Johann Habermann

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Johann Habermann

Johann (es) Habermann, also Johann Avenarius (born August 10, 1516 in Eger , † December 5, 1590 in Zeitz ) was a German Lutheran theologian , writer of edification and Hebrew .

Life

He was the son of Lorenz Habermann and Martha, geb. Grifftl. In 1540 Habermann came to Wittenberg to study theology. There he acquired the degree of master's degree on August 4, 1558. In the next two decades he worked as a pastor in Kursachsen in Elsterberg , Plauen and from 1560 to 1564 as a deacon at the cathedral in Freiberg . In 1564 he accepted a pastor's position in Falkenau near Eger , was ordained by Paul Eber as a deacon in Falkenau on March 17, 1566, and from there in 1573 moved to the University of Jena as a professor . He received the call because of his intensive study of the Hebrew language, its Hebrew grammar and his Hebrew dictionary. In 1574 he became a doctor of theology in Jena, the next year he was professor at the University of Wittenberg ( Leucorea ) and finally in 1576 superintendent in Naumburg and Zeitz .

As such, he took part in the negotiations on the introduction of the Book of Concords. In 1581, as electoral commissioner, he was given the task of submitting the book of agreements to the Wittenberg professors for signature. A respected great scholar of his time, he also published a number of sermons that were soon forgotten. On the other hand, his little prayer book, Christian Prayer, for all needs and affairs of the whole of Christendom , was unusually popular. Over the course of three centuries, this little book, which met the needs of both northern and southern Germany, has been reissued in all European languages ​​and used as a daily book of edification. The “Habermännle” became a household name.

Selection of works

  • Grammatica hebraica . Wittenberg 1570, 1575 and more often
  • Liber radicum sive Lexicon hebraicum . Wittenberg 1568, 1588
  • Christian prayer, for all needs and times of the whole of Christianity, divided into to be spoken every day within the weeks , 1565 (Breslau 1569), 2nd edition Hof 1567 and numerous editions and translations up to the 20th century
  • Consolation booklet for sick, sad and contested Christians . Wittenberg 1567 and more
  • Vita Christi . Wittenberg 1580, T. II 1616

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SURNAME Habermann, Johann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Habermann, Johannes; Avenarius, Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Lutheran theologian, writer of edification, and Hebraist
DATE OF BIRTH August 10, 1516
PLACE OF BIRTH Eger (Bohemia)
DATE OF DEATH December 5, 1590
Place of death Time