Professor Dr. Lutz Doering
Current affiliations
- Professorship of New Testament and Ancient Judaism (Prof. Doering)
- Centre for Eastern Mediterranean History and Culture (GKM)
- Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- The Dead Sea Scrolls and the so-called OT Pseudepigrapha (especially 1 Enoch, Jubilees, 4 Ezra, 2 Baruch)
- Jewish religion in the Hellenistic-Roman period
- Tannaitic Literature
- Torah, halakhah and festivals in ancient Judaism and their reception in early Christianity
- Epistolography and communication in ancient Judaism and early Christianity
- The First Letter of Peter
- The Synoptic Gospels
Academic Education | |
| 2013 | Habilitation for New Testament and Ancient Judaism at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena |
| 1993 - 1997 | Doctoral studies in the Theological Faculty of Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (summa cum laude) |
| 1985 - 1992 | Studies of Theology and Jewish Studies at Erlangen, Jerusalem and Heidelberg |
Work Experience | |
| since 02/2023 | Speaker of the Centre for Eastern Mediterranean History and Culture (GKM) |
| since 2014 | Professor of New Testament and Ancient Judaism in the Protestant Theological Faculty of WWU Münster and Academic Head of the Institutum Judaicum |
| 05/2023 - 07/2023 | Fellow at the Centre for Advanced Studies "Beyond Canon_" (FOR 2770), University of Regensburg |
| 11/2020 - 11/2022 | Dean / Head of Department, FB01 |
| 2016 - 2020 | Dean of Finances / Deputy Head of Department, FB01 |
| 10/2014 - 06/2015 | Fellow at the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem |
| 2009 - 2014 | Reader in New Testament and Ancient Judaism at Durham University |
| 2004 - 2009 | Lecturer in New Testament Studies at King’s College London |
| 1999 - 2003 | Teaching and Research Fellow (“Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter”, later “Assistent”) at the chair of New Testament of Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena |
| 1997 - 1999 | Curate in Soest |
| 1993 - 1996 | Teaching Fellow for New Testament in the Theological Faculty of Georg-August-Universität Göttingen |
| 1992 - 1993 | Inspector of Studies, German Year Abroad Programme, Dormition Abbey, Jerusalem |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 2019 | Editorial Board, Zeitschrift für die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft (ZNW) |
| since 2017 | Scholarly Board, Scripta Qumranica Electronica (DIP project, PIs: R. G. Kratz, J. Ben-Dov, N. Dershowitz) |
| since 2016 | Advisory Board, Doctoral Programme in Biblical Studies, Stockholm School of Theology |
| since 2014 | Verband der Judaisten in Deutschland e.V. |
| since 2014 | University commission for Internationalisation – deputy member |
| since 2013 | Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas (SNTS) |
| since 2013 | Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Theologie |
| since 2013 | Editorial Board, Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity (Leiden: Brill) |
| since 2010 | Advisory Board, Contributions to Biblical Exegesis and Theology (Leuven: Peeters) |
| since 2009 | Editorial Board, Journal for the Study of the New Testament |
| since 2007 | Enoch Seminar (since 2012 member of the Advisory Board) |
| since 2005 | British Association for Jewish Studies (BAJS) (2012–2014 member of the Committee) |
| since 1993 | Society of Biblical Literature |
| 2013 - 2019 | Program Co-Chair, Hellenistic Judaism Section, SBL Annual Meeting |
| 2016 - 2018 | Editorial Board, New Testament Studies |
Publications
Doering, Lutz (2024) In: Hezser, Catherine (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Jews and Judaism in Late Antiquity. London: Routledge. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
Doering, Lutz (2024) In: Tiwald, Markus; Öhler, Markus (eds.), Parting of the Ways: The Variegated Ways of Separations between Jews and Christians. Paderborn: Brill | Schöningh. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
Doering, Lutz (2024) In: Frey, Jörg (eds.), Qumran and the New Testament. Leuven: Peeters Publishers. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
Cover, Michael B.; Doering, Lutz (eds.) (2024) Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. Type of Publication: Book (edited collection) | |
Doering, Lutz (2024) In: Bay, Carson; Ellis, Anthony; Mania, Judith; Moscone, Sara; Tröger, Lena (eds.), The Medieval Afterlife of Hellenistic Judaism. Basel: Schwabe. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) |
Projects
Duration: 12/07/2021 - 14/07/2021 Funded by: Protestantse Theologische Universiteit Type of project: Scientific Event | |
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2025 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/09/2016 - 31/12/2017 Type of project: Own resources project | |
Duration: since 01/11/2015 Type of project: Own resources project | |
Duration: 01/09/2015 - 31/08/2016 Type of project: Own resources project |
Prizes
| Honorary Fellow Awarded by: Department of Theology and Religion, Durham University Award given to: Doering, Lutz Announced at: 15/04/2014 | Date of awarding: 15/04/2014 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Fellowship of the Institute for Advanced Studies, Jerusalem Awarded by: Institute for Advanced Studies, Jerusalem Award given to: Doering, Lutz Announced at: 15/05/2014 Type of distinction: Scholarship | |
| Woods-Gumbel Fellow, Tantur Institute (Jerusalem) Awarded by: The British Trust for Tantur Award given to: Doering Lutz Announced at: 01/01/2010 Type of distinction: Scholarship | |
| AHRC Research Fellowship Awarded by: Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK) Award given to: Doering, Lutz Announced at: 01/01/2011 Type of distinction: Scholarship | |
| Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture Fellowship Program Awarded by: Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture Award given to: Doering Lutz Announced at: 01/01/2011 Type of distinction: Scholarship |
Doctorates
| Concepts of Purity in Diaspora Judaism Candidate: von Bartenwerffer (geb. Bramkamp), Laura | Supervisors: Doering, Lutz Period of time: 01/12/2016 - 30/11/2024 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| The Law in the Fourth Book of Ezra Candidate: Neitmann, Florian | Supervisors: Doering, Lutz | Reviewers: Doering, Lutz; Nihan, Christophe; Period of time: 04/11/2019 - 30/06/2024 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Dicourses on Justice. The Reception of the Ius Talionis in the Hebrew Bibel and in Early Jewish Tradition as a Legal and Ethical Challenge Candidate: Raithel, Jan | Supervisors: Doering, Lutz | Reviewers: Doering, Lutz; Achenbach, Reinhard Period of time: 01/04/2019 - 08/12/2023 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Transformationen von Volk-Gottes-Vorstellungen. Eine vergleichende Untersuchung apokalyptischer Schriften aus der Zeit nach der Zerstörung des Zweiten Tempels… Candidate: Dik, John | Supervisors: Doering, Prof. Dr. Lutz | Reviewers: Doering, Lutz; de Vos, Cornelis Period of time: 01/10/2018 - 08/12/2023 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Vows in ancient Judaism and early Christianity Candidate: Schumann, Daniel | Supervisors: Doering, Lutz Period of time: 01/04/2014 - 31/07/2018 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |