Erich Fascher

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Erich Fascher (born December 14, 1897 in Göttingen , † July 23, 1978 in Potsdam ) was a German Protestant theologian . He was the founder of the collection of theological comments on the New Testament , which was published from 1968 to 1998 in the Evangelical Publishing House.

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Erich Fascher was the son of a businessman. After graduating from high school, he began studying theology at the University of Göttingen in 1916 . In 1917/1918 he took part in the First World War as a paramedic and then continued his theology studies.

1921-22 he was a candidate in the seminary Erichsburg and then an assistant at the New Testament Seminar at the University of Göttingen. In 1924 he was with the work of the form-critical method to Lic. Theol. doctorate , in 1926 he qualified as a professor in the New Testament. He then worked as a private lecturer in Marburg and in 1930 was given a chair in Jena . After conflicts with Nazi-minded students, he was transferred to the theological faculty of the University of Halle in 1936 . During the Second World War Erich Fascher was a hospital chaplain and head of a language convict . Two of his texts were placed on the list of literature to be segregated in the Soviet occupation zone .

After the Second World War, Fascher joined the CDU in 1945 and was involved in state politics . In 1946/1947 he was a member of the 1st State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt and chairman of the CDU parliamentary group there , then he became a member of the 1st People's Council of the Soviet Zone and later the People's Chamber . In the CDU he was deputy state chairman from 1946 and from 1948 to 1950 chairman of the CDU state association Saxony-Anhalt . He was also a member of the central board of the Society for German-Soviet Friendship .

Because of his critical attitude towards the dominance of the SED , he was removed from his party positions in February 1950 and transferred to Greifswald . In 1954 he was offered a professorship at the Humboldt University in Berlin . From 1958 until his retirement in 1964 he was dean of the theological faculty there.

In 1962 he received the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver.

Fonts

  • The historical method. A presentation and criticism, at the same time a contribution to the history of the synoptic problem. Dissertation. University of Göttingen 1924. Töpelmann, Giessen 1924.
  • Proutiēs. Töpelmann, Giessen 1927.
  • Understanding the New Testament. Töpelmann, Giessen 1930.
  • Adolf Jülicher : Introduction to the New Testament. Revised in connection with Erich Fascher. Mohr, Tübingen 1931.
  • Great Germans encounter the Bible. Verlag Deutsche Christen, Weimar 1935. 2nd edition: Akademie Verlag, Halle 1937.
  • Text history as a hermeneutical problem. Niemeyer, Halle (Saale) 1953.
  • Albert Schweitzer, theologian and artist, doctor and philanthropist. Ed. Party leadership of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany. Union, Berlin 1955.
  • Socrates and Christ. Contributions to the history of religion. Koehler & Amelang (VOB), Leipzig 1959.
  • From the beginning of the world and from the origin of the human race. A study of the history of religion and culture. Tölpelmann, Berlin 1961.
  • Question and answer. Studies in theology and History of religion. Evangelical Publishing House, Berlin 1968.
  • (Co-author): Paul's first letter to the Corinthians. Part 1: Introduction and interpretation of chapters 1–7. Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Berlin 1975. 4th edition 1988, ISBN 3-374-00356-7 .

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  1. ^ German administration for popular education in the Soviet occupation zone, list of literature to be sorted out
  2. ↑ Berliner Zeitung , December 18, 1962, p. 2
personal data
SURNAME Fascher, Erich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian and politician, MdV
DATE OF BIRTH December 14, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH Goettingen
DATE OF DEATH July 23, 1978
Place of death Potsdam