He holds an MTh and a PhD from the Evangelische Theologische Faculteit Leuven and an ordination as VDM (Verbi Divini Minister) from the Reformed Church of Zurich. He is author of Mosetora und Jahwetora. Das Verhältnis von Deuteronomium 12–26 zu Exodus, Levitikus und Numeri (Harrassowitz, 2015). He lives next to Zurich with his wife Monika and his son Raffael (*2015).