Johannes Beutler
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| Died | 6 November 2024 (aged 91) Berlin, Germany |
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Johannes Beutler SJ (3 October 1933 – 6 November 2024) was a German theologian and Catholic priest. Focused on the Gospel of John, he taught at Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology and the Pontifical Gregorian University, and was a member of the Pontifical Biblical Institute.
Biography
[edit]Beutler was born in Hamburg on 3 October 1933,[1] the third of four children of a family of teachers.[2][3] After his Abitur, achieved in 1952, he became a candidate for priesthood in the Diocese of Osnabrück and studied philosophy at the Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology in Frankfurt.[2][3] He joined the Society of Jesus as a novice in Eringerfeld near Paderborn in 1954.[3] He studied philosophy further at the Berchmanskolleg in Pullach from 1956 to 1958,[4] and then worked for two years as an educator at the Aloisiuskolleg in Bad Godesberg. He then studied theology in Frankfurt from 1960 to 1964, where he was ordained as a priest at the Frankfurt Cathedral by Bishop Kempf in 1963.[4][3][1] He was trained in Jesuit matters in Wéplon, Belgium, and completed his studies in Rome from 1965 to 1971, with a PhD in Frankfurt in 1972.[2][3]
Beutler taught theology at Sankt Georgen, focused on theology of the New Testament und fundamental theology. He was appointed professor of New Testament in 1974.[2] He served at the institute's rector twice, from 1978 to 1982 and from 1992 to 1996. He also taught as a guest,[2][3] including in Bolivia, Colombia, Mexiko and Nigeria.[1]
Beutler was a member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission in Rome from 1993 to 2001.[5] He was appointed vice rector of the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 1998, and taught as professor at the Pontifical Bible Institute from 2001 to 2007.[1] He specialized in the Gospel of John and the Johannine epistles.[6]
As emeritus, Beutler returned to Frankfurt where he focused on writing and pastoral work. He was chaplain of the Jugendbund Neudeutschland youth organisation[2][3] and signed the memorandum "Kirche 2011 : Ein notwendiger Aufbruch".[7] His knowledege of several languages helped him to minister foreign-language congregations in Frankfurt.[8] He was also a priest for imprisoned people, at the Opus Spiritus Sanci in Königstein-Mammolshain and in internal Jesuit education.[9] He moved to the Peter-Faber-Haus in Berlin-Kladow in 2023.[2][3]
Beutler died there on 6 November 2024, at the age of 91.[2][3]
Publications
[edit]- Dissertation
- Beutler, Johannes (1972). Martyria: traditionsgeschichtliche Untersuchungen zum Zeugnisthema bei Johannes. Frankfurt am Main: J. Knecht. ISBN 978-3-7820-0253-0. OCLC 896517116.
- In German
- Beutler, Johannes (1998). Studien zu den johanneischen Schriften (in German). Stuttgart: Verl. Kath. Bibelwerk. ISBN 978-3-460-06251-1.
- —— (2012). Neue Studien zu den johanneischen Schriften: = New studies on the Johannine writings (in German). Göttingen: V & R Unipress, Bonn Univ. Press. ISBN 978-3-89971-921-5.
- —— (2013). Das Johannesevangelium (in German). Freiburg Basel Wien: Herder. ISBN 978-3-451-30779-9.
- —— (2000). Regensburger Neues Testament. 16: Die Johannesbriefe / übers. und erkl. von Johannes Beutler (in German). Regensburg: Pustet. ISBN 978-3-7917-1657-2.
- —— (2023). SBAB NT 75 Leben in Fülle (in German). Stuttgart: Kbw Bibelwerk. ISBN 978-3-460-06751-6.
- In French
- Beutler, Johannes; Morales, Xavier; Schlegel, Jean-Louis (2023). L'Évangile de Jean: commentaire (in French). Bruxelles Paris: Éditions jésuites. ISBN 978-2-494374-11-9.
- In English
- Beutler, Johannes (2017). A Commentary on the Gospel of John. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8028-7336-1.[6][10]
- —— (2023). Letters of John. Translated and Interpreted. Rome: Gregorian & Biblical press. ISBN 979-12-5986-026-2.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Beutler, Johannes". Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (in German).
- ^ a b c d e f g h Hollweck, Thomas (7 November 2024). "Die Hochschule trauert um Prof. P. Dr. Johannes Beutler SJ". Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology (in German). Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "P. Johannes Beutler SJ in Berlin verstorben". Jesuiten in Zentraleuropa (in German). 6 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Dienst und Zeugnis". Diocese of Limburg. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Elenco alfabetico-cronologico dei Membri (1972–2009)". Vatican (in Italian).
- ^ a b Wansbrough OSB, Henry (2018). "A Commentary on the Gospel of John, Johannes Beutler SJ, Eerdmans, 2017 (ISBN 978-0-8028-7336-1), xvi + 624 pp., hb $90". Reviews in Religion & Theology. 25 (3): 432–433. doi:10.1111/rirt.13283. ISSN 1350-7303.
- ^ "Kirche 2011: Ein notwendiger Aufbruch". Plattform "Wir sind Kirche" (in German). 4 February 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Mit Gott, ein ganzes Leben". Diocese of Limburg. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ Kuppler, Benno. "Erzbistum Berlin: Gedenkkerzen". Erzbistum Berlin (in German). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ Prothro, James B. (2018). "A COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN. By Johannes Beutler, S.J. Translated by Michael Tait. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2017. Pp. xvi + 6237. $90.00". Religious Studies Review. 44 (3): 338. doi:10.1111/rsr.13598. ISSN 0319-485X.
Further reading
[edit]- Israel und seine Heilstraditionen im Johannesevangelium, to Johannes Beutler SJ for his 70th birthday, edited by Michael Labahn, Klaus Scholtissek and Angelika Strotmann. Schöningh, Paderborn 2004, ISBN 978-3-506-77917-5.
Obituaries
[edit]- Wucherpfennig, Ansgar (12 November 2024). "Nachruf P. Johannes Beutler SJ". Sankt Georgen (in German). Retrieved 12 November 2024.
