Erich Zenger (July 5, 1939,
Dollnstein – April 4, 2010,
Münster
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From 1973 to 2004, he served as a professor of Old Testament studies at the University of Münster/Westfalen, and he wrote books and papers on the Old Testament.
[Steins, Georg; Hieke Thoma]
"Erich Zenger 1939–2010"
Society of Biblical Literature, retrieved 12 April 2015
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20th-century German Roman Catholic priests
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People from Eichstätt (district)
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