Adolf Bernhard Christoph Hilgenfeld
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Adolf Bernhard Christoph Hilgenfeld (June 2, 1823 - January 12, 1907) was a German
Protestant theologian.
in the Province of Saxony
.
He studied at the Friedrich Wilhelm University
in Berlin
and the University of Halle, and in 1890 became professor ordinarius of theology
at the University of Jena. He belonged to the Tübingen school. Fond of emphasizing his independence of Ferdinand Christian Baur
, he still, in all important points, followed in the footsteps of his master; his method, which he is wont to contrast as Literarkritik with Baur's Tendenzkritik, "is nevertheless essentially the same as Baur's" (Otto Pfleiderer
).
On the whole, however, he modified the positions of the founder of the Tübingen school, going beyond him only in his investigations into the Fourth Gospel. In 1858 he became editor of the Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Theologie.
Germany
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Protestant theologian.
Biography
He was born at Stappenbeck near SalzwedelSalzwedel
Salzwedel of Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, and has a population of approximately 21,500. Salzwedel is located on the German Framework Road.-Geography:...
in the Province of Saxony
Province of Saxony
The Province of Saxony was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and later the Free State of Prussia from 1816 until 1945. Its capital was Magdeburg.-History:The province was created in 1816 out of the following territories:...
.
He studied at the Friedrich Wilhelm University
Humboldt University of Berlin
The Humboldt University of Berlin is Berlin's oldest university, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin by the liberal Prussian educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt, whose university model has strongly influenced other European and Western universities...
in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
and the University of Halle, and in 1890 became professor ordinarius of theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
at the University of Jena. He belonged to the Tübingen school. Fond of emphasizing his independence of Ferdinand Christian Baur
Ferdinand Christian Baur
Ferdinand Christian Baur was a German theologian and leader of the Tübingen school of theology...
, he still, in all important points, followed in the footsteps of his master; his method, which he is wont to contrast as Literarkritik with Baur's Tendenzkritik, "is nevertheless essentially the same as Baur's" (Otto Pfleiderer
Otto Pfleiderer
Otto Pfleiderer was a German Protestant theologian.-Biography:He was born at Stetten in Württemberg. From 1857 to 1861 he studied at the University of Tübingen under FC Baur, and afterwards in England and Scotland...
).
On the whole, however, he modified the positions of the founder of the Tübingen school, going beyond him only in his investigations into the Fourth Gospel. In 1858 he became editor of the Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Theologie.
Selected works
- Die elementarischen Recognitionen and Homilien (1848)
- Die Evangelien and die Briefe des Johannes nach ihrem Lehrbegriff (1849)
- Das Markusevangelium (1850)
- Die Evangelien nach ihrer Entstehung and geschichtlichen Bedeutung (1854)
- Das L'nchristentum (1835)
- Jüd. Apokalyptik (1857)
- Novum Testamentum extra canonem receptum (4 parts, 1866; 2nd ed., 1876-1884)
- Histor.-kritische Einleitung in das Neue Testament (1875)
- Acta Apostolorum graece et latine secundum antiquissimos testes (1899)
- the first complete edition of the Shepherd of Hermas (1887)
- Ignatii et Polycarpi epistolae (1902).