Göran Larsson (born May 21, 1949) is a Swedish Theologian, ordained in the

Church of Sweden The Church of Sweden ( sv, Svenska kyrkan) is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.6 million members at year end 2021, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sw ...

and best known for his knowledge about and contacts with

Judaism Judaism ( he, ''Yahăḏūṯ'') is an Abrahamic, monotheistic, and ethnic religion comprising the collective religious, cultural, and legal tradition and civilization of the Jewish people. It has its roots as an organized religion in the ...

Life

Larsson studied theology at

Lund University , motto = Ad utrumque , mottoeng = Prepared for both , established = , type = Public research university , budget = SEK 9 billion Swedish Theological Institute The Swedish Theological Institute (STI) is an institute in Jerusalem supported by the Church of Sweden. Christian students of theology can gain a deeper understanding of Judaism at the Institute, and also of Christianity and Islam. Purpose The ...

in Jerusalem 1979-1993 and senior research fellow at the

University of Chicago Divinity School The University of Chicago Divinity School is a private graduate institution at the University of Chicago dedicated to the training of academics and clergy across religious boundaries. Formed under Baptist auspices, the school today lacks any s ...

1991–1992. 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.

Selected published works

* 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

External links

* http://www.judiskkristnarelationer.se {{DEFAULTSORT:Larsson, Goran 1949 births Swedish theologians Living people 20th-century Protestant theologians