Georg Heinrici

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Georg Heinrici
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Born14 March 1844 (1844-03-14)
Karkeln (today Mysovka, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
Died29 September 1915 (1915-09-30) (aged 71)
Leipzig
Other namesHeinrici, Carl Friedrich Georg
OccupationGerman Lutheran theologian

Carl Friedrich Georg Heinrici (14 March 1844, in Karkeln, East Prussia – 29 September 1915, in Leipzig) was a German Protestant theologian best known for his studies involving the relationship of early Christianity with its Greek environment.

Biography[]

From 1862 to 1867 he studied theology and philosophy at the universities of Halle-Wittenberg and Berlin. In 1873 he became an associate professor of New Testament exegesis at the University of Marburg, where during the following year, he attained a full professorship. In 1892 he succeeded Theodor Zahn as professor of New Testament exegesis at the University of Leipzig, where in 1911/12 he served as rector. From 1892 to 1914 he was director of the Neutestamentarisch-exegetischen Seminar at Leipzig.[1][2]

Selected works[]

  • Die Valentinianische Gnosis und die heilige Schrift; eine Studie, 1871 – Valentinian gnosis and the Holy Scriptures.
  • Das erste Sendschreiben das Apostel Paulus an die Korinthier, 1880 – The first epistle of Saint Paul to the Corinthians.
  • Das zweite Sendschreiben des Apostel Paulus an die Korinthier, 1887 – The second epistle of Saint Paul to the Corinthians.
  • Theologische encyklopädie, 1893 – Theological encyclopedia.
  • Das Urchristentum, 1902 – Early Christianity.
  • Die Bergpredigt (Matth. 5-7. Luk. 6, 20-49) Begriffsgeschichtlich untersucht, 1905 – The Sermon on the Mount, a conceptual history.
  • Hellenismus und Christentum, 1909 – Hellenism and Christianity.
  • Die Eigenart des Christentums, 1911 – The uniqueness of Christianity.
  • Die Hermes-mystik und das Neue Testament, 1918 – Hermeticism and the New Testament.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Professorenkatalog der Universität Leipzig Biographical sketch
  2. ^ Heinrici, Georg Deutsche Biographie
  3. ^ HathiTrust Digital Library published works
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