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Walter Klaiber (born April 17, 1940 in
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) is a
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,
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of the
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in
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and was until the beginning of March 2007
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of the Working Group of Christian Churches in Germany.


Bibliography


Studies and academic career

Walter Klaiber studied
Protestant theology Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century against what its followers perceived to b ...
at the
Theological seminary A seminary, school of theology, theological seminary, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called ''seminarians'') in scripture, theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as clergy, ...
of the Evangelical Methodist Church (EmK) in
Reutlingen Reutlingen (; Swabian: ''Reitlenga'') is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the capital of the eponymous district of Reutlingen. As of June 2018, it has a population of 115,818. Reutlingen has a university of applied sciences, which ...
, at the
University of Tübingen The University of Tübingen, officially the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen (german: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen; la, Universitas Eberhardina Carolina), is a public research university located in the city of Tübingen, Baden-Wü ...
and at the
University of Göttingen The University of Göttingen, officially the Georg August University of Göttingen, (german: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, known informally as Georgia Augusta) is a public research university in the city of Göttingen, Germany. Founded ...
. From 1969 to 1971 he was a research assistant at
Ernst Käsemann Ernst Käsemann (12 July 1906 – 17 February 1998) was a German Lutheran theologian and professor of New Testament in Mainz (1946–1951), Göttingen (1951–1959) and Tübingen (1959–1971). Study and work Käsemann was born in Bochum. He obt ...
in
Tübingen Tübingen (, , Swabian: ''Dibenga'') is a traditional university city in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, and developed on both sides of the Neckar and Ammer rivers. about one in thr ...
. Klaiber did his
doctorate A doctorate (from Latin ''docere'', "to teach"), doctor's degree (from Latin ''doctor'', "teacher"), or doctoral degree is an academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism ''l ...
there in 1972 on ''Die Bedeutung der iustificatio impii für die Ekklesiologie des Paulus'' 'The importance of the justification of the ungodly for the ecclesiology of Paul the Apostle">Paul Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chris ...
''].


Pastoral ministry

In 1966 Klaiber became Ordination, ordained pastor of the Evangelical Association. In 1968 the Evangelical Association merged with the Methodist Episcopal Church to form the
Evangelical Methodist Church The Evangelical Methodist Church (EMC) is a Christian denomination in the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. The denomination reported 399 churches in the United States, Mexico, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Philippines ...
(EmK). From 1971 to 1989 he was a
lecturer Lecturer is an List of academic ranks, academic rank within many universities, though the meaning of the term varies somewhat from country to country. It generally denotes an academic expert who is hired to teach on a full- or part-time basis. T ...
for
New Testament The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christ ...
and
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at the Theological Seminary in Reutlingen and was appointed its director in 1977.


Bishopric

In 1989 Walter Klaiber was elected
Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
of the Methodist Evangelical Church in Germany and
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and in 1992 Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church (EmK) in Germany, now united. From 1986 to 1992, until the first central conference of the EmK in Germany after
German Reunification German reunification (german: link=no, Deutsche Wiedervereinigung) was the process of re-establishing Germany as a united and fully sovereign state, which took place between 2 May 1989 and 15 March 1991. The day of 3 October 1990 when the Ge ...
, Rüdiger Minor was bishop of the EmK in
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(GDR). In his capacity as bishop, Klaiber represented the Methodist Church in Germany (with at this time 56,000 Methodists) at the
World Methodist Council The World Methodist Council (WMC), founded in 1881, is a consultative body and association of churches in the Methodist tradition. It comprises 80 member denominations in 138 countries which together represent an estimated 80 million people; this ...
. From 1989 to 2005 Walter Klaiber was a member of the Presidium of the Association of Free Protestant Churches and its president for nine years. From 1989 to 2007 he was a member of the board of Association of Christian Churches in Germany and was its chairman between 2001 and March 2007. From 1999 to 2009 he was president of the
Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft The Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft ("German Bible Society") is a religious foundation regulated by public law. It is involved in publishing and in spreading the message of the Bible. The Society publishes the Bible in the original languages and in ...
(German Bible Society). On March 31, 2005, Bishop Klaiber retired. His successor became bishop on April 1, 2005
Rosemarie Wenner Rosemarie Wenner (born July 1, 1955) is a German Methodist bishop. She was the Presiding Bishop of the United Methodist Church in Germany from April 2005 until May 2017. Rosemarie Wenner studied in Reutlingen, Germany. After her ordination she w ...
.


