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09.12.2023

Prudký Martin

Prof. Dr.
Born May 11, 1960 in Brno

Educational and professional preparation

  • 1979–1985: university studies of Protestant Theology at the Comenius Faculty of Protestant Theology in Prague
  • 1982–1983: university studies of Protestant Theology at the Faculty of Theology of the Amsterdam University
  • 1988–1990: doktoral studies of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies at the Comenius Faculty of Protestant Theology in Prague
  • 1992: appointed Associate Professor of Old Testament Studies at the Protestant Theological Faculty, Charles University in Prague
  • 2014: appointed Professor of Protestant Theology at the Charles University in Prague

Employment and academic positions

  • 1985–1990: Pastor of the Protestant Church of Czech Brethren
  • 1988–1990: Assistent at the Biblical Department of the Comenius Faculty of Protestant Theology in Prague
  • 1990–1992: Assistent Professor at the Department of Old Testament Studies, Protestant Theological Faculty, Charles University in Prague
  • 1992–2014: Assistent Professor for Old Testament Studies and Head of the Department of Old Testament Studies, Protestant Theological Faculty, Charles University in Prague
  • 1990–1996: Vice-Dean for Study Affairs, Protestant Theological Faculty, Charles University in Prague
  • 1999–2005: Vice-Dean for Research and Postgraduate Studies, Protestant Theological Faculty, Charles University in Prague
  • 2005–2010: Dean of the Protestant Theological Faculty, Charles University in Prague
  • 2010–2014: Vice-Rector for Study Affairs, Charles University in Prague
  • 2014–to date: Professor for Protestant Theology and Head of the Department of Old Testament Studies, Protestant Theological Faculty, Charles University in Prague

Membership in selected domestic scientific bodies

  • Member of the University Research Boards of the Technical University in Liberec (2005–2007), Charles University in Prague (2010–2018) and Palacký University in Olomouc (2014–2018)
  • Member of the Faculty Research Boards of the Protestant Theological Faculty, Charles University in Prague (1990–), Sts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology, Palacký University in Olomouc (2003–) and Catholic Theological Faculty, Charles University in Prague (2022–)

Membership and positions in selected international organizations and societies

  • Member of the Society of Biblical Literature, Atlanta, USA
  • Member of the European Association for Biblical Studies, Münster, Germany

Notable awards

  • 2020: Gold Medal of Charles University for significant contribution to the field of the Old Testament Studies and for many years of scientific and pedagogical activity at Charles University

Selected publications

  • Genesis I, 1,1-6,8: když na počátku Bůh řekl do tmy (Český ekumenický komentář ke Starému zákonu 1/I). Praha: Centrum biblických studií AV ČR a UK v Praze ve spolupráci s Českou biblickou společností. 2018. 393 s. ISBN 978-80-7545-047-0
  • 'Shall not the Judge of all the Earth Do What is Just?' (Gen 18:25): God's Mighty Acts and Basic Moral Rules. In: BER, Viktor. Nomos and Violence: Dimensions in Bible and Theology. Berlin: LIT-Verlag, 2018, s. 43-52. ISBN 978-3-643-90997-8
  • Zur topographischen Inszenierung der Jakob-Erzählungen: Ortsangaben als literarische Motive. Communio Viatorum 58/3, 2016, 292-314
  • Called to Become a Blessing: The Story of Abraham's Vocation and Public Mission. International Journal of Public Theology 4, 2015, 397-411
  • "Keeping Shabbat": Variability and Stability of a Prominent Identity-Marking Norm. In: DUŠEK, Jan – ROSKOVEC, Jan. The Process of Authority: The Dynamics in Transmission and Reception of Canonical Texts. Berlin – Boston: De Gruyter, 2016, s. 41-60. ISBN 978-3-11-037694-4
  • Der Herr, "der Gott der Gnade", und Israel, Volk "von Gottes Gnaden", § 1. Das Alte Testament. In: KARFÍKOVÁ, Lenka. Gnadenlehre in Schrift und Patristik. Freiburg – Basel – Wien: Herder, 2016, Handbuch der Dogmengeschichte, Bd III. Faszikel 5a(1), s. 23-50. ISBN 978-3-451-00708-8
  • Autorität der Religionsgeschichte – Polyphonie der Theologien? Response zu Friedhelm Hartenstein. In: MEYER-BLANCK, Michael. Säkularität und Autorität der Schrift. Leipzig: EVA, 2015, s. 66-73. ISBN 978-3-374-04172-5
  • Abraham: The Blessed One among the Kings of the Nations. Observations on the Role of the Kings in Genesis 14. In: SLÁMA, Petr. A King like All the Nations? Kingdoms of Israel and Judah in the Bible and History. Münster / Wien / Zürich: LIT Verlag, 2015, Beiträge zum Verstehen der Bibel, Bd. 28, s. 103-118. ISBN 978-3-643-90674-8
  • Theologie an der Prager Universität und in der Gesellchaft und Kirche Böhmens. In: SCHWÖBEL, Ch. – SCHRÖTER, Jens – ROSKOVEC, Jan (Hrsg.). Die Rolle der wissenschaftlichen Theologie in Universität, Gesellschaft und Kirche (Veröffentlichungen der Wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft für Theologie 36). Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, 2012. s. 9-14. ISBN 978-3-374-03032-3
  • Zvláštní lid Boží – křesťané a židé. Brno: CDK, 2000. Moderní česká teologie. 134 s. ISBN 80-85959-57-7

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