Markus Öhler

Univ.-Prof. Markus Öhler is a Professor at the Faculty of Protestant Theology, University of Vienna. He serves as Vice Dean and Head of the Institute for New Testament Studies. His research focuses on the history of early Christianity, exegesis of the New Testament, and the intersection of theology and religious history in antiquity, with particular attention to late antique Christian developments in Rome.

Research Areas:

• History of Early Christianity
• New Testament Exegesis
• Religious History of Antiquity
• Origins of Antisemitism in Antiquity and Early Christianity

Teaching (2024W-2025W):

• Geschichte des frühen Christentums (History of Early Christianity)
• Exegese des Neuen Testaments (Exegesis of the New Testament)
• Theology and Religious History of Early Christianity
• New Testament Theology
• Excursion: Early Christianity in Rome