Function: Emeritus Professor of New Testament
Faculty of Theology and Sciences of Religions, University of Lausanne (Switzerland)
Titles and Diplomas
Prix 2024 du Festival protestants du Livre, Paris, pour « Paul de Tarse, l’enfant terrible du christianisme.
Prix Millepierres from the Académie française 2024 for “Paul de Tarse, l’enfant terrible du christianisme”
Readers’ Prize 2024 from the Conférence catholique des Baptisés francophones (CCBF) for “Paul de Tarse, l’enfant terrible du christianisme”
Mare Nostrum Prize 2023 for “Paul de Tarse, l’enfant terrible du christianisme”
PhD (University of Lausanne, 1981), Thesis: “Le jugement dans l’évangile de Matthieu”, honored with the Price of the “Société Académique Vaudoise”
“Certificat de recherche en sciences bibliques” (postgraduate diploma. “Institut romand des Sciences Bibliques”, University of Lausanne, 1975)
“Prix de Faculté” (Faculty of Theology, University of Lausanne, 1969)
Licence of theology (University of Lausanne, 1968), after studying in Lausanne and Göttingen
Academic Functions
President of the “Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas” (2007-2008)
Invited Professor at the Institut Lumen Vitae, Brussels (January 2006 ; February 2007 ; December 2008)
Invited Professor at the University Laval, Québec (September-October 2005)
President of the Fédération des Facultés de théologie Genève-Lausanne-Neuchâtel (2004-2005)
Dean of the theology Department, University of Lausanne (2003-2005)
Invited Professor at the Centre Sèvres, Facultés jésuites de Paris (2002 ; 2004 ; 2006 ; 2008 ; 2010)
Director of studies at the École Pratique des Hautes études, Paris (March 2003)
Invited Professor at the Collège dominicain de théologie et philosophie, Ottawa and at the Institut de Pastorale, Montréal (October 2002)
Invited Professor at the Facoltà Valdese di Teologia, Rome (March 1993 ; May 2001)
Invited Professor at the University of Neuchâtel (1987-1995; 2000-2001)
Invited Professor at the University of Montréal and at the Collège dominicain de théologie et philosophie, Ottawa (September-October 2000)
Invited Professor at the Theology Department, University of Geneva (1991-1999 ; 2004-2008)
Invited Professor at the Institut Biblique Pontifical, Rome (February-March 1993)
Visiting Scholar at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley (October-December 1992)
Dean of the theology Department, University of Lausanne (1990-1992)
Ordinary Professor of New Testament, Theology Department, University of Lausanne (1984-2008)
Lecturer at the theology Department, University of Fribourg (1982-1984)
Other Activities
Member of the Académie Internationale des Sciences Religieuses
President of the “Réseau de recherche en analyse narrative des textes bibliques” (RRENAB) (2003-2006)
Member of the Editorial Board of the review “Concilium”
Co-Director of the series “Monde de la Bible”, Labor et Fides editions, Geneva
Co-Director of the series “Bible en face”, Labor et Fides editions, Geneva
Member of the Editorial Board of the review “Journal of Biblical Literature”, Atlanta (2005-2008)
Member of the Editorial committee of the review “Le Monde de la Bible”, Paris
Member of the Editorial committee of the review “Lire et Dire”, Lausanne
Member of the Editorial Board of the review “New Testament Studies” (1998-2001)
Member of the comittee of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas (1993-1997 ; 2006-2009)
Member of the theological committee, Fédération des églises Protestantes de Suisse, Berne (1989-1995)
President of the Société Vaudoise de Théologie, Lausanne (1983-1987 ; 1999-2002)
Pastor at the parish of Syens (1980-1984)
Pastor at the parish of Ouchy, Lausanne (1972-1976)
Director of the Foyer pour collégiens et gymnasiens, Lausanne (1970-1972)
Personnal informations
Date of birth: October 30, 1943
Status: Married to Claire Diserens, two daughters, four grandchildren
Address : 18, Chemin de la Cocarde, CH-1024 Ecublens