Joachim Ehrenfried Pfeiffer

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Joachim Ehrenfried Pfeiffer (born September 6, 1709 in Güstrow , † October 18, 1787 in Erlangen ) was a German Protestant theologian . He taught at the University of Erlangen .

Life

Joachim Ehrenfried Pfeiffer is the son of the Güstrow preacher Johann Ehrenfried Pfeiffer (son of the theologian August Pfeiffer ) and his wife Anna Agneta Barnstorff, the daughter of the Rostock medical professor Bernhard Barnstorff . Because his father died three years after Pfeiffer was born, his mother raised him. After the first lesson, she let him be taught by private tutors, whereupon he attended a grammar school in Güstrow and then in Stralsund .

In 1728 Pfeiffer began studying theology at the University of Rostock . There he received his master's degree in philosophy in 1730 and began to give lectures on the Hebrew language. He interrupted this to continue his studies at the University of Jena . There he studied the Leibnitz-Wolfische philosophy, which at that time received hardly any attention. He also read privately to a few students. In October 1737 he defended his work de malo morali ob divinam ad bonos fines directionem ad actiones Dei haud referendo, nec per locum Exod. 4, 21 relato , completed his habilitation and was allowed to hold public lectures.

Pfeiffer's lectures received applause, and in his disputations he proved to be knowledgeable and humble, so that the Faculty of Philosophy appointed him as an adjunct .

By his former teacher Jena Reusch recommended Pfeiffer received in 1743 the appointment of extraordinary theology professorship at the University of Erlangen. In 1743 he defended a work before leaving Jena and received his doctorate in theology on October 17th . In Erlangen he was also the dean of the Faculty of Theology and thus its first. As early as 1744, he was also prorector of the University of Erlangen.

Occupied by his academic posts, he also succeeded the late preacher Altmann in the Erlangen old town in 1744, for which several people had to persuade him. Since the following year he has held the office of scholar at the Bayreuth and Erlangen grammar schools. In 1748 he also became superintendent in Erlangen and first professor of theology. In 1759 the German Society of Erlangen accepted him as an honorary member. This was the reason for him to reject the appointment as professor at the University of Bützow that he had received the following year . He held further vice-rectorates in 1748, 1757/1758, 1761, 1765/1766, 1769 and 1780. He turned down three appointments as professor of theology at the University of Jena in 1748, 1750 and 1758. He did not demand any compensation from the prince, although this was customary at the time.

In old age, the academic activities caused increasing difficulties for Pfeiffer. In addition, conflicts arose within the Erlangen university professors, so that the professorship lost its luster for him. He expressed the wish to be able to accept the superintendent of another city within the Bayreuth principality, but this did not happen. Margrave Alexander initially had Pfeiffer's salary increased, provided him with assistants at the universities and finally appointed him a secret church council in 1786, without the latter having expressed a wish.

1787 died Pfeiffer at the age of 78 years Serothorax . The marriage with Sabina Dorothea Billing, the daughter of a pastor from Trautskirchen , came from August Friedrich Pfeiffer , who, like his father, taught theology in Erlangen.

Act

Pfeiffer had a thorough knowledge of dogmatics , patristics and polemics ; the Greek, Hebrew, Chaldean, Syrian and rabbinic languages. He was considered condescending, undemanding, humble, meek and disinterested, for which he enjoyed popularity among his students. In the beginning, students sometimes traveled long distances to attend Pfeiffer's lectures; later this subsided; in the end, his lectures, as it is said, were no longer attended.

Pfeiffer can be assigned to anti-rationalism . In addition to journal articles, he also wrote dissertations and programs.

Carl Gustav Adolf Siegfried described Pfeiffer's works with little depth and thoroughness. These are numerous and about exegesis and dogmatics. He explains the fact that Pfeiffer was busy with official tasks and church interests and only wrote the writings on the side.

