Georg Benedikt Winer (13 April 1789,

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– 12 May 1858, Leipzig) was a

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, known for his

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studies of the

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. Theologically, Winer was an "anti-trinitarian".

Life

He studied theology at

, where in 1819 he began work as a curator at the

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. In 1823 he became a full professor of theology at the

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, then in 1832 returned to Leipzig, where he worked in a similar role as in Erlangen. On several separate occasions he served as dean to the theological faculty, and in 1842 was named university rector.Prof. Dr. phil. et theol. Johann Georg Benedikt Winer
Professorenkatalog der Universität Leipzig From 1824 to 1830 he edited with J. G. V. Engelhardt, the , and alone from 1826 to 1832, the . He is well known as the author of a (1821, 8th edition, revised by P. W. Schmiedel, 1894 ff.), of which several translations have appeared, one of them being by W. F. Moulton (1870, 3rd edition 1882; "A Treatise on the Grammar of New Testament Greek"). His other works include: * (1824; 4th edition by P. Ewald, 1882; English translation as "A comparative view of the doctrines and confessions of the various communities of Christendom", 1873). * (1820; 3rd edition 1847–1848, 2 volumes) – Biblical dictionary. * (1824; 3rd edition by B Fischer, , 1882; English translation as ''Grammar of the Chaldee Language as contained in the Bible and the Targums'', 1842).The Christian Review, Volume 10
Google Books * (1820; 3rd edition 1838–1840, 2 volumes; supplement, 1842) – Handbook of theological literature.

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