Johann Friedrich Ahlfeld (born 1 November 1810 in

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in the

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and died 4 March 1884 in

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) was a German

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theologian and preacher.

Life

The son of a carpenter, he attended secondary school in Aschersleben and

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and studied theology in Halle with Carl Ullmann and the historian Heinrich Leo. He was pastor of

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from 1838 to 1847, of Halle and Leipzig from 1851 to 1881.. He was an important Lutheran preacher.

Works

* ''Predigten über die evangelischen Perikopen'', Leipzig 1848–1849. * ''Sonntagsgnade und Sonntagssünde. Vier Predigten'' 1850 * ''Staat, Haus und Herz in und außer der Kirche Christi. Vortrag''. 1851. * ''Katechismuspredigten''. Drei Bände, 1852. * ''Das Leben im Lichte des Wortes Gottes. Ein Lebensbuch insbesondere für Confirmanden und Brautpaare''. 1858. * ''Predigten an Sonn- und Festtagen. I. „Die Ruhe der Kinder Gottes in dem Herrn''. Drei Bände, 1850–1861; II. ''Bausteine zum Aufbau der Gemeinde''. Sechs Bände, 1852–1856 (1. Bd. 4. Aufl. 1862; 2. und 3. Bd. 3. Aufl. 1857 und 1859). III. ''Zeugnisse aus dem inneren Leben''. Drei Bände, 1860 bis 1864. * ''Weckstimmen aus dem Jahre 1866. Acht Predigten''. 1867. * ''Das rothe Buch. Aus Kreuz und Freude einer Kaufmannsfamilie. Erzählung''. 1867. * ''Predigten über die epistolischen Perikopen'', 1867. * ''Bruder Berthold von Regensburg, der große deutsche Prediger des Mittelalters. Vortrag''. 1874. * ''Ein Kirchenjahr in Predigten''. 1875. * ''Zehn Predigten nach der Feier seiner 25jährigen Amtsführung als Prediger zu St. Nicolai in Leipzig''. 1876. * ''Confirmationsreden aus den Jahren 1868–1879'', 1880. * ''Erzählungen für das Volk'', 5. Aufl., Halle 1881 * ''Morgenandachten. Aus den Predigten von D. Friedr. Ahlfeld''. 1882. * ''Abendandachten. Aus den Predigten von D. Friedr. Ahlfeld''. 1884. * ''Predigten über freie Texte''.

References

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