Born 1961; 1981-86 pursued Arabic and Islamic studies; 1989 PhD; 1997 Assistant Professor and 2003 Associate Professor of Arabic Language and Literature, University of Toronto; since 2007 Professor and Chais of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Göttingen.
Geboren 1961; 1981-88 Studium der Ev. Theologie in Göttingen und St. Andrews; 1996 Promotion und 2001 Habilitation an der Theologischen Fakultät der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena; seit 2003 Professor für Neues Testament an der Theologischen Fakultät der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen.