Professor Dr. theol. Eve-Marie Becker, Dr. theol. habil.

Current affiliations

  • Professorship for the New Testament
  • Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • Gospel of Mark and Synoptics
  • Philippians and Paul
  • Literary history: Historiography and epistolography
  • Hermeneutics
  • Person/Personality and (Auto-)Biography
  • Historical Jesus Research

Academic Education

2007Ordination as minister by honorary appointment
2004PostDoc Researcher, funded by the DAAD (German Academic Exchange) at McMaster University, Hamilton/Ont., Canada
2004Habilitation im Fach Neues Testament und Privatdozentur an der Universität Erlangen
2001Dr. theol. at the Faculty of Theology at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
1997 - 2001PhD student at the University of Erlangen: granted by the Hessische Lutherstiftung (Darmstadt) and the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (Bonn)
1991 - 1997Studies of Protestant Theology in Marburg and Erlangen

Work Experience

since 09/2018Professor of the New Testament at the University of Münster
10/2024 - 09/2025Senior Fellow am WiKo Greifswald (Alfried Krupp Kolleg)
09/2018 - 12/2023PI of the research project, funded by the Dabish research council (DFF): "Epistolary Visions of Transformational Leadership: Cicero - Paul - Seneca" (EVTL) at the School of Culture and Society, Faculty of Arts, Aarhus University/Denmark
2017 - 2018Research fellowship at the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies (IIAS), Jerusalem/Israel
2006 - 2018Professor of New Testament Exegesis at Aarhus University/Denmark
2016 - 2017"Distinguished Visiting Professor of New Testament" at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta/USA
2016"Gastdozentur Studienjahr" at the Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem/Israel
2012 - 2016Research programme director of: "Christianity and Theology in Culture and Society" at the Faculty of Arts, Aarhus University
2014Research fellowship at the Max-Weber-Center in Erfurt/Germany
2001 - 2006"Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin/Assistentin/Oberassistentin" at the Institute of New Testament studies at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
2005"Kurzzeitlehrerdozentur" at the Faculty of Protestant Theology in Sibiu/Romania (funded by the Robert-Bosch-Stiftung)

Functions and Memberships

since 09/2024Convener of the New Testament Fachgruppe WGTh, Convener New Testament, Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Theologie (WGTh)
since 08/2024Mitherausgeberin von Meyers Kritisch-exegetischer Kommentar über das Neue Testament, Kommentarreihe
since 01/2024Mitherausgeberin der Reihe Epistula (de Gruyter), Buchreihe
since 11/2023Hauptherausgeberin von "Exegese für die Predigt", Digitaler Kommentar, Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft
since 2022Member, Advisory board, International Society for the Study of Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature (ISDCL)
since 09/2022Mitglied im Kammernetzwerk (und dessen Steuerungsboard) der EKD, Kammernetzwerk (und dessen Steuerungsboard) der EKD, EKD (Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland)
since 2021Berufenes Mitglied, Theologischer Ausschuss der UEK, UEK (Union Evangelischer Kirchen)
since 2019Mitarbeit, Auswahlausschuss der Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (Bonn)
since 2017Member of the advisory board of Dansk Teologisk Tidsskrift (DTT)
since 2012Hauptherausgeberin, Main editor of SANt
since 2009Mitherausgeberin, Co-Editor of NET-series
since 2006Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas (SNTS)
since 2005Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Theologie (WGTh)
since 2005Society of Biblical Literature (SBL)
since 2005International Society for the Study of Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature (ISDCL)
2022 - 2024Editorial Board New Testament Studies (NTS)
2021 - 2022Member, Editorial Board, Journal for the Study of Paul and His letters (JSPL)
2020 - 2022Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Biblical Literature (JBL)
2015 - 2017Editorial Board New Testament Studies (NTS)
2008 - 2017Member of the “Learned Society” at Aarhus University and its president from 2013-2015

Publications

Becker, Eve-Marie; Hammann, Christoph
In: Kerygma und Dogma
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Becker, Eve-Marie (2024)
Paderborn/Leiden/Boston: Brill | Schöningh.
Type of Publication: Book (monograph)
Becker, Eve-Marie (2024)
In: Theologische Literaturzeitung, 149(1/2)
Type of Publication: Review (journal)
Becker, Eve-Marie (2024)
In: Theologische Literaturzeitung, 149(1/2)
Type of Publication: Review (journal)
Becker, Eve-Marie (2024)
Type of Publication: Other non-scientific publication
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Projects

Duration: 14/12/2023 - 15/12/2023
Type of project: Own resources project
Duration: 20/09/2023 - 21/09/2023
Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence
Type of project: Scientific Event
Duration: 06/07/2023 - 07/07/2023
Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence
Type of project: Scientific Event
Duration: 07/06/2023 - 12/06/2023
Type of project: Own resources project
Duration: since 01/01/2022 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
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Prizes

Habilitationspreis 2005
Awarded by: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)
Award given to: Becker, Eve-Marie
Announced at: 30/09/2005 | Date of awarding: 04/11/2005
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
DAAD Forschungsstipendium im Postdoc-Programm 2004
Awarded by: Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)
Award given to: Becker, Eve-Marie
Announced at: 01/11/2003
Type of distinction: Scholarship
Doctoral scholarship 1999
Awarded by: Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
Award given to: Becker, Eve-Marie
Announced at: 01/09/1998
Type of distinction: Scholarship

Doctorates

Paul in his Letters and Paul in Acts
Candidate: Erich B. Pracht | Supervisors: van der Blom, Henriette
Period of time: 01/04/2019 - 01/11/2022
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at another university (NOT University of Münster)
James Among the Classicists
Candidate: Jónsson, Sigurvin Lárus | Supervisors: Becker, Eve-Marie
Period of time: until 31/05/2019
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at another university (NOT University of Münster)
Paul, Paulitics and "prosôpopoiia"
Candidate: Mortensen, Jacob | Supervisors: Becker, Eve-Marie
Period of time: until 31/05/2014
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at another university (NOT University of Münster)
Eugnostos the Blessed
Candidate: Falkenberg, René | Supervisors: Becker, Eve-Marie
Period of time: until 31/05/2010
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at another university (NOT University of Münster)