Curriculum vitae
Born in 1950
| 1975 | Diploma in Theology, Georg-August-University of Göttingen |
| 1982 | Dr. theol., Georg-August-University of Göttingen |
| 1987 | Habilitation (Old Testament), Georg-August-University of Göttingen |
| 1989-92 | Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Religions and Old Testament, University of Zürich |
| 1992-99 | Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Religions and Old Testament at the University of Hamburg |
| 1999 | Guest professorship at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome |
| 1999-2019 | Professor of Old Testament at the Georg-August-University of Göttingen |
Honours and Awards
Since 2000: Honorary doctorate of the University of Lund
Editorial Service
Editorial Board Memberships: Theologische Realenzyklopädie (TRE), Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (EBR), Vetus Testamentum (VT), Forschungen zum Alten Testament (FAT), Altes Testament Deutsch (ATD) et al.