Frédéric Bettex

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Jean Frédéric Bettex (born April 9, 1837 in Etoy ; † September 14, 1915 in Allmannsdorf ) was a Swiss teacher and apologetic writer .

Life

Bettex, the son of a pastor, received his education in Württemberg and studied mathematics , natural sciences and art history in Tübingen . He was a teacher in Scotland and a language and drawing teacher for 27 years at the Evangelical Daughter Institute in Stuttgart . The King of Württemberg awarded him the title of professor. In 1902 he gave up his teaching post and moved to Überlingen on Lake Constance .

Bettex is known for its apologetic books, which reflect solid scientific and historical knowledge.

Works

  • The first sheet of the Bible (1885)
  • On the galleys. Memoirs of a Huguenot (1887)
  • What do you think of Christ? (1893)
  • Study of Nature and Christianity (1896)
  • Nature and Law (1898)
  • Symbolism of creation and eternal nature (1899)
  • The wonder. An Interpretation of God's Miracles in Scripture (1899)
  • The Song of Creation (1900)
  • The Bible of God's Word (1903)
  • Education (1904)
  • Faith and Criticism (1904)
  • Doubt? (1906)
  • The Book of Truth (1907)
  • From Israel's history. Published by Theodor Urban, Striegau in Schlesien 1908.
  • On the Greatness of the Triune God (1911)
  • The end. The Last Things According to Scripture (1913)

literature

  • Christoph Raedel: On the wisdom of faith. Jean Frédéric Bettex as a Christian apologist. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2006. online at google-books

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personal data
SURNAME Bettex, Frédéric
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bettex, Jean Frédéric
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss teacher and apologetic writer
DATE OF BIRTH April 9, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH Etoy
DATE OF DEATH September 14, 1915
Place of death Allmannsdorf