GEIR HOAAS

    EDUCATION:

  • Fjellhaug Missionary Seminary, 1971
  • Ulpan Etzion, Jerusalem, modern Hebrew, 1972
  • Cand.theol., The Norwegian Lutheran School of Theology, Oslo (Menighetsfakultetet, MF), 1973
  • Master og Sacred Theology (STM), Concordia Seminary, St.Louis, Missouri, USA,1974-75
  • Kansai Missionary Language Institute, Kobe, Japan, 1975-76
  • Tyndale House, Cambridge, Old Testament studies, summer 1980
  • Hebrew, minor/major (mellomfag), University of Oslo, 1981
  • Institute of Holy Land Studies, Jerusalem, research, summer 1989
  • Practical-Theological Seminar (Practicum), The Norwegian Lutheran School of Theology (MF), Oslo, 1992
  • Pedagogical Seminar, SLS, University of Oslo, 1993
  • Associate Professor, Telemark College, Faculty of Education, 1993
  • Japanese, major (storfag), University of Oslo, 1994
  • Social-Anthropology, minor (grunnfag), University of Oslo, 1999

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    PROFESSIONAL  EXPERIENCE:

  • 15 years of missionary work in Japan, Fukuyama and Kobe, 1975-1991, with

    • 2 homeleaves, 1980-81 og 1985-86. My work consisted mainly of the 3 following areas:
    Congregational work (Pastor), Teaching (Associate Professor of Old Testament Theology
    at Kobe Lutheran Theological Seminary) and Administration (Principal/Board Chairman of
    Kansai Missionary Language Institute, and serving on several boards in church and mission).
  • Teacher Education, Telemark College, Notodden, 1992-95, Oslo University College,

    • 1996- , with experience from both of the two study programmes, Degree Programme in
    Early Childhood Education as well as the Primary School Teacher Programme.
    Associate Professor from 1993.
  • Miscellaneous: Guiding Japanese tourists in Norway, a few weeks every summer since 1992

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    PUBLICATIONS:

  • "Original Gospel Movement", article at Concordia Seminary, 1974
  • "The Real Presence in the Lord's Supper. A comparative study of Hermann Sasse, Leiv Aalen, and Tom Hardt",

    •  Thesis for the degree of Master of Sacred Theology at Concordia Seminary, St.Louis, Mo., USA, 1975
  • "Kazoh Kitamoris Smerte-teologi", article in Norsk Tidsskrift for Misjon, 1976
  • "Kommentar til Bibelen", co-author of a one-volume Bible commentary, Lunde 1984.
  • "Introduction to the Lutheran Confessions" (in Japanese), Kobe 1985
  • "Suffering of God in the Old Testament", article in KLTS-journal, Kobe, 1991
  • "Folkereligiøsitet i Japan", article for the "Symposium on Folk-religiosity" at Fjellhaug Mission Seminary, 1992
  • "Passion and Compassion of God in the Old Testament: A Study of Hos.11:9, Jer.31:20 and Jes.63:9+15", article in

    •  Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament, 1997
    BORN AND RAISED:
    Born in Laohochow, China, in 1947 of missionary parents.
    Childhood, mainly in Kobe, Japan, 1950-1962, Norwegian Primary school, Canadian Junior High-school
    High-school in Oslo, at Kristelig Gymnasium, 1962-65

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