Background
He was born on 23 February 1938 in Männedorf.
theologian university professor
He was born on 23 February 1938 in Männedorf.
He taught at the International Christian University in Tokyo from 1970-1971. From 1972 to 1980 he was professor for New Testament studies at Göttingen University. He was the New Testament professor at the University of Bern in Switzerland until his retirement in 2003.
Much of his research has focused on the Gospel of Matthew.
He served as president of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas in 1998.