Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
Gerd Theissen

Born: April 24, 1943 (age 82)
Bio: Gerd Theißen is a German Protestant theologian and New Testament scholar. He is Professor of New Testament Theology at the University of Heidelberg.
Known for:
- The shadow of the Galilean (1987)
- The Historical Jesus: A Comprehensive Guide (1998)
- The Religion of the Earliest Churches (1999)
- Fortress introduction to the New Testament (2003)
- The social setting of Pauline Christianity (1982)