Theological contribution

Walter Klaiber is the author of works on contemporary
Protestant theology Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century against what its followers perceived to b ...
, particularly that of
Wesleyan-Arminian Wesleyan theology, otherwise known as Wesleyan–Arminian theology, or Methodist theology, is a theological tradition in Protestant Christianity based upon the ministry of the 18th-century evangelical reformer brothers John Wesley and Charles W ...
. For many years he has been co-editor of the
ecumenical Ecumenism (), also spelled oecumenism, is the concept and principle that Christians who belong to different Christian denominations should work together to develop closer relationships among their churches and promote Christian unity. The adjec ...
Bible The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts of a ...
interpretation ''Mit der Bibel durch das Jahr'' 'With the Bible through the year'' It is the standard work of the practical ecumenical Bible interpretation for life as a Christian today (1st edition 1994). The interpretations with short
prayers Prayer is an invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with an object of worship through deliberate communication. In the narrow sense, the term refers to an act of supplication or intercession directed towards a deity or a deified an ...
for each day follow the ecumenical Bible plan and are written by
Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
,
Evangelical Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide Interdenominationalism, interdenominational movement within Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being "bor ...
and
Evangelical Free Church The Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) is a denomination in the Evangelical Protestant tradition. The EFCA was formed in 1950 from the merger of the Swedish Evangelical Free Church and the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Free Church Associa ...
authors. He is the founder and editor of the comment series ''Die Botschaft des Neuen Testaments'' 'The Message of the New Testament'' In spring 2009 he taught as a visiting professor at
Emory University Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1836 as "Emory College" by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory, Emory is the second-oldest private institution of ...
in
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(USA). In 2012 he was awarded the ecumenical sermon price of the publishing house for the German economy for his life's work. Bishop Klaiber is involved in the
Ecumenical Movement Ecumenism (), also spelled oecumenism, is the concept and principle that Christians who belong to different Christian denominations should work together to develop closer relationships among their churches and promote Christian unity. The adjec ...
. He is a member of the
board of trustees A board of directors (commonly referred simply as the board) is an executive committee that jointly supervises the activities of an organization, which can be either a for-profit or a nonprofit organization such as a business, nonprofit organiz ...
of ProChrist, the organizer of an evangelical event with an evangelical orientation that is closely related to
YMCA YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries. It was founded on 6 June 1844 by George Williams in London, originally ...
.


Personal life

Walter Klaiber is married to the doctor Annegret Klaiber. The couple have three children and eight grandchildren and live in
Tübingen Tübingen (, , Swabian: ''Dibenga'') is a traditional university city in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, and developed on both sides of the Neckar and Ammer rivers. about one in thr ...
.


Publications

* ''Die Bedeutung der iustificatio impii für die Ekklesiologie des Paulus.'' Dissertation. 1971. * ''Rechtfertigung und Gemeinde. Eine Untersuchung zum paulinischen Kirchenverständnis.'' 1982, . * ''Ruf und Antwort. Biblische Grundlagen einer Theologie der Evangelisation.'' 1990, . * ''Geschichte Israels.'' Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1996, . * ''Auf Fels gebaut. Die Bergpredigt.'' 2001, . * ''Die Schriften der Bibel.'' 1996, . * ''Rechtfertigung und Gemeinde. Eine Untersuchung zum paulinischen Kirchenverständnis.'' 1996, . * ''Wo Leben wieder Leben ist. Bekehrung, Wiedergeburt, Rechtfertigung, Heiligung: Dimensionen eines Lebens mit Gott.'' 1984, . * ''Wer leitet die Kirche? Kirchen- und Gemeindeleitung in der Evangelisch-methodistischen Kirche.'' 1996, . * ''Gerecht vor Gott.'' 2000, . * ''Das Leben teilen.'' 2000, . * ''Rechtfertigung in freikirchlicher und römisch-katholischer Sicht.'' 2003, . * ''Schöpfung.'' 2005, . * ''Was mich beschäftigt – Ansichten und Einsichten.'' 2005, . * ''Gelebte Gnade.'' 2. Auflage. 2006, . * ''Die Bibel im Leben der Kirche.'' 2007, . * ''Streitpunkt Bibel in gerechter Sprache.'' (With
Martin Rösel Martin Rösel (born on September 8, 1961 in Essen) is a German protestant theologian of Old Testament and professor at the University of Rostock. Life Education In 1993 he received his doctorate in University of Hamburg and was then Academi ...
), 2008, . * ''Wie viel Glaube darf es sein? Religion und Mission in unserer Gesellschaft.'' (With Sabine Plonz as editor), 2008, . * ''Jesu Tod und unser Leben. Was das Kreuz bedeutet.'' 2011, . * ''Methodistische Kirchen.'' 2011, . * ''Zur Freiheit berufen: Die 10 Gebote – Anleitung zu einem gelingendem Leben.'' 2012, . * ''Die biblischen Grundlagen der Rechtfertigungslehre'' (editor) 2012, . * Herausgeber der Auslegungsreihe „Die Botschaft des Neuen Testaments“, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen:Die Botschaft des Neuen Testaments. Herausgegeben von Walter Klaiber
/ref> ** ''Der Römerbrief''. 2009, . ** ''Das Markusevangelium''. 2010, . ** ''Der erste Korintherbrief''. 2011, . ** ''Der zweite Korintherbrief''. 2012, . ** ''Der Galaterbrief''. 2013, . ** ''Das Matthäusevangelium. Teilband 1: Mt 1,1-16,20''. 2015, . ** ''Das Matthäusevangelium. Teilband 2: Mt 16,21-28,20''. 2015, . ** ''Das Johannesevangelium. Teilband 1: Joh 1,1 - 10,42''. 2017, . ** ''Das Johannesevangelium. Teilband 2: Joh 11,1 - 21,25''. 2018, . ** ''Die Offenbarung des Johannes''. 2019, .


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