The Centre of Theology and Religious Studies at Lund University has announced that Professor emeritus Chrys C. Caragounis has passed away at the age of 85.
Professor Chrys C. Caragounis has died at the age of 85. He was born in Athens in 1940 and studied theology at London University, where he received a Bachelor of Divinity with honors in 1971. He continued his studies at Uppsala University and defended his thesis The Ephesian Mysterion in 1977. Caragounis' academic career included positions at Uppsala University, London School of Theology and the Evangelische Theologische Faculteit in Leuven, before returning to Sweden in 1987 where he concluded his career as Professor of New Testament Exegesis at Lund University.
I have his Greek Grammar. A different read than Wallace, Porter & other English first language Greek grammarians. It doesn’t hurt that he’s actually Greek
ReplyDeleteHe was an interesting man! I still remember the beef he had with Gunnar Samuelsson concerning his crucifixion book.
ReplyDeleteChrys could detect/generate beefs with other scholars quite easily.
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