Prof. Dr. Christophe Nihan

Research Areas
- Formation of the Pentateuch, especially Priestly traditions
- Biblical Rituals
- Religion of ancient Israel in its West-Semitic context(s)
- Prophetic traditions, especially the Book of Ezekiel
CV
Education
- Promotionsstudium an der Universität Lausanne
- Studium der Evangelischen Theologie in Lausanne
- Studium der Philologie und Philosophie in Lausanne
Positions
- Professor für Altes Testament, Evangelisch-Theologische Fakultät, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- „Professeur associé“, Lehrstuhl Altes Testament und Geschichte Israels, Universität Lausanne
- „Maître d’enseignement et de recherche“, Lehrstuhl Altes Testament, Universität Genf
- Oberassistent, Lehrstuhl Altes Testament, Universität Genf
- Wiss. Mitarbeiter, Lehrstuhl Altes Testament, Universität Lausanne
External Functions
- Mitglied des Leitungsgremiums der AG "Deuteronomy", Society of Biblical Literature
- Mitglied der Gesellschaft für Wissenschaftliche Theologie e.V. (WGTh)
- Société d’Etudes Samaritaines
- Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Religionswissenschaft (SGR/SSSR)
- UMR 7192, "Proche-Orient, Caucase: langues, archéologie, culture” am Collège de France, Paris
- Swiss Society for Ancient Near Estern Studies (SGOA – SSPOA)
- Mitglied des Leitungsgremiums der AG "Deuteronomistic History", Society of Biblical Literature
- Mitglied des Leitungsgremiums des Vereins "European Association of Biblical Studies" (EABS)
Appointment
- University of Lausanne, Altes Testament () – accepted
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Teaching
- Übung: Hebrew III: Selected Texts from Zecharia 9-14 and Malachi [014136]
[ - | | wöchentlich | Di. | ETH 203 | Prof. Dr. Christophe Nihan] - Übung: Ancient Israelite Inscriptions and the Hebrew Bible (with Hebr.) [014135]
[ - | | wöchentlich | Mo. | ETH 302 | Prof. Dr. Christophe Nihan] - Oberseminar: Recent Issues in Old Testament Research [014116]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Reinhard Achenbach)
[ - | | 14-täglich | Mi. | Prof. Dr. Christophe Nihan] - Hauptseminar: Anthropology of the Hebrew Bible: Living and Dying in Ancient Israel (without Hebrew) [014134]
[ - | | wöchentlich | Mo. | ETH 302 | Prof. Dr. Christophe Nihan] - Vorlesung: Dealing with the Dead and the Underworld in the Hebrew Bible [014133]
[ - | | wöchentlich | Mo. | ETH 302 | Prof. Dr. Christophe Nihan] - Übung: Texts and inscriptions relating the the history of ancient Israel (with Hebrew) [012118]
[ - | | wöchentlich | Di. | ETH 201 | Prof. Dr. Christophe Nihan] - Oberseminar: Recent Issues in Old Testament Research [012128]
[ - | | 14-täglich | Mi. | Prof. Dr. Christophe Nihan] - Hauptseminar: Ritual texts and religion in Ugarit (with Hebrew) [012119]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Oliver Dyma)[ - | ETH 306 | Prof. Dr. Christophe Nihan]
[ - | ETH 306 | Prof. Dr. Christophe Nihan]
[ - | ETH 306 | Prof. Dr. Christophe Nihan]
[ - | ETH 306 | Prof. Dr. Christophe Nihan]
[ - | ETH 306 | Prof. Dr. Christophe Nihan]
[ - | ETH 306 | Prof. Dr. Christophe Nihan]
[ - | ETH 306 | Prof. Dr. Christophe Nihan] - Hauptseminar: Jenseits von Natur und Kultur [012251]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Traugott Roser, Prof. Dr. Antje Roggenkamp)[ - | ETH 302 | Prof. Dr. Christophe Nihan]
[ - | Prof. Dr. Christophe Nihan]
[ - | ETH 302 | Prof. Dr. Christophe Nihan]
[ - | Prof. Dr. Christophe Nihan]
[ - | ETH 102 | Prof. Dr. Christophe Nihan]
[ - | ETH 302 | Prof. Dr. Christophe Nihan]
[ - | ETH 302 | Prof. Dr. Christophe Nihan] - Hauptseminar: The Beginnings of Kingship in the Books of Samuel [012120]
[ - | | wöchentlich | Mo. | ETH 203 | Prof. Dr. Christophe Nihan] - Vorlesung: History of ancient Israel [012117]
[ - | | wöchentlich | Mo. | F4 | Prof. Dr. Christophe Nihan] - Übung: Hebrew II: Selected Texts from the Book of Job [010238]
- Übung: Ancient Israelite Inscriptions and the Hebrew Bible (with Hebrew) [010027]
- Oberseminar: Recent Issues in Old Testament Research [010239]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Reinhard Achenbach) - Hauptseminar: Beyond Nature and Culture in Antiquity and Modern Times (without Hebr.) [010236]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Traugott Roser, Prof. Dr. Antje Roggenkamp) - Vorlesung: Cult and Sacrifices in the Prophetic Texts of the OT/HB [010225]
- Vorlesung: Geschichte Israels [018064]
- Übung: Texts and Inscriptions relating the history of ancient Israel (with Hebrew) [018063]
- Oberseminar: Colloquium for Post-Graduate Students: Recent Issues in Old Testament Research [018057]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Reinhard Achenbach) - Hauptseminar: Texts related to the religion of Ugarit [018056]
- Hauptseminar: A Violent God? The problem of violence in the Old Testament (without Hebrew) [018062]
- Kolloquium: Colloquium: Colloquium for the Lecture "Introduction to the Old Testament" (with Hebr.) [016253]
- Oberseminar: Colloquium for Post-Graduate Students: Recent Issues in Old Testament Research [016258]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Reinhard Achenbach) - Hauptseminar: Anthropology of the Old Testament: Life and Death in Ancient Israel (without Hebrew) [016260]
- Hauptseminar: Recent Studies on the Priestly Writing [016259]
- Vorlesung: Lecture: Introduction into the Old Testament [016252]
- Oberseminar: Colloquium for Post-Graduate Students: Recent Issues in Old Testament Research [014224]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Reinhard Achenbach) - Hauptseminar: Selected Psalms on the Religion of Israel [014240]
- Hauptseminar: The Development of Monotheism in the Old Testament [014241]
- Übung: Hebrew III: Selected Texts from Zecharia 9-14 and Malachi [014136]
Project
- EXC 2060 A3-31 - Entstehung und Transformationen der Reinheitskonzepte im Judentum der persischen und hellenistischen Zeit im Kontext des antiken Mittelmeerraums (since )
Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at WWU: DFG - Cluster of Excellence | Project Number: EXC 2060/1
- EXC 2060 A3-31 - Entstehung und Transformationen der Reinheitskonzepte im Judentum der persischen und hellenistischen Zeit im Kontext des antiken Mittelmeerraums (since )