
Franz Xaver Reithmayr (16 March 1809 – 26 January 1872) was a German Catholic
theologian
Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing th ...
who specialized in
New Testament
The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christ ...
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 interpretations ...
. He was born in
Illkofen, located near
Regensburg.
He studied theology in Regensburg and at the
University of Munich
The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich or LMU; german: link=no, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Originally established as the University of ...
. In 1832 he received his
ordination
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, and for a period of time taught classes at the Latin School in Regensburg. Afterwards, he returned to
Munich
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and continued his studies under theologian
Johann Adam Möhler
Johann Adam Möhler (6 May 1796 – 12 April 1838) was a German Roman Catholic theologian.
He was born at Igersheim in the Bailiwick of Franconia of the Teutonic Order (from 1809 on part of Württemberg), and after studying philosophy and theol ...
(1796-1838), who was a profound influence to Reithmayr's career. After Möhler's death in 1838, he edited and published his mentor's "''Patrologie oder christliche Literärgeschichte''" (
Patrology
Patristics or patrology is the study of the early Christian writers who are designated Church Fathers. The names derive from the combined forms of Latin ''pater'' and Greek ''patḗr'' (father). The period is generally considered to run from ...
or Christian literary history).
In 1836 he earned his doctorate in theology, and in 1841 was appointed a full professor of New Testament
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 interpretations ...
at the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Munich, a position he maintained until his death. In 1869 he became an editor of the "''Bibliothek der Kirchenväter''" (Library of the Church Fathers).
Zeitschrift für die gesammte lutherische Theologie und Kirche, Volume 33
/ref> The following are some of his better literary efforts:
* ''Commentar zum Briefe an die Römer'' (Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans
The Epistle to the Romans is the sixth book in the New Testament, and the longest of the thirteen Pauline epistles. Biblical scholars agree that it was composed by Paul the Apostle to explain that salvation is offered through the gospel of J ...
), Regensburg (1843).
* ''Einleitung in die canonischen Bücher des Neuen Bundes'' (Introduction to the canon of the New Testament books), Regensburg (1852).
* ''Commentar zum Briefe an die Galater'' (Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians
The Epistle to the Galatians is the ninth book of the New Testament. It is a letter from Paul the Apostle to a number of Early Christian communities in Galatia. Scholars have suggested that this is either the Roman province of Galatia in south ...
), Münich (1865).
* ''Lehrbuch der biblischen Hermeneutik'' (Textbook of Biblical hermeneutics
Hermeneutics () is the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially the interpretation of Biblical hermeneutics, biblical texts, wisdom literature, and Philosophy, philosophical texts. Hermeneutics is more than interpretative principles ...
), (1874); edited and published by Valentin Thalhofer
Valentin Thalhofer (January 20, 1825 – September 17, 1891) was a German Roman Catholic clergyman and theologian.
Biography
Thalhofer was born at Unterroth, near Ulm, on 21 January 1825; and died at the same place, on 17 September 1891. He too ...
(1825-1891).
References
Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature
(biography)
1809 births
1872 deaths
People from Regensburg (district)
19th-century German Catholic theologians
Academic staff of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
German male non-fiction writers
19th-century male writers
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