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In memory of Professor and Founder Anders Gerdmar<\/h1>\n

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Anders Gerdmar<\/strong>, former President and founder of the Scandinavian School of Theology, passed away in summer 2023 after several years of battling cancer. The family gathered on Friday evening to be by Anders\u2019 side during his final days, and late in the evening, Anders Gerdmar passed away.<\/p>\n

On March 25, 2021, at 08:39 AM \u2013 24 hours before a serious brain tumor surgery \u2013 Anders Gerdmar sat down to express his deepest thoughts through a Facebook status update. \u201c…if they slip a little, I might not be able to read or write again (I believe in God’s protection)…\u201d he wrote, formulating his life\u2019s calling while facing death: \u201cMy heart, after 25 years of research, has been anti-Semitism, the Jews, and Israel.\u201d He realized the urgency and spent the last hours before the surgery intensively finishing a book based on two decades of research.<\/p>\n

The book\u2019s title is \u201cSalvation is from the Jews\u201d<\/em>, a phrase from John 4:22. The content begins with how the famous German theologian Rudolf Bultmann, without scientific support and based on an anti-Jewish biblical interpretation, removed this central phrase from the German Bible. The year was 1939, and Bultmann\u2019s actions legitimized the Nazi Bible, supporting Hitler\u2019s Holocaust agenda. Just days before his death, Anders Gerdmar received the news that the manuscript of his book had been accepted by the publisher.<\/p>\n

Anders Gerdmar\u2019s academic success was largely channeled through international recognition and alternative Christian educational institutions in Sweden. He ended his life as an internationally recognized research authority on anti-Semitism in a Christian context. His book \u201cRoots of Theological Antisemitism\u201d<\/em> (700 pages), written while he was a researcher at Uppsala University, sponsored by the current Swedish Research Council, has become a standard work internationally and translated into Italian.<\/p>\n

Anders Gerdmar studied theology at Lund University, graduating in 1980. He was ordained as a priest in the Diocese of V\u00e4xj\u00f6 and served until 1986, when he came into contact with the charismatic movement through Colin Urquhart. He left the priesthood and sought out Life\u2019s Word, where Ulf Ekman encouraged him to resume his university studies. Gerdmar earned his doctorate in theology from Uppsala University in 2001 and became a docent in New Testament exegesis at the same university in 2009.<\/p>\n

From 2002 to 2014, Anders Gerdmar served as Dean and head of pastoral training at Word of Life Theological Seminary and later as Principal of the same institution. He also served as a board member at Oral Roberts University. Nine years ago, he founded the Scandinavian School of Theology (SST) and became its President. He also became a professor at Southeastern University in Florida, USA.<\/p>\n

Anders Gerdmar described SST\u2019s mission as safeguarding the view of the Bible as God\u2019s Word. The University College should be a beacon and a clear voice in theological Sweden, where there is ongoing debate about how church and free church institutions have been affected by biblical criticism. He warned that a denial of the Bible\u2019s historical credibility to conform to modern thinking easily leads people astray. He pointed to the German theologian Rudolf Bultmann\u2019s concession to the Nazi agenda as a cautionary example. He described the historical-critical view of the Bible as subjective, with an implicit claim to truth tied to a secular worldview.<\/p>\n

In his later years, Anders Gerdmar authored books such as \u201cGod\u2019s Word is Enough \u2013 Evangelical Faith vs. Roman Catholicism\u201d<\/em>, \u201cIt is Written: Biblical Faith vs. Biblical Criticism\u201d<\/em>, and \u201cLGBTQ and the Bible: The Sword Through Swedish Christianity\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n

A common theme was warning against creating universal theology based on subjective human experiences. He challenged the secular, worldly worldview and the disdain for knowledge in some Christian circles.<\/p>\n

Anders Gerdmar also mobilized through the initiative National Prayer Intercessors for Sweden<\/em>. The prayer work began when someone felt the need for the fire of prayer in Sweden and thus sent Anders Gerdmar to Tanzania. The result was two national prayer conferences, prayer schools, and hundreds of meetings across Sweden, with participants from Tanzania.<\/p>\n

Anders Gerdmar was 69 years old and left behind his wife, three children, and several grandchildren.
Ruben Agnarsson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anders published several books during his lifetime:<\/strong><\/p>\n