Testament Studies

Teaching

OT studies (diverse study programs on BA, MA and graduate levels): introduction, methodology and exegesis

CBA Offices

Memeber of CBQMS and CBQIS Editorial Boards, Member of Committee on Research Support

Available formats for presentations

In-person, Virtual, Hybrid