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Seizo Sekine

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Sekine Seizo

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1950-08-31 （Tokyo, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
宗教
Christianity
居住地歴
Tokyo, Japan → Munich, Germany → Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

経歴

職業
Ethicist, Biblical scholar, University professor, Researcher, Translator
活動期間
1974年〜
所属
University of Tokyo (Professor, Professor Emeritus), Hokkaido University (Associate Professor), Seigakuin University (Specially Appointed Professor, Graduate School), Japanese Old Testament Society (President), Japan Society for Ethics (President), Japan Association of Christian Studies (Board member), Watsuji Tetsuro Cultural Award (Selection committee member), Japan Aspen Institute (Vice Chairman)
所属団体
Japanese Old Testament Society, Japan Society for Ethics, Japan Association of Christian Studies
影響を受けた人物
Masao Sekine (father), Masanao/Seichoku Sekine (grandfather)

学歴

University of Tokyo
Faculty of Letters / Department of Ethics
学位: 学士（文学）
期間: 1970-1974
卒業年: 1974
国: Japan
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology / Faculty of Letters / Doctoral program
期間: 1974-1979
卒業年: 1979
国: Japan
Withdrew from doctoral program after earning credits
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Faculty of Protestant/ Evangelical Theology
学位: Dr. theol.（神学博士）
期間: 1980-1989
卒業年: 1989
国: Germany
Studied as a DAAD scholar; served as a research assistant in the Faculty of Protestant Theology (1981–1985).
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology / Faculty of Letters, University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology / Faculty of Letters / Doctor of Letters
学位: 博士（文学）
期間: 1996
卒業年: 1996
国: Japan
Awarded Doctor of Letters for the dissertation 'Transcendency and Symbols in the Old Testament: A Genealogy of the Hermeneutical Experiences'.

受賞歴

Watsuji Prize
1987
主催: Watsuji Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Watsuji Tetsuro Cultural Award (7th)
1995
対象作品: Transcendency and Symbols in the Old Testament
主催: Watsuji Tetsuro Cultural Award Committee
結果: 受賞
Japan Academy Prize (88th)
1998
対象作品: Transcendency and Symbols in the Old Testament
主催: The Japan Academy
結果: 受賞
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award (73rd)
2019
対象作品: Uchimura Kanzo
主催: Mainichi Newspapers
結果: 受賞
Person of Cultural Merit
2022
主催: Japanese government
結果: 選出
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (Jun-shō?)
2024
主催: Japanese government
結果: 受章

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Die Tritojesajanische Sammlung (Isaiah 56-66) examined from a redaction-historical perspective

1989年 Scholarly monograph (Old Testament studies) 303ページ

A redaction-historical study of Isaiah 56–66 (Trito-Isaiah), examining editorial processes and textual history.

IsaiahRedaction criticismOld Testament studiesHermeneutics

Transcendency and Symbols in the Old Testament: A Genealogy of the Hermeneutical Experiences

1994年 Scholarly monograph (Hermeneutics / Old Testament) 579ページ

A major study tracing the historical and hermeneutical development of the concepts of 'transcendency' and 'symbol' in the Old Testament.

TranscendencySymbolismHermeneuticsOld Testament thought
翻訳
  • Transcendency and Symbols in the Old Testament: A Genealogy of the Hermeneutical Experiences (English edition, 1999)

Thoughts on the Old Testament: 24 Fragments

1998年 Scholarly essays (introductory / collected chapters) 281ページ

A collection of 24 essays addressing key themes and ideas of the Old Testament from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Old Testament thoughtInterpretationEthics

The Origins of Ethical Thought: Hellenism and Hebraism

2001年 Scholarly monograph (Comparative ethics) 344ページ

A comparative study of ethical thought in Hellenistic and Hebraic traditions, analyzing differences and intersections of the two genealogies.

Ethical thoughtComparative philosophyHellenistic thoughtHebraic thought
翻訳
  • A Comparative Study of the Origins of Ethical Thought: Hellenism and Hebraism (English edition, 2005)

Explorations in Ethics: Approaches from the Bible

2002年 Scholarly monograph (Ethics) 254ページ

Ethical reflections based on biblical texts, shedding light on contemporary ethical problems from a biblical perspective.

