Carl Friedrich Wedge

Carl Friedrich Keil (actually: Johann Friedrich Karl Keil ; born February 26, 1807 in Lauterbach near Oelsnitz , † May 5, 1888 in Rödlitz near Lichtenstein ) was a German Protestant theologian with a focus on Old Testament exegesis.

Keil came from a poor family of craftsmen. In 1821 he emigrated to Saint Petersburg , where he wanted to learn the carpentry trade from his uncle. Because of his weak constitution, his uncle made it possible for him to attend the German Petri School , and because of his good performance he received a scholarship to study theology, first in Estonian Dorpat , then in Berlin , where he became a student of Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg .

In 1833, Keil began his work at the theological faculty of the University of Dorpat , where he became an associate professor at the age of 31 and taught Old and New Testament exegesis and oriental languages ​​for around 25 years. After retirement, he moved in 1859 to Leipzig , where he also worked on his masterpiece: the collaboration with Franz Delitzsch published Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament . This Bible Commentary was also translated into English and reprinted in North America for well over 100 years.

Keil's work was that of a deeply religious theologian who, with his well-founded historical and philological knowledge, sought a full understanding of biblical texts and a defense of the word of God against theses critical of the Bible.

Fonts

• Apologetic attempt on the books of the chronicle and on the integrity of the book Esra , Berlin, 1833
• About the Hiram-Solomonic shipping to Ophir and Tarsis. A biblical-archaeological investigation , Schünmann, Dorpat, 1834
• Apologia mosaiceae traditionis de mundi hominumque originibus exponentis: Commentatio prima , Dorpat, 1839
• The Temple of Solomon. An archaeological study , Dorpat, 1839
• Commentar on the Books of Kings , Moscow, 1846
• Commentary on the book Josua , Heyder, Erlangen, 1847
• Textbook of the historical-critical introduction to the canonical writings of the Old Testament , Heyder & Zimmer, Frankfurt a. M., 1853
• Handbook of Biblical Archeology , Frankfurt a. M., 1858-1859
• Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament , Dörffling & Franke, Leipzig: (only the volumes of this commentary written by Keil follow)
  • Part 1: Biblical Commentary on the Books of Moses
    • Volume 1: Genesis and Exodus
    • Volume 2: Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy
  • Part 2: The Prophetic History Books of the Old Testament
    • Volume 1: Joshua, Judges and Ruth
    • Volume 2: The Books of Samuel
    • Volume 3: The Books of Kings
  • Part 3: The Prophetic Books :
    • Volume 2: Biblical Commentary on the Prophet Jeremiah and the Kagelieder
    • Volume 3: Biblical Commentary on the Prophet Ezekiel
    • Volume 4: Biblical Commentary on the Twelve Minor Prophets
    • Volume 5: Biblical Commentary on the Prophet Daniel
  • Part 5: The Post-Exilic History Books: Chronicle, Ezra, Nehemia and Esther , 1870
  • Supplement: Commentary on the Books of the Maccabees , 1875
• Commentar on the Gospel of Matthew , Leipzig, 1877
• Commentar on the Gospels Mark and Luke , Leipzig, 1879
• Commentar on the Gospel of Johannes , Leipzig, 1881
• Commentary on the letters of Peter and Judas , Dörffling and Franke, Leipzig, 1883
• Commentary on the letter to the Hebrews , Dörffling and Franke, Leipzig, 1885

literature

• Erich Beyreuther :  Wedge, Karl, Lutheran. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 11, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1977, ISBN 3-428-00192-3 , p. 406 ( digitized version ).
• Peter Siemens: Carl Friedrich Keil (1807-1888). Life and work. Brunnen Verlag, Giessen, 1994

Web links

• Literature by and about Carl Friedrich Keil in the catalog of the German National Library
• Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Carl Friedrich Keil. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
• Keil and Delitzsch: Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament in Dr. BA Zuiddam's Tasmanian study room.