Quote of the day
His own image... was no longer the reflection of a clumsy, dirty, gray bird, ugly and offensive. He himself was a swan! Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swan's egg.
Martin Hengel

Born: December 14, 1926
Died: July 2, 2009 (aged 82)
Bio: Martin Hengel was a German historian of religion, focusing on the "Second Temple Period" or "Hellenistic Period" of early Judaism and Christianity.
Known for:
- The Charismatic Leader and His Followers (1981)
- Studies in the Gospel of Mark (1985)







