You cannot understand the Jewish hope of redemption without first understanding the deep experience of exile and suffering.

Guido Baltes (b. 1968), Evangelischer Theologe, Dozent für Neues Testament, Buchautor und Liedermacher

Topics: Suffering & the Question of God, Eternity & Hope Beyond Death

Guido Baltes

Guido Baltes (* 1968) ist ein deutscher evangelischer Theologe, Dozent für Neues Testament und Liedermacher, der unter anderem am Marburger Bibelseminar lehrt. Bekannt wurde er durch seine Arbeiten zur Verwurzelung des Neuen Testaments im antiken Frühjudentum sowie durch seinen Einfluss auf die moderne christliche Lobpreiskultur. Bibellesern vermittelt er exegetische Forschungsergebnisse verständlich für die Praxis und regt dazu an, biblische Schriften in ihrem historischen Kontext zu verstehen und antijüdische Klischees zu überwinden.

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