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Gressmann
Gressmann, Gressman may refer to: * Eugene Gressman (1917–2010), American legal scholar * Evelyn Gressmann (1943–2018), German actress * Hugo Gressmann (1877–1927), a German Old Testament scholar * Philip Gressman (born 1978), American mathematician * Thomas S. Gressman, an American science fiction writer * Uwe Greßmann (1933–1969), German writer * 4396 Gressmann (1981 JH), a main-belt asteroid discovered on 1981 by Ted Bowell See also ; Related & Similar surnames * Kressmann * Cressman:de:Cressman * Grasmann (Grasman), Grassmann (Grassman), Gruzman References {{surname, Greßmann, Gressmann, Gressman German-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Gressmann
Hugo Gressmann (March 21, 1877 – April 6, 1927) was a prominent Old Testament scholar in Protestant Germany and a friend and associate of the eminent scholar Hermann Gunkel. He was a member of the history of religions school. Early life He was born on March 21, 1877, in Mölln, in the Province of Schleswig-Holstein. ''Gattungsgeschichte'' method Gressmann carried over the work of Gunkel in which he used the ''Gattungsgeschichte'' method of Biblical study (otherwise known as Form Criticism) and applied it to the books of Exodus, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 & 2 Samuel and 1 & 2 Kings, in the Old Testament. He took a traditio-historical approach in examining these passages, aiming to examine individual units so as to glean from them their original setting and purpose. Conflict with the ideas of Wellhausen Gressmann was significant in that he disagreed with the ideas of Julius Wellhausen, another eminent Biblical scholar, on the dates of the Decalogue (more commonly known as the Ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |