2012 Habilitation (New Testament Hermeneutics and Exegesis), Theologische Fakultät / Universität Regensburg / Regensburg, Deutschland
2005 PhD (Theology), Faculty of Roman-Catholic Theology / Babeş-Bolyai University / Cluj, Romania
1998 Degree in Theology, Faculty of Roman-Catholic Theology / Babeş-Bolyai University / Cluj, Romania
1998 Specialisation in Neurology, Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine/ Cluj, Romania
1992 Degree in medicine, Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy /Faculty of Medicine/ Cluj, Romania
RESEARCH INTERESTS
New Testament, Pastoral Epistles, Early Christian Literature, Acts of Paul and Thecla
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Scopus Publications
Discourses on Women and Gender in the Corpus Paulinum Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament Wunt I, 2024
Suing for Peace at Any Cost? Reading the Parable of the Two Kings (Luke 14.31-2) in Times of War Korinna Zamfir New Testament Studies, 2024 The paper re-examines the parable of the king pondering about engaging in war with a more powerful enemy (Luke 14.31–2), focusing on questions commonly asked in antiquity and still relevant today with respect to war and suing for peace. These regard the cause of the war and the reasons for fighting, the tension between bravery and wisdom, the circumstances that may contribute to the defeat of a superior army and the costs of peace making. I explore this parable in the context of other Lukan passages touching on the topic of war and peace. I challenge the assumption that Luke was a pacifist, and I argue that the parable cannot provide answers to contemporary questions about the ethics of peace and war.
Women’s Vocation and Ministry according to Titus Ethical Issues and Their Contemporary Relevance Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament Wunt I, 2022
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed: Dating the Pastoral Epistles Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament Wunt I, 2021
Shipwrecked, Enemies and Deserters? The Opponents and their Function in the Pastoral Epistles and the Acts of Paul and Thecla Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament Wunt I, 2019
Returning women to their place? Religious fundamentalism, gender bias and violence against women Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies, 2018
Elusive Opponents in the Pastoral Epistles Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament Wunt I, 2018
Roles and Ministries in the Ekklēsia from the Perspective of the Pastoral Epistles K Zamfir Seminarios sobre los ministerios en la Iglesia 71 (237), 255-271 , 2025 2025
THE FAILURE OF ECUMENISM IN THE FACE OF THE WAR AGAINST UKRAINE. K Zamfir Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai, Theologia Catholica Latina 70 (2) , 2025 2025
Introducing Women in the New Testament Letters K Zamfir, U Poplutz Reading Women in the New Testament Letters , 2025 2025
Reading Women in the New Testament Letters K Zamfir, U Poplutz SBL Press , 2025 2025
Women as Teachers and Learners in the Corpus Paulinum K Zamfir Reading Women in the New Testament Letters 78 (80), 243 , 2025 2025
Looking beyond the Topos of the Domestic Woman: Work, Euergetism, and Religious Roles in the K Zamfir Reading Women in the New Testament Letters, 29 , 2025 2025
ENGAGING WITH SOME VIOLENT TEXTS IN LUKE IN CONVERSATION WITH HANS KLEIN K Zamfir Sacra Scripta 23 (1-2), 204-216 , 2025 2025
Las cartas del Nuevo Testamento K Zamfir, U Poplutz Editorial Verbo Divino , 2024 2024
„Megmutatom szentségemet”(Lev 10, 3). Tanulmányok a Szent megmutatkozásairól: Nóda Mózes 65. születésnapjára [“I Will Show Myself Holy”(Lev 10, 3). Essays on the … K Zamfir Studia Theologica Transsylvaniensia Supplemntum , 2024 2024
SOME LESSONS FROM THE MEDIEVAL RECEPTION OF THE ACTS OF THECLA IN THE LIGHT OF THE LATIN MANUSCRIPTS K Zamfir Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai-Theologia Catholica Latina 69 (1), 47-81 , 2024 2024
Suing for peace at any Cost? reading the parable of the two Kings (Luke 14.31–2) in times of war K Zamfir New Testament Studies 70 (1), 1-22 , 2024 2024 Citations: 3
Frauen als Lehrende und Lernende im Corpus Paulinum K Zamfir Die Bibel und die Frauen; Band 2, 2: Neues Testament: Neutestamentliche … , 2023 2023
Ein Blick hinter den Topos der häuslichen Frau. Arbeit, Euergetismus und religiöse Rollen in der griechisch-römischen Welt K Zamfir Die Bibel und die Frauen; Band 2, 2: Neues Testament: Neutestamentliche … , 2023 2023
Ritual Reinvention and the Celebration of the Eucharist in Times of Crises K Zamfir Religious Responses to Pandemics and Crises: Isolation, Survival, and … , 2023 2023
CHALLENGES TO THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE WAR AGAINST UKRAINE. AN INTRODUCTION. K Zamfir Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai, Theologia Catholica Latina , 2023 2023
Oda Wischmeyer (szerk.): A bibliai hermeneutikák. Órigenésztől napjainkig K ZAMFIR Református Szemle 116 (1), 94-96 , 2023 2023
CHRISTIANS AS SOLDIERS OF CHRIST. MILITARY METAPHORS IN BASIL OF CAESAREA K Zamfir Sacra Scripta 21 (1-2), 181-197 , 2023 2023
CONCILIARITY IN WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES TEXTS. INTERSECTIONS, INTERACTIONS, SPECIFIC EMPHASES K Zamfir Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai-Theologia Catholica Latina 68 (2), 6-32 , 2023 2023
Neutestamentliche Briefe. Die Bibel und die Frauen U Poplutz, K Zamfir Kohlhammer , 2022 2022
GUSZTÁV KOVÁCS, THOUGHT EXPERIMENTS IN ETHICS K Zamfir Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai-Theologia Catholica Latina 67 (2), 116-117 , 2022 2022
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Men and Women in the Household of God: A Contextual Approach to Roles and Ministries in the Pastoral Epistles (NTOA 103) K Zamfir Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht , 2013 2013 Citations: 95
Returning women to their place?: religious fundamentalism, gender bias and violence against women K Zamfir Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies , 2018 2018 Citations: 27
Is the ekklēsia a Household (of God)? Reassessing the Notion of οἶκος θεοῦ in 1 Tim 3.15 K Zamfir New Testament Studies 60 (4), 511-528 , 2014 2014 Citations: 26
Prophets and prophecy in Jewish and early Christian literature T Nicklas, K Zamfir, J Verheyden Mohr Siebeck , 2010 2010 Citations: 18
Text-critical and intertextual remarks on 1 Tim 2: 8-10 K Zamfir, J Verheyden Novum Testamentum 50 (4), 376-406 , 2008 2008 Citations: 17
Asceticism and Otherworlds in the Acts of Paul and Thecla K Zamfir Other Worlds and their Relation to this World. Early Jewish and Ancient … , 2010 2010 Citations: 12
Theologies of Creation in Early Judaism and Ancient Christianity: In Honour of Hans Klein T Nicklas, K Zamfir Walter de Gruyter , 2010 2010 Citations: 12
Elusive opponents in the Pastoral Epistles K Zamfir Shadowy Characters and Fragmentary Evidence, 27-48 , 2017 2017 Citations: 6
Once more about the origins and background of the New Testament Episkopos K Zamfir Sacra scripta 10 (2), 202-222 , 2012 2012 Citations: 6
The Quest for the ‘Eternal Feminine’ An Essay on the Effective History of Gen 1−3 Regarding the Woman K Zamfir Annali di storia dell'esegesi 24 (2), 501-522 , 2007 2007 Citations: 6
The Departing Paul. Some Reflections on the Meaning of Spendomai and its Early Christian Reception K Zamfir Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses 93 (1), 75-94 , 2017 2017 Citations: 5
The Acts of Paul and Thecla. Ecclesial, Social and Political Context K Zamfir Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses 92 (3), 355-380 , 2016 2016 Citations: 5
Reference-Text-Oriented Allusions K Zamfir, J Verheyden Exploring Intertextuality. Diverse Strategies for New Testament … , 2016 2016 Citations: 5
The Community of the Pastoral Epistles—A Religious Association K Zamfir Private Associations in the Public Sphere, 206-240 , 2015 2015 Citations: 5
Women teaching-spiritually washing the feet of the saints?: the early Christian reception of 1 Timothy 2: 11-12 K Zamfir Annali di storia dell'esegesi 32 (2), 353-379 , 2015 2015 Citations: 5
Jeremian Motifs in the Synoptics’ Understanding of Jesus K Zamfir Prophets and Prophecy in Jewish and Early Christian Literature, 139-176 , 2010 2010 Citations: 5
MEN AND WOMEN IN THE HOUSE (HOLD) OF GOD. CHRYSOSTOM’S HOMILIES ON 1 TIM 2, 8-15 K Zamfir Sacra Scripta 6 (2), 144-64 , 2008 2008 Citations: 5
Creation and Fall in 1 Timothy: A Contextual Approach K Zamfir Theologies of Creation in Early Judaism and Ancient Christianity, 353-387 , 2010 2010 Citations: 4
A veszélyesen gyenge nő. A nővel szembeni előítéletek néhány szellemtörténeti vonatkozása K Zamfir Korunk, 36-51 , 2007 2007 Citations: 4
Who are (the) Blessed? Reflections on the Relecture of the Beatitudes in the New Testament and the Apocrypha K Zamfir Sacra Scripta, 75-100 , 2007 2007 Citations: 4