Carl Friedrich Georg Heinrici (14 March 1844– 29 September 1915) was a German

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best known for his studies involving the relationship of

early Christianity Early Christianity (up to the First Council of Nicaea in 325) spread from the Levant, across the Roman Empire, and beyond. Originally, this progression was closely connected to already established Jewish centers in the Holy Land and the Jewis ...

with its Greek environment.

Biography

From 1862 to 1867 he studied theology and philosophy at the universities of Halle-Wittenberg and

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. In 1873 he became an associate professor of

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exegesis Exegesis ( ; from the Greek , from , "to lead out") is a critical explanation or interpretation of a text. The term is traditionally applied to the interpretation of Biblical works. In modern usage, exegesis can involve critical interpretation ...

at the

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, where during the following year, he attained a full professorship. In 1892 he succeeded

Theodor Zahn Theodor Zahn or Theodor von Zahn (10 October 1838 in Moers – 5 March 1933 in Erlangen) was a German Protestant theologian, a biblical scholar. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature three times. Career Zahn was born in Moers of the ...

as professor of New Testament exegesis at the

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, where in 1911/12 he served as

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. From 1892 to 1914 he was director of the ''Neutestamentarisch-exegetischen Seminar'' at Leipzig.

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 Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...

to the

Corinthians The First Epistle to the Corinthians ( grc, Α΄ ᾽Επιστολὴ πρὸς Κορινθίους) is one of the Pauline epistles, part of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The epistle is attributed to Paul the Apostle and a co-aut ...

. * ''Das zweite Sendschreiben des Apostel Paulus an die Korinthier'', 1887 – The second epistle of Saint Paul to the

. * ''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 –

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and the New Testament.HathiTrust Digital Library
published works

References

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