Claus Westermann
GermanHistoryPhilosophyb. 1909 — d. 2000
Claus Westermann (1909–2000) was a prominent German Protestant theologian and Old Testament scholar. He served as a professor of Old Testament at the University of Heidelberg from 1958 to 1978 and was widely recognized for his form-critical studies of prophetic speech, the Psalms, and the Book of Genesis.
Notable Works
['Praise and Lament in the Psalms', 'Basic Forms of Prophetic Speech', 'Genesis 1-11: A Commentary', 'Elements of Old Testament Theology', 'A Thousand Years and a Day: Our Time in the Old Testament']
