Heinrich Holtzmann Heinrich Julius Holtzmann (7 May 1832 – 4 August 1910),

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, son of theologian Karl Julius Holtzmann (1804–1877), was born at

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, where his father ultimately became prelate and counsellor to the supreme

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(Evangelischer Oberkirchenrat) of the

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. He studied at

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, and eventually (1874) was appointed professor ordinarius at the

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in 1878/79). A moderately liberal theologian, he became best known as a

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critic and

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, being the author of "''Die Synoptiker''" (Commentary on the Synoptics; 1889; 3rd ed., 1901), the "''Evangelium, Briefe und Offenbarung des Johannes''" ( Johannine books; 1890; 2nd ed., 1893), and the "''Apostelgeschichte''" ( Acts of the Apostles; 3rd ed., 1901), in the series "''Handkommentar zum Neuen Testament''". On the question of the relationship of the Synoptic Gospels, Holtzmann in his early work, "''Die synoptischen Evangelien, ihr Ursprung und geschichtlicher Charakter''" (The Synoptic Gospels: Their Origin and Historical Character), presents a view which has been widely accepted, maintaining the priority of

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, deriving Matthew in its present form from Mark and from Matthew's earlier "collection of sayings", the ''

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'' of Papias, and Luke from Matthew and Mark in the form in which we have them. This view was a modified version of Christian Weisse's hypothesis. Other noteworthy works are: * ''Lehrbuch der historisch-kritischen Einleitung in das Neue Testament'' (1885, 3rd ed., 1892). * ''Lehrbuch der neutestamentlichen Theologie'' (2 volumes, 1896–97). * ''Lexikon für Theologie und Kirchenwesen'' (1882; 3rd ed., 1895); in collaboration with Richard Otto Zöpffel.Most widely held works by Heinrich Julius Holtzmann
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- Lichtental. ;Family He married the daughter of Georg Weber. His daughter

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(1866–1925) was a politician and

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activist. She married

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Holtzmann, Heinrich
In: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 9, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1972, , S. 560 f. {{DEFAULTSORT:Holtzmann, Heinrich Julius 1832 births 1910 deaths Clergy from Karlsruhe University of Strasbourg faculty Humboldt University of Berlin alumni 19th-century German Protestant theologians New Testament scholars 19th-century German male writers German male non-fiction writers