Dieter Vieweger
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Dieter Vieweger, a German Biblical scholar and Prehistorian Archaeologist, was born in Chemnitz in 1958.
He studied Theology (Old Testament Studies) and Prehistoric Archaeology in Leipzig and Frankfurt on Main. He then held a number of distinguished research and educational positions:
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[edit] Career to date
- Full professorship at the "Kirchliche Hochschule Wuppertal" (Biblical archaeology and Old Testament Studies)
- Research-professorship at the Witten/Herdecke University (Archaeology)
- Director of the Biblical Archaeological Institute at the University of Wuppertal
- Director-General of the German Protestant Institute of Archaeology Jerusalem and Amman, Research Unit of the German Archaeological Institute
- Deputy provost in Jerusalem and coordinator of the German Protestant education in the Holy City
[edit] Education
1976-1981 studying of protestant theology at U. Leipzig; 1985 doctorate (Dr. theol.) at U. Leipzig; 1986-1989 parish priest at the Johann Sebastian Bach-Choir “Thomanerchor” (St. Thomas Church, Leipzig); 1987 ordination at the St. Thomas church Leipzig; 1989 habilitation (Dr. theol. habil.) at U. Leipzig; 1994-1998 studies in prehistoric archaeology at U. Frankfurt, 1998 doctorate (Dr. phil.) at U. Frankfurt
[edit] Excavation projects
- 1992 Survey at Maschana (Jordan)
- 1995-1996 Tell el-´Oreme (Israel)
- 1998–1999 Esch-Schallaf (Jordan)
- 1999 Ba'ja I near Petra (Jordan)
- 1999–2000 Sal (Jordan)
Since 2001 he has run the Gadara Region Project. This project has focused on the interdisciplinary investigation of the Wadi al-'Arab south-west of Gadara and the excavation of its most prominent site, Tall Zira'a. Since 2003, the over 5000 year old fascinating history of Palestine has been excavated there.
[edit] Memberships
- since 1992 confidant of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes;
- 1992-2005 member of council of the German Protestant Institute of the Exploration of the Holy Land;
- since 1994 member of council of the German Society of the Exploration of Palestine;
- since 2005 member of the board of trusties for the Zeitschrift für Orientarchäologie (former Baghdader Mitteilungen and Damaszener Mitteilungen) at the German Archaeological Institute (DAI), Berlin;
- since 2006 Senior Fellow of the Albright Institute, Jerusalem.
[edit] Jornals/books
- since 1994 editor: "Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins" and "Abhandlungen des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins";
- 1986 Die Spezifik der Berufungsberichte Jeremias und Ezechiels;
- 1993 Die literarischen Beziehungen zwischen den Büchern Jeremia und Ezechiel;
- 1998 Zur Chronologie der Nekropole von Tamassos-Lambertis, Zypern;
- 1999 Proseminar Altes Testament. Arbeitsbuch (2nd edition 2005);
- 2001 Archäologie der Biblischen Welt;
- 2004 Wenn Steine reden;
- 2006 Das Geheimnis des Tells. Eine archäologische Reise in den Orient (for children).
[edit] External links
Links to the current excavation:
