Rudolf Steck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rudolf Steck

(1842-1924)

Date of Birth: 18-Jan-1842

Place of Birth: Bern, canton of Bern, Switzerland

Date of Death: 30-Nov-1924

Profession: theologian, university teacher

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Johann Rudolf Julius Steck (January 18, 1842 - November 30, 1924) was a Swiss reformed theologian and writer. Steck was a pastor of the Reformed Church, Dresden (1867-1881).
From 1881 to 1921 he was Professor of Theology at the University of Bern.
He was influenced by the writings of Bruno Bauer and was a proponent of the Christ myth theory.
He believed that the Pauline epistles were a case of second century pseudepigrapha.Steck argued that the Pauline letters were written by a school of people.