Prof. Dr Torsten Jantsch has been appointed Professor of Protestant Theology with the focus on the New Testament at the Institute for Protestant Theology and Religious Education. Previously, he conducted research on the cultural and religious significance of Jerusalem in ancient sources, which was funded by the Gerda Henkel Foundation.
Jantsch studied Protestant theology at the University of Leipzig and Humboldt University in Berlin, where he also completed his doctorate in 2009. He then worked as a research assistant at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich until 2017. Subsequently, he held various temporary academic positions, including a substitute lectureship at the University of Cologne. He served as substitute professor of New Testament for six semesters, including appointments at LMU Munich and Humboldt University of Berlin.
His research investigates the relationship between descriptions of God in the New Testament relate to ancient religious and philosophic contexts. He is also interested in cultural studies approaches to the New Testament, such as the formation of early Christian identities and the significance of cultural realms of memory such as Jerusalem. Jantsch also studies the ideological, religious, and philosophical backgrounds of New Testament authors, considering the Old Testament and the early Jewish traditions.
