Curriculum vitae
| 1977-82 | Studies in Theology and Greek Philology at the Universities of Frankfurt, Heidelberg and Zürich; grantee of the "Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes" |
| 1982-86 | Doctoral student (Assistent) in Old Testament Studies at the Theological Faculty of the University of Zürich (supervisor: Prof. Dr. O.H. Steck) |
| 1986-87 | Pastoral training (Vikariat) in the Reformed Church of the Canton Zürich, Switzerland, Second Diploma (zweites Theologisches Examen) and ordination as a VDM (Verbi Divini Minister) |
| 1987 | Dr. theol. University of Zürich, Switzerland (diss: Translatio imperii) |
| 1987-94 | Secretary of the project "Revision der Zürcher Bibel" |
| 1990 | Habilitation at the University of Zürich, Switzerland (Second Book: Kyros im Deuterojesaja-Buch) |
| 1991-95 | "Privatdozent" at the Theological Faculty of the University of Zürich |
| 1992 | Participation in the "Lehrkurs des Deutschen Evangelischen Instituts für Altertumswissenschaft des Heiligen Landes" (Aug./Sept. in Syria and Jordania) |
| 1994-95 | Grantee of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Heisenberg programme) |
| 1995 | Call to C4-Professorship for Old Testament in Kiel; 1. place on appointments list in Munich |
| Since 1995/96 | Full Professor for Old Testament (Ordinarius) at the Theological Faculty of the University of Göttingen; Director of the Department for Qumran Studies |
| 1998-2015 | Ephorus of the "Evangelisches Studienhaus Göttingen" (formerly Gerhard-Uhlhorn-Konvikt) |
| Since 1999 | Ordinary member of the Academy of Sciences and Humanities (Göttingen) |
| 2002-03 | Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study (Wissenschaftskolleg), Berlin |
| 2003 | Call to C4-Professorship for Old Testament in Heidelberg |
| 2006-07 | Fowler Hamilton Visiting Research Fellowship in Christ Church College, Oxford |
| 2008 | Call to W3-Professorship for Old Testament, Humboldt University of Berlin |
| 2014 | Call to the Oriel and Laing Chair of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture an der Universität Oxford. | 2014-15 | Overseas Visiting Scholar, St. John's College, Cambridge, UK |
| Since 2015 | Honorary Member of the Society for Old Testament Study (SOTS, Great Britain) |
| 2018-21 | Professor (status only) of the University of Toronto, Department for Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations |
| 2023 | Visiting Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Department of Bible and Orion Center), Fellow of the Israeli Fund for the Advancement of the Humanities and Social Sciences supported by The Israel National Academy of Sciences and Humanities |
Main fields of research
- History of literature and theology of the Old Testament
- Ancient Near Eastern and Israelite Prophecy
- Judaism in the Persian and Hellenistic periods (including Qumran studies)