Clemens Thoma, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Clemens Thoma

Swiss theologian (1932-2011)

Date of Birth: 02-Nov-1932

Place of Birth: Kaltbrunn, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland

Date of Death: 07-Dec-2011

Profession: theologian, university teacher, Judaic scholar

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Clemens Thoma (November 2, 1932 – December 7, 2011) was a Swiss theologian.He was professor of theology and Jewish studies and founder of the Institute for Jewish-Christian Studies (IJCF) at the University of Lucerne.He grew up as one of eleven children in a family in the Canton of St.
Gallen.
After theological studies at St.
Augustin near Bonn and St.
Gabriel in Vienna, he was ordained a priest.
At the University of Vienna, he studied Judaism under Kurt Schubert.As part of his research Thoma undertook a systematic approach to present Rabbinic parables to New Testament scholars, for comparative purposes.
In 1994 Thoma received the Buber-Rosenzweig-Medal.
Hayim Perelmuter stated that Thoma's work on the Rabbinic parables "adornes the world of scholarship".