Joachim Gnilka (8 December 1928 in Leobschütz/Silesia – 15 January 2018 in Munich) was a German Roman Catholic theologian, New Testament scholar, exegete, and professor.Prälat Prof. Dr. theol. Joachim Gnilka Theologe Joachim Gnilka gestorben
Biography Gnilka studied Catholic theology, Christian philosophy, and Oriental languages in Eichstätt, Würzburg, and Rome from 1947 to 1953.Joachim Gnilka. Das Matthäus Evangelium. Herder Verlag, Freiburg, Basel, Wien 1988, From 1953 to 1956 he served as chaplain in Würzburg.Joachim Gnilka. Das Evangelium nach Markus. Benziger Verlag, Zürich 1978, In 1955, Gnilka earned a Doctorate of Theology (Th.D.). In 1959, he earned a habilitation, and from 1959 to 1962 was Privatdozent (associate professor, senior lecturer) at the University of Würzburg. From 1962 to 1975, he was professor of New Testament at the University of Münster. From 1975 to 1997, he was professor at LMU Munich.Joachim Gnilka. Jesus von Nazareth. Botschaft und Geschichte. Herder, Freiburg/B. 2007, . From 1973 to 1988, Gnilka was a member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, and from 1986 to 1997 a member of the International Theological Commission.
His commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, Das Mattheusevangelium, was extensively quoted by Pope Benedict XVI in his 2007 book Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration.
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Sources Joachim Gnilka on the Homepage of Westfälischen Wilhelms-University Münster Joachim Gnilka on the Homepage of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München