Works

  • Diss. De malo morali ob divinam ad bonos fines directionem ad actiones Dei haud referendo nec per locum Exod. 4, 21 relato (Jena 1737)
  • Diss. De obligatione hominis ad imitationem Dei, rationis et Scripturae consensu firmata Ephes. 5, 1. (Jena 1738)
  • Diss. Divino ductos spiritu Dei esse filios ex Rome. 8, 14 assereas (Jena 1739)
  • Diss. De lege interpretandi prima et fundamentali (Jena 1740)
  • Diss. De poenitentia philosophica (Jena 1742)
  • Diss. De limitibus rationis circa cognitionem Det 2 Cor. 10, 5 definitis et ad illustrationes ejus applicatis (Jena 1743)
  • Elementa Hermeneuticae universalis veterum atque recentionam et proprias quasdam conceptiones complexa (Jena 1743)
  • Diss. De calore sub nube torrente, Esaiae LXV, 5 in versione Hieronymi vulgataque obvia ad textum Hebraeum reique ipsios naturam expenso (Jena 1743)
  • Diss.Trinitatem personarum in unitate Dei ex oraculis VT eving (Jena 1743)
  • Oratio de limitibus rationis in interpretanda Scriptura Sacra (Erlangen 1743)
  • Progr. Ad theol. doctor. promotionem excusum stilo paridari (Erlangen 1743)
  • Progr. Messias [...] ad Jerem. 23, 5, 6 (Erlangen 1743)
  • Progr. Messias satisfactor hominum, ex Isa. 53, May 4, 6 (Erlangen 1744)
  • Progr. Processio Spiritus S. a filio Dei ex Jes. 45, 3 (Erlangen 1745)
  • Progr. Sanctificans et qui sanctificatur […] ex Ebr. 2, 11 (Erlangen 1746)
  • Progr. Argumenti, quod contra verum, proprium ac realem Christi ad inferos descensum ex resurrectione eidem postposita cum primiis urgetur, examen repetitum (Erlangen 1748)
  • Progr. Vindiciae argumenti, quod ex resurrectione Christi pro adstruenda ejus divinitate derivatur (Erlangen 1749)
  • Progr. Discrimen, quod inter confirmationem in Christum unctionem, obsignationem et donationem Spiritus arrhabonis intercedit ex 2 Cor. 2, 1, 21. 22 (Erlangen 1750)
  • Progr. Messias non Spiritus S. sed Dei Patris filius ex Ps. 2, 7 (Erlangen 1751)
  • Progr. Doctrina Scripturae de conciliatione cum Deo per Jesum Christum ex 2 Cor. 5, 21 (Erlangen 1752)
  • Progr. Testimonium Spiritus S. filiorum Dei gloriam fidelibus confirmans ex Rome. 8, 16 (Erlangen 1753)
  • Progr. Lux orta populo in tenebris sedenti ex Jes. 8, 23. 9, 1 (Erlangen 1754)
  • Progr. Cognitio justi servi Dei justifica ex Isa. 53, 11 (Erlangen 1755)
  • Progr.Unctio Christi prouti Spiritus S. est facta (Erlangen 1756)
  • Progr. Exinanitio Christi usquequaque salutem nostram promerens (Erlangen 1753)
  • Progr. Necessitas mortis Christi virtutem expiatoriam et meritoriam reliquo exinanitionis statui non abrogans (Erlangen 1759)
  • The consolation of a dying scholar at the funeral of Blessed D. Joh. Mart. Chladenii on Ps. 86, 6 (Erlangen 1759)
  • Progr. Demonstratio apostolica quod major Mose Christ, non modo par ei sit Ebr. 3, 3. 4 evoluta (Erlangen 1759)
  • Progr. Spes resurrectionis et vitae ex redemtoris vita et resurrectione Jobum solata ad summam cap. XIX, 25. 26. 27 (Erlangen 1760/1761)
  • Progr. Ad orationem memoriae b. D. Germ. Aug. Ellrodii consecratam (Erlangen 1760)
  • Oratio in memoriam Ellrodii, de sapientia Theologi architectonica circa domum Dei aedificandam (Erlangen 1760)
  • Progr. Lucta Jacobi cum viro domini futurae manifestationis Dei in carne index ex Genes. 32, 29 (Erlangen 1760)
  • Diss. De vi et efficacia Scripturae sacrae (Erlangen 1761)
  • Progr. Immanuel non geminus, sed unicus Jesus Christ ex Isa. 7, 14 et Matth. 1, 22. 23 (Erlangen 1761)
  • Progr. Honor divitis Christo cum impiis sepeliendo in morta sua obtingens ad Esa. 53, 9 (Erlangen 1762)
  • Progr. De fidelium gemino paracleto divino (Erlangen 1762)
  • Progr. Augustanae Confessionis adversus necessitatem traditionum ex Matth. 15, 9 pugnantis oppositas confutatoribus pontificiis vindicias continens (Erlangen 1762)