EthicsBiblical approachApplied ethics

The Old Testament and Philosophy: Monotheism in Contemporary Questions

2008年 Scholarly monograph (Philosophy / Theology) 299ページ

A study engaging contemporary philosophical questions in dialogue with monotheistic thought centered on the Old Testament.

PhilosophyTheologyMonotheismOld Testament

Ethical Thought in Greece and Hebraism

2011年 Scholarly monograph (Comparative ethics) 328ページ

Compares Greek and Hebraic ethical thought to clarify the origins and developments of ethical concepts.

Comparative ethicsClassical thoughtHebraic thought

Philosophical Interpretations of the Old Testament

2014年 Scholarly monograph (Philosophy / Old Testament) 255ページ

A collection of essays reinterpreting Old Testament texts from philosophical perspectives.

Philosophical interpretationOld TestamentIntellectual history

Uchimura Kanzo: His Biblical Exegesis and an Era of Crisis

2019年 Biography / Scholarly study 382ページ

A biographical and scholarly study of Uchimura Kanzo's biblical interpretation and responses to religious and intellectual crises in Meiji–Taisho Japan.

BiographyBiblical exegesisModern Japanese thought

全著作

  • Die Tritojesajanische Sammlung (Isaiah 56-66) examined from a redaction-historical perspective. (1989)
  • Transcendency and Symbols in the Old Testament: A Genealogy of the Hermeneutical Experiences (1994; expanded reissue 2021)
  • Thoughts on the Old Testament: 24 Fragments (1998)
  • The Origins of Ethical Thought: Hellenism and Hebraism (2001)
  • Explorations in Ethics: Approaches from the Bible (2002)
  • The Old Testament and Philosophy: Monotheism in Contemporary Questions (2008)
  • Ethical Thought in Greece and Hebraism (2011)
  • Philosophical Interpretations of the Old Testament (2014)
  • Uchimura Kanzo: His Biblical Exegesis and an Era of Crisis (2019)

作家による翻訳

  • “The Testament of Abraham,” in Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha supplementary volume (1979)
  • Norman Porteous, 'Daniel' (translation, 1980)
  • Translation/annotation for 'Isaiah' in the Iwanami Bible (1997)
  • Translation/annotation for 'Jeremiah' in the Iwanami Bible (2002)
  • Co-translation of Jörg Jeremias, 'Why God Repents? Deep Layers of Old Testament Theologies' (2014)

作品の翻訳

  • Transcendency and Symbols in the Old Testament (English edition, 1999)
  • Die Tritojesajanische Sammlung (German publication, 1989)
  • Philosophical Interpretations of the Old Testament (English edition, 2014)

作風・主題

文体
Scholarly, analytical proseHermeneutical and comparative approachClear and logical exposition
頻出モチーフ
Transcendency and symbolismOld Testament thoughtDialogue between ethics and religious thoughtGenealogy of hermeneutical experiences

評価・遺産

Seizo Sekine is an internationally recognized scholar in Old Testament studies and ethics, having served as Professor (Emeritus) at the University of Tokyo and mentored many scholars. His major works are referenced domestically and internationally, and he has been honored with academic prizes and cultural recognitions.

関連学会

  • Japanese Old Testament Society
  • Japan Society for Ethics
  • Japan Association of Christian Studies

豆知識

  • His father was Old Testament scholar Masao Sekine; his grandfather was classical Japanese literature scholar Masanao/Seichoku Sekine.
  • He studied in Munich as a DAAD scholar in 1980 and served as a research assistant at the university's Faculty of Protestant Theology from 1981 to 1985.
  • He received the Watsuji Tetsuro Cultural Award (1995) and the Japan Academy Prize (1998) for 'Transcendency and Symbols in the Old Testament.'
  • He won the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award in 2019 for 'Uchimura Kanzo' and was named a Person of Cultural Merit in 2022.
  • Awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure (瑞宝重光章) in November 2024 (official Gazette).