# Jacob Jervell

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**Jacob Stephan Jervell** (21 May 1925 – 2 March 2014) was a Norwegian [theologian](/source/Theologian), [professor emeritus](/source/Professor_Emeritus), author and priest.[1]

## Biography

Jervell was born in [Fauske Municipality](/source/Fauske_Municipality) in Nordland county, Norway. He was the son of Sverre Jervell (1882–1955) and Thora Mejdell (1889–1988). His father was a parish priest. Jervell grew up in Bergen, Stavanger and Hamar. He graduated artium at [Hamar Cathedral School](/source/Hamar_Cathedral_School) in 1944. After a year as a teacher at [Andøya](/source/And%C3%B8ya), he began studying theology at the [University of Oslo](/source/University_of_Oslo) in 1945, where he became [Cand.theol.](/source/Cand.theol.) in 1951. He studied in Germany from 1953 to 1955. He was awarded his [D.Theol.](/source/D.Theol.) in 1959.[2]

He was a professor of theology at the [University of Oslo](/source/University_of_Oslo) a position he held until 1988. He was dean of the Faculty of Theology and chairman of the Theology Seminar 1975–76. He was a [prorector](/source/Prorector) at the [University of Oslo](/source/University_of_Oslo) from 1977 to 1980. He held positions at several foreign universities: [Lund University](/source/Lund_University), 1963–64, [Yale University](/source/Yale_University), 1970 and [Aarhus University](/source/Aarhus_University), 1973. He was Professor at the [University of Tromsø](/source/University_of_Troms%C3%B8) from 1997 to 2000.[3]

Jervell held a number of positions in Christian and nonprofit organizations. He served as chairman of the Norwegian Christian Student Movement 1958-65 and was a member of the central government in the Norwegian Bible Society 1966–75. Jervell was also a member of the [Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters](/source/Norwegian_Academy_of_Science_and_Letters). In 2000, he was appointed a knight of the 1st grade of the [Order of St. Olav](/source/Order_of_St._Olav).[4]

He died on 2 March 2014 from [natural causes](/source/Natural_causes).[5] His wife died only four weeks later.[6]

## Selected works

- *Den historiske Jesus*, 1962
- *Da fremtiden begynte. Om urkristendommens tro og tenkning*, 1967
- *Luke and the people of God. A new look at Luke-Acts*, 1972
- *Gud og hans fiender. Forsøk på å tolke Romerbrevet*, 1973
- *The Unknown Paul. Essays on Luke-Acts and Early Christian History*, 1984
- *Det moralske Norge. Om samfunnsmoral*, 1991
- *The Theology of the Acts of the Apostles*, 1996
- *Die Apostelgeschichte*, 1998

## References

1. [Jacob Stephan Jervell](http://www.snl.no/Jacob_Stephan_Jervell) in [Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon) (in Norwegian)

1. Turid Karlsen Seim. ["Jacob Jervell"](https://nbl.snl.no/Jacob_Jervell). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

1. ["Jacob Jervell 1925-2014"](https://biblicalresources.wordpress.com/2014/03/09/jacob-jervell-1925-2014/). wordpress.com. 9 March 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

1. ["Gruppe 8: Religionsvitenskap og teologi"](http://www.dnva.no/c26848/artikkel/vis.html?tid=27645) (in Norwegian). [Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters](/source/Norwegian_Academy_of_Science_and_Letters). Retrieved 9 January 2011.

1. [Jacob Jervell er død](http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/artikkel.php?artid=10137476), *[Verdens Gang](/source/Verdens_Gang)* (2 March 2014)

1. Norderval, Øyvind (3 April 2014). "Kari Lange Jervell" (in Norwegian). *Aftenposten*

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