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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Biography

He studied at

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

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

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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''" (

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; 3rd ed., 1901), in the series "''Handkommentar zum Neuen Testament''". On the question of the relationship of the

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, 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

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

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'' of Papias, and

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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

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.Most widely held works by Heinrich Julius Holtzmann
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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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References

Holtzmann, Heinrich
In:

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(NDB). Band 9, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1972, , S. 560 f. Attribution: *

Attribution

{{DEFAULTSORT:Holtzmann, Heinrich Julius 1832 births 1910 deaths Clergy from Karlsruhe Academic staff of the University of Strasbourg Humboldt University of Berlin alumni 19th-century German Protestant theologians New Testament scholars 19th-century German male writers German male non-fiction writers