Johann Jakob Hess (theologian)
Johann Jakob Hess (born October 21, 1741 in Zurich ; † May 29, 1828 in Zurich) was a Swiss theologian .
Life
Johann Jakob Hess' father was the town watchmaker Salomon Hess. He studied at the Collegium Carolinum Zurich from 1755 to 1760 , followed by his ordination as Verbi divini minister. In 1767 he married Anna Maria Schinz from Embrach , was appointed deacon at the Fraumünster in 1777 , and in 1795 he was senior pastor and antist of the clergy of the canton of Zurich .
As an antistes, Hess was in office from 1795 to 1828 and is considered a diplomatic church representative of the class (canton) of Zurich , especially during the Helvetic Republic. Johann Jakob Hess founded the Zurich Bible Society and was a friend and competitor of Johann Caspar Lavater .
He is known as the real pioneer for the literature of the life of Jesus through his story of the last three years of Jesus' life (Zurich 1768) and the life story of Jesus (8th edition, that. 1823), which " seemed to be addicted to innovation to the contemporaries, to the later old believers, but with its quietly mediating presentation it satisfied the pious need in Germany for half a century ».
Letters about the Revelation of St. John (Zurich 1844) were published from his estate .
Works (selection)
- My bible. A song. Friends d. Biblical institutions dedicated by Johann Jakob Hess. 2., hdl..rm. u. verb. Edition. Zurich: Orell, Füßli u. Co. , 1821.
- History and writings of the apostles of Jesus. From the author of the story of Jesus. 1773 1st edition, 1775 2nd edition, each Zurich. Dgl., - With a supplement of notes for Catholic readers -, Salzburg, Mayr. 1791.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lat. Verbi divini minister or Verbi Dei Minister for Preachers of the Word of God was the official name of a pastor of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zurich .
- ↑ a b Friedhelm Ackva: Hess, Johann Jakob. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
literature
- Georg Gessner : Looks at the life and essence of the immortalized Johann Jakob Hess, Antistes of the Church of Zurich . Bey Orell, Füßli and Compagnie, Zurich 1829.
- Heinrich Escher : Joh. Jak. Hess., Sketch of his life and his views with an excerpt from his unprinted exposition of the Apocalypse . Zurich 1837.
- Friedhelm Ackva: Johann Jakob Heß (1741 - 1828) and his biblical story. Life, work and impact of the Zurich Antistes . Lang, Bern [u. a.] 1992, ISBN 3-261-04588-4 .
- Georg von Wyß : Hess, Joh. Jak. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 12, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, pp. 284-289.
- Rudolf Pfister : Hess, Jakob. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 9, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1972, ISBN 3-428-00190-7 , p. 2 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Hess, Johann Jakob. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 2, Bautz, Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-032-8 , Sp. 786-787.
- Friedhelm Ackva: Hess, Johann Jakob. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Web links
- Literature by and about Johann Jakob Hess in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Johann Jakob Hess in the German Digital Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hess, Johann Jakob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 21, 1741 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 29, 1828 |
| Place of death | Zurich |