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Göran Larsson (theologian)

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Göran Larsson (born May 21, 1949) is a Swedish Theologian, ordained in the Church of Sweden and best known for his knowledge about and contacts with Judaism.

Life

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Larsson studied theology at Lund University receiving his Bachelor of Theology in 1973 and his Ph.D. in 1980. He was the director of the Swedish Theological Institute in Jerusalem 1979-1993 and senior research fellow at the University of Chicago Divinity School 1991–1992.[1] He has published several books and articles about the relationship between Christianity and Judaism.

In 1990 he was awarded the Raoul Wallenberg Humanitarian Award in 1990.[2]

Selected published works

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  • 1980 Der Tosefta-Traktat Jom hak-Kippurim; Text, Übersetzung, Kommentar
  • 1994 Fact or Fraud? The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
  • 1997 Die Tosefta. Seder II: Moed. Jom ha-kippurim
  • 1999 Bound for Freedom: The Book of Exodus in Jewish and Christian Traditions

References

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  1. ^ "Senior Research Fellows". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  2. ^ "Vestkusten 13 August 1990 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
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