Herbert Jantzen
Herbert John Jantzen (born September 12, 1922 in Hepburn (Saskatchewan) , Canada ) is a German-Canadian evangelical theologian. He created a German translation of the Bible and wrote the series “The Main Teachings of Holy Scripture”.
Life
Jantzen studied theology and education at the Canadian Mennonite Bible College in Winnipeg . He then worked from 1951 to 1954 as a Bible school teacher , evangelist and pastor in Canadian churches.
In 1954 he came to Europe. There Jantzen was traveling as a travel preacher in the Netherlands , Germany and Switzerland . 1971–1981 he was professor of dogmatics at the Free Evangelical Theological Academy in Basel . He then taught as a guest at the Free Theological Academy in Giessen and at various Bible schools. In 1999 he returned to Canada.
Works
New Testament letters
His translation of the letters of the New Testament , published in 1999, is based on the Textus Receptus in the edition of the French publisher Robert Estienne from 1550. Due to his understanding of the Bible, Jantzen endeavored in the tradition of concordant translations to "reproduce the more important terms more or less consistently."
The New Testament in German
Jantzen's translation of the entire New Testament appeared in April 2007; it also followed the Textus Receptus of 1550. With the translation he combined references to parallel passages, footnotes, a list of terms and a translation commentary. The translation should give the reader the answer to the question "What is actually written?"
The main teachings of the Scriptures
The main teachings of Scripture put Jantzen in several volumes before:
- Volume 1 Introduction to the Doctrine of the Faith , ISBN 3-931346-11-0
- Volume 2 The Doctrine of God , ISBN 3-931346-12-9
- Volume 3 The Doctrine of Christ
- Volume 4a The Doctrine of the Divine Spirit , ISBN 3-931346-14-5
- Volume 4b The Doctrine of the Created Spirits
- Volume 5 The Doctrine of Man
- Volume 6 The doctrine of salvation
- Volume 7 The Doctrine of the Church
- Volume 8 The Doctrine of Future Things
Web links
- Literature by and about Herbert Jantzen in the catalog of the German National Library
- Free download of lectures and books by Herbert Jantzen for listening and reading
- The latest Jantzen-NT in PDF and DOC format ( ZIP ; 10.5 MB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jantzen, Herbert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jantzen, Herbert John (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Canadian author of a German translation of the Bible |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hepburn (Saskatchewan) , Canada |