Bertil Edgar Gärtner (13 December 1924 – 20 September 2009) was a Swedish Lutheran bishop of Gothenburg (1970–1991) and professor of New Testament exegesis at Princeton Theological Seminary, United States.Biskop Bertil Gärtner avliden, Dagens Nyheter, 20 September 2009. (Swedish)
In 1969, Gärtner became provost of Gothenburg Cathedral and, on 24 July 1970, bishop of the Lutheran Diocese of Gothenburg. Like his predecessor Bo Giertz, Gärtner was theologically conservative and aligned with the High Church tradition. He wrote a number of books on the ministry of the Church as well as on New Testament subjects. He was also one of the Swedish church leaders opposing the ordination of women in the Church of Sweden. In addition, he served as Episcopal Visitor of Societas Sanctae Birgittae from 1972 onwards, Pro Ecclesia from 1990 to 1997, Laurentiistiftelsen from 1997 onwards, and Markusstiftelsen from 1998 to 2009.
Bibliography The Temple and the Community in Qumran and the New Testament The Areopagus Speech and Natural Revelation John 6 and the Jewish Passover The Theology of the Gospel According to Thomas Iscariot Das Amt, der Mann und die Frau im Neuen Testament (Didaskolos: The Office, Man and Woman in the New Testament)
References
External links The Experience of the Church of Sweden by Bertil E. Gärtner and Carl Strandberg from Man, Woman, and Priesthood, pp. 123–133, edited by Peter Moore, SPCK London, 1978 Bertil bloggar, Bishop Gärtner's personal weblog