  • Progr.Testimonium spiritus de spiritu datum Christo per aquam et sanguinem venienti ad 1 Joh, 5, 6 illustratum (Erlangen 1763)
  • Disp. qua Christ verus Deus ex 1 Joh. 5, 20 contra Bensonium demonstratur (Erlangen 1764)
  • progr. S. Ingatium communioni privatae adversus ex Epist. ad Philadelphenos sistens (Erlangen 1764)
  • Progr. Differentia spiritus in terra cum aqua et sanguine testantis a spiritu teste coelesti ad 1 Joh. 5, 8 (Erlangen 1764)
  • Diss. De non concedenda communione privata (Erlangen 1764)
  • Progr. Processio Spiritus S. a Patre Filioque ad irrisione nupera Theologi Helmstadiensis (WA Teller) vindicata (Erlangen 1765)
  • Progr. Nova methodus deitatem Spiritus S. adsque rationibus probantibus cognoscendi sub examen vocata (Erlangen 1766)
  • Disp. Spiritus S. deitas ex argumentis suis expugnatis adversus censuram Theologi Helmstadiensis vindicata (Erlangen 1766)
  • Progr. I-IV. Trias testium in coelo, qui unum sunt, ut 1 Joh. 5, 7 legitur contra D. Bensonium vindicata (Erlangen 1767–1772)
  • Progr. Quod contra repetitas exceptiones Christum magnum Deum in Epist. ad Tit. 2, 13 exhiberi comprobat (Erlangen 1768)
  • Progr. Quo Christi exinaniti et exaltali gloria Psalmo octavo celebrata sistitur (Erlangen 1769)
  • Progr. Hominem orbis futuri Dominum non nisi Jesum Christum ex Ebr. 2, 5 sistens (Erlangen 1770)
  • Institutiones Hermeneuticae sacrae veterum atque recentiorum et proprias quasdam praeceptiones complexae (Erlangen 1771)
  • Progr. Cultum Dei publicum in orbe primaevo haud neglectum sistens (Erlangen 1771)
  • Progr. […] Patris, Filii et Spiritus S. ex institutione baptismi Matth. 29, 19 declarata (Erlangen 1772)
  • Progr. De Jesu Christo ob oculos pridem depicto Galatis cum crucifixo ex dat aad eos Epistola cap. III, 1 (Erlangen 1773)
  • Progr. Aeterna filii Dei majestas fons glorias, satisfactionem praestitam insecutae ex Ebr. 1, 3 (Erlangen 1773)
  • Progr. Quies Dei sabbatica, duce Jesu Christo Josuae antitypo per fidem obtinenda ex Ebr. 4, 1 evoluta (Erlangen 1774)
  • Progr. Unctio Christi per Spiritum S. Trinitatis certa significatio ex Isa. 61, 1. 2 (Erlangen 1775)
  • Progr. Spiritus S. cum Patre et Filio mundi creator, ex Ps. 38, 6 (Erlangen 1776)
  • Progr. Argumentum apostolicum Ebr. 1, 8. 9 pro majestate Christi divina ex Ps. 45, 7. 8 asserenda (Erlangen 1777)
  • Progr. Nativitatis Jesu Christi regem non mundanum sed spiritualem exhibens (Erlangen 1777)
  • Progr. Fides Matthaei in producendis resurrectionis Christi testibus custodibus sepulcri contra nuperam impugnationem vindicata (Erlangen 1779)
  • Progr.Nati ex semine Davidis Filii Dei gloria adversus contradictiones resurrectioni ejus obmotas vindicata (Erlangen 1780)
  • Progr. Historia resurrectionis Christi a contradictionibus objectis plane libera (Erlangen 1781)
  • Progr. Scopus venientis in munum Jesu Christi discessui ejus ex hoc mundo per omnia consentaneus, adversus impugnationem nuperam (Erlangen 1781)
  • Progr. Resurrectionis dominicae veritas novo plano non indigens sciolorum examine (Erlangen 1782)
  • Progr. Spiritus in Christum baptizatum sub specie columbae descendens non donum aliquod accidentale, sed persona divina ex Joh. 1, 32–34 (Erlangen 1783)
  • Progr. Quo Semiarianorum de Spiritu S. sententiam secundum Philastrium expendit (Erlangen 1784)
  • Progr. De cultu religioso Spiritui S. aeque ac Patri et Filio from Angelis praestito et a nobis praestando, ex Jes. 6, 3 (Erlangen 1786)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry by Joachim Gottfried Pfeiffer in the Rostock matriculation portal
  2. ↑ Entry in the Rostock matriculation portal

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personal data
SURNAME Pfeiffer, Joachim Ehrenfried
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian
DATE OF BIRTH September 6, 1709
PLACE OF BIRTH Guestrow
DATE OF DEATH October 18, 1787
Place of death gain