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Ruben Zimmermann

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Ruben Zimmermann (2019)

Ruben Zimmermann (born May 10, 1968) is a German Theologian, New Testament Scholar and Ethicist, currently professor at the University of Mainz, Germany.[1]

Biography and education

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Zimmermann received his PhD at Heidelberg University in 1999, and his Habilitation at LMU Munich in 2003. From 2005 to 2009, he was Professor for Biblical Studies at Bielefeld University; since then he is Professor at the Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz with research fields in New Testament Studies, Ethics and Hermeneutics.[2]

He is Co-leader of the Mainz Research Center for Ethics in Antiquity and Christianity (e/ac),[a] and he has been elected as one of 15 advanced career scholars in the Templeton "Enhancing Life Project".[4]

Zimmermann is member of the Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation and was awarded with the Feodor-Lynen-Fellowship and with fundings as visiting scholar in Pretoria (University of Pretoria, 2008), Nijmegen (Radboud University, 2010), Melbourne (Australian Catholic University, 2016), New Haven (Yale University, Divinity School, 2024).[5]

Work – Research fields

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His areas of research are in ethics (ethical theory, ethics of the Bible, applied ethics, e.g. bioethics and climate/earth ethics[6]) the Gospel of John, the parables of Jesus, and miracle stories. Challenging scholarly consensus Zimmermann identifies also parables in the Gospel of John, such as the parable of the good shepherd (John 10:1-5) or the dying grain (John 12:24).[7] In the Stone-Chaple-Podcast he talks about his approach on the parables of Jesus. See Stone-Chaple-Podcast Episode 190 and 191

Books

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As author

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  • Zimmermann, Ruben (2023) Parabeln in der Bibel. Die Sinnwelten der Gleichnisse Jesu entdecken. Penguin, Random House, Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2023, ISBN 978-3-579-08542-5.
  • Zimmermann, Ruben (2025), Breaking New Ground in John. Imagery – Parables – Characters – Christology – Ethics, ed. by Dieter T. Roth, WUNT 531, Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, ISBN.
  • Zimmermann, Ruben (2025), Warum weniger gut sein kann. Eine Ethik des Verzichts, Was bedeutet das alles? RUB Nr. 14661, Stuttgart: Reclam 2025, 4th ed. 2025.
  • Zimmermann, Ruben (2025), Wäre Jesus Klimaaktivist? Biblische Inspirationen für eine zeitgemäße Schöpfungsethik, Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, 2025, 2nd ed. 2025.
  • Zimmermann, Ruben, Susanne Luther, and Dieter T. Roth, Die Kunst der Auslegung. Ein kompetenzorientiertes Methodenbuch für die hermeneutische Exegese des Neuen Testaments, Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck 2026.

As editor

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Notes

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  1. ↑ The centre for Ethics in Antiquity and Christianity was established in 2009 and provides a forum for scholars in the disciplines of Old Testament, New Testament, Church History/Patristics, and Systematic Theology/Ethics to engage in a focused exchange of ideas with researchers in other areas of antiquity (Jewish Studies, Classics, ancient Near Eastern studies, ancient philosophy, and ancient history) as well as in contemporary ethics and moral philosophy.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ "Prof. Dr. Ruben Zimmermann – Faculty of Protestant Theology". www.blogs.uni-mainz.de.
  2. ↑ "Ruben Zimmermann – FB 01 – Evangelische Theologie" (in German). Retrieved 2026-07-11.
  3. ↑ "e/ac – Ethik in Antike und Christentum". e/ac – Ethik in Antike und Christentum (in German). Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  4. ↑ "Enhancing Life by Waiving Rights An Ethics of Surrendering in the New Testament and its Meta-Ethical Implications". enhancinglife.uchicago.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  5. ↑ "Prof. Dr. Ruben Zimmermann". www.humboldt-foundation.de (in German). Retrieved 2026-07-11.
  6. ↑ "Main research interests". www.blogs.uni-mainz.de. Retrieved 2019-09-24., see his activities on climate ethicsClimate change ethics|climate ethics
  7. ↑ "Rediscovering Parables in John with Ruben Zimmermann". German for Neutestamentler. 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  8. ↑ Deming, Will (2003-01-01). "Geschlechtermetaphorik und Gottesverhältnis: Traditionsgeschichte und Theologie eines Bildfelds in Urchristentum und antiker Umwelt . Ruben Zimmermann". The Journal of Religion. 83 (1): 111–112. doi:10.1086/491230. ISSN 0022-4189.
  9. ↑ "8. John". Journal for the Study of the New Testament. 27 (5): 77–84. June 1, 2005. doi:10.1177/0142064X05055506. S2CID 220680255.
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