Johann Balthasar Lüderwald

Johann Balthasar Lüderwald (born September 27, 1722 in Fahrland ; † August 25, 1796 in Vorsfelde ) was a German Lutheran theologian and clergyman .

Life

Lüderwald was the son of the preacher Balthasar Lüderwald (1685–1734). From 1735 to 1738 he attended the Anna-Sophianeum grammar school in Schöningen . He then went to study theology at the University of Helmstedt , where he stayed from 1739 to 1742. His studies were mainly shaped by Johann Lorenz von Mosheim . After graduating, he worked as a tutor until 1747 . In 1747 he took over the pastor's office in Glentorf .

In 1762 Lüderwald was appointed Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg superintendent and pastor primarius in Vorsfelde. In 1764, he was either from the University of Göttingen and the University of Helmstedt for doctor of theology doctorate . He remained in office until 1790 and spent his retirement in Vorsfelde.

Lüderwald was initially a supporter of the Enlightenment, including Christian Wolffs . He later turned to Lutheran Late Orthodoxy and was part of the fragments dispute . He was an opponent of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing .

Works (selection)

• Detailed investigation of Heyden's vocation and bliss , 2 volumes, Wolfenbüttel 1754.
• Efforts for a thorough assessment and knowledge of the Revelation of St. John , 2 volumes, Kühnlin, Helmstedt 1777–1778.
• Freye comments on some of the so-called axiomata concerning the sacred scriptures, their dignity and necessity , Kühnlin, Helmstedt 1780.
• Brief and clear reflections on confession and the Lord's Supper for beginners in Christianity , Kühnlin, Helmstedt 1781.
• On allegory and mythology in the Bible: in particular with a view to the prophet Jona and other miraculous events, Kühnlin, Helmstedt 1786.
• The six first chapters of Daniel: checked and corrected for historical reasons , Kühnlein, Helmstedt 1789.

literature

• Carl Gustav Adolf Siegfried :  Lüderwald, Johann Balthasar . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 19, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, p. 378 f.
• Werner Raupp :  Lüderwald, Johann Balthasar. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 5, Bautz, Herzberg 1993, ISBN 3-88309-043-3 , Sp. 391-393.
• Werner Raupp : Art. Lüderwald, Johann Balthasar, in: The Dictionary of Eighteenth-Century German Philosophers. General Editors Heiner F. Klemme, Manfred Kuehn, Vol. 2, London / New York 2010 ( ISBN 978-0-8264-1862-3 ), pp. 746-747.

Web links

• Works by and about Johann Balthasar Lüderwald  in the German Digital Library