Hans Walter Wolff

Hans Walter Wolff
Born17 December 1911
Barmen, German Empire
Died22 October 1993 (1993-10-23) (aged 81)
Heidelberg, Germany
Occupation(s)Author, professor
Notable workDodekapropheton (Biblischer Kommentar Altes Testamen), 6 vols.
Theological work
LanguageGerman
Tradition or movementForm criticism, historical criticism

Hans Walter Wolff (17 December 1911 – 22 October 1993) was a German Protestant theologian. He was professor at the University of Mainz from 1959 to 1967, and from 1967 to 1978 he was Professor of Old Testament at the University of Heidelberg.

Selected works

  • Amos the Prophet (1973)
  • The Old Testament: A Guide to Its Writings (1973)
  • Anthropology of the Old Testament (1974)
  • The Vitality of Old Testament Traditions (1975, with Walter Brueggemann)
  • Hosea (1977)
  • Joel and Amos (1977)
  • Micah (1981)
  • Haggai (1990)
  • Obadiah and Jonah (1991)

See also

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