Oskar Holtzmann (20 January 1859,

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– 10 March 1934,

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) was a German

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who specialized in

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studies. From 1877 to 1883 he studied theology at the universities of

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and

and at the seminary in Friedberg. Afterwards, he served as a pastor in Bickenbach and as a teacher at a number of different schools. In 1889 he became a lecturer at the University of Giessen, where during the following year, he was appointed an associate professor of New Testament

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Published works

In 1901 he issued ''Leben Jesu'', a book that was later translated into English and published a
''The life of Jesus''
translated by J.T. Bealby and Maurice A. Canney (London: Black, 1904). Holtzmann's other noted works include: * ''Das Johannesevangelium, untersucht und erklärt'', 1887 – The

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, investigated and explained. * ''Geschichte des volkes Israel''; 2 volumes, 1887–88 (with

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) – History of the people of

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. * ''Religionsgeschichtliche Vorträge'', 1902 – Religious history lectures. * ''War Jesus ekstatiker? : eine Untersuchung zum Leben Jesu'', 1903 – Was Jesus ecstatic? : A study of Jesus' sanity. * ''Der christliche Gottesglaube : seine Vorgeschichte und Urgeschichte'', 1905 – The Christian belief in God: its history and prehistory. * ''Neutestamentliche Zeitgeschichte'', 1906 – New Testament history. * ''Der Tosephtatraktat Berakot; Text, Übersetzung und Erklärung'', 1912 – The Tosephtatraktat Berakot; translation and explanation.HathiTrust Digital Library
published works

External links

Works available at German Digital Library

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Holtzmann, Oskar 1859 births 1934 deaths 19th-century German Protestant theologians 20th-century German Protestant theologians Academic staff of the University of Giessen Writers from Stuttgart