Johann Georg Joch

Johann Georg Joch (born December 27, 1676 in Rothenburg ob der Tauber , † October 1, 1731 in Wittenberg ) was a German Protestant theologian .

Life

Born as the son of the preacher Johann Georg Joch and Anna Kunigunde (née Winterbach), he attended school in his hometown at the age of five. In 1695 he went to the University of Jena , where he initially devoted himself to studying at the philosophical and law faculties. In 1697 he received his master's degree and, after successfully completing his university service, was accepted as an adjunct in the philosophical faculty in 1704 .

As such, he turned to the study of theology, acquired a baccalaurus degree in theology in 1705 and was awarded a doctorate in theology in 1709 . He then went to Dortmund , where he took over the superintendent's position and thus became head of the local grammar school. However, he soon got into an argument with local preachers. As a moderate Lutheran who also harbored sympathy for the Pietists , he faced Orthodox Lutherans here, who had some complaints about the purity of the teaching he represented.

The disputes were also fought over the pulpit and thus moved the entire Dortmund community. This also resulted in a violent correspondence. In 1722 Joch moved to Erfurt , where on February 5 he was appointed pastor at the Kaufmannskirche , senior of the Evangelical Ministry, professor of theology and head of the grammar school in Erfurt. But even there he got into disputes with the council and led various religious controversies.

When Professors Martin Chladni and Johann Wilhelm Jahn died at the University of Wittenberg in 1725 , Joch was drawn to Wittenberg , the declining center of Lutheran Orthodoxy . It is not surprising that his sympathy for the Pietists again met with little approval. He placed the demand for personal new life and rebirth in the foreground and in the disputation "Desperatione salutari" presented desperation in oneself as a process that is beneficial to humans.

This publication provoked a dispute that lasted until after Joch's life. Nevertheless, by setting up a royal commission in Dresden, the question of the quarrels was largely resolved. This made things quieter around Joch and he was even able to take over the rectorate of the university in 1730 . Above all, Joch came to the fore with his writings on church history and the library he created was incorporated into the Wittenberg University Library.

Works (selection)

Disputations

de notis vetrum criticis in censendis auctoribus, Jena
de foeminis barbatis, Jena
de auctu Philosophiae rationalis, Jena
de libris politicis: Dissertationes duae, Jena
de singularibus ac mirandis, quae circa mondum partus Christi evenisse dicuntur, Jena
de Clemnte Romano artque Irenae non favente Missae Pontificae: sub Praesidio D. Buddei, Jena
de Synodo Tremoniensi, Tremon
dePatribus primitivae ecclesiae & speciatim Ignatio, non saventibus merito bonorum operum. Tremon
de stola alba neophytorum in veteri ecclesia Trmon 1711
de peccatis per participationem: Dissertationes duae, Tremon 1713 and 1714
de Politicis Idealibus, Temon 1714
de exitu ex Babele, ad Apoc. XVIII. 4. Diss. Duae. Trmon 1717 and 1718
de conservanda doctrinae Evangelicae puritare, Wittenberg 1717
de studio verbi divini, ad Col. III. 16. per Licentia M. Jo. Jac. Jantzen, Wittenberg 1737
de studio gloriae, fidei impedimento, ad Joh. V. 44, Wittenberg 1728
de poenitentia quotidiana contra Melodium, Wittenberg 1729
de desperatione salutari: pro Licentia M. Jo David Strohbach
De singularibus et mirandis conceptionis, formationis et mimationes corporis Christi

Programs

de praemiis bene ministrantium ex I. Tim. III. 13th, 1709
de schola Alexandrina, 1710
de odi Juliani Apostatae in Scholas, 1712
de meritis Jctorum, speciatim Jacobi Gothofredi, in Historicam Ecclesiasticam, 1722
de Spiritu Attico, ad Act. XVII. 21 1726
ad sacra Festi Natalitii, 1729
de spiritu precum

Sermons

Spiritual Joy 1708
The difference between the righteous and the wicked was held as a guest sermon in 1709 at Rotenburg
From the cornflower
From the laurel tree
From the coral bush
From the pearl to the crone of the saints.
Of the hope of the righteous
From the wounding of the believer into the heavenly being: a funeral speech in 1722
The shameless death-bed of a wicked: on the 1st Sunday after the Trinity, 1725
The power of faith over bliss, over Rome. X. 9, a funeral sermon in 1725
The Glory of the Faithful, 1726
From the Qualities of the Sheep of Christ, 1729

Tracts and treatises

Prodromus Bibliothecae Politicae
Olai Borrichii Diss. De causis divesitatis linguarem cum Praesatione
Joh. Sturmii de linguae latinae resolvendae ratione liber
Vitae Theologorum Reformatorum eruditione & scriptis illillustrium Frankfurt, 1707
Letter of consolation to himself about the death of his only son Jena in 1709
Onuphrii Panvinii Trac. De ritu sepelendi mortuos apud veters christianos & eorundem coemmeteriis cum Praesatione. Tremoniae
Christian memorial booklet, Dortmund 1712
Simple and short guide to true Christianity, Dortmund, 1714
Coercive protective writing against the hideous insults of Mr. Just Arnold Scheibler, with which he tried to pollute him in front of the whole world. Dortmund 1711
Talks about private buildings
Preface about the possibility of active Christianity to Prof. Franken's instructions for true Christianity, Dortmund 1713
Preface to Mr. Sigm. Bohnstedt's reply and explanation to Mr. Jochen
Preface to Mr. D. Joh. Dieckmann's draft of unpredictable thoughts from the private commonion.

literature

Michael Ranfft : Life and writings of all Chursächsischen divine scholars . Wolfgang Deer, Leipzig 1742.
Walter Friedensburg : History of the University of Wittenberg . Max Niemeyer, Halle (Saale) 1917.
Paul Tschackert : Joch, Johann Georg . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 14, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1881, p. 101 f.

personal data
SURNAME	Yoke, Johann Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German Protestant theologian
DATE OF BIRTH	December 27, 1676
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rothenburg ob der Tauber
DATE OF DEATH	October 1, 1731
Place of death	Wittenberg