Johannes Lorenz Isenbiehl

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Johannes Lorenz Isenbiehl (* December 20, 1744 in Heiligenstadt ; † December 26, 1818 in Oestrich im Rheingau ) was a Catholic theologian , exegete , canon and enlightenment writer .

Life

He completed his theology studies in Mainz . Anno was ordained in 1769 as a priest Isenbiehl pastor of the church in Göttingen ; he studied oriental languages ​​at the university there. In 1773, the elector appointed him full professor at the University of Mainz , where from then on he taught grammar and exegesis based on the Old Testament and the New Testament .

Causa Isenbiehl

Isenbiehl fell into disrepute with his 140 theses on the Gospel according to Matthew , the printing of which he was refused and because of which he was suspended from the professorship in Mainz by the newly elected Elector Friedrich Karl Joseph von Erthal . Immediately he was referred to an archiepiscopal seminar to learn the "orthodox interpretation" of Scripture.

During this time he was officially working on his third book (Corpus decisionum ..), and on a further interpretation of Isaiah verses 7, 14: “That is why the Lord himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin is pregnant and will give birth to a son, her name will be Immanuel ”. In a specially written script he interpreted this verse as not a messianic announcement of Christ; "He also has no figurative and mystical reference to Mary and Christ in the context of the verse". He rejected the Catholic interpretation of this verse and was thus in contradiction to the Catholic authorities. Isenbiehl sold the document, since he was still a recognized professor in Mainz, in a new treatise "New attempt on the prophecy of Emmanuel", which appeared on October 27, 1777 in Koblenz.

On December 13, 1777, Isenbiehl was suspended and taken into custody in the Mainz Vicariate Prison. On March 9, 1778, the book was banned by the electorate and Isenbiehl was transferred to the Eberbach monastery in the Rheingau . By his interpretation he now had a large part of the authorities against him. An unsuccessful attempt to escape from the monastery brought him back to the vicariate prison in Mainz. After several sharp critical reports the book was finally by a papal brief as heretical posed and Read with the excommunication outlawed. Isenbiehl took note of this highest judgment, signed a self-condemnation on December 25, 1779 and was released from prison.

From 1780 Isenbiehl held the canonical office in Amöneburg , which he lost due to the later secularization , and from 1788 was vicar of St. Alban.

In the Isenbiehl case, a real pamphlet battle broke out in the years 1779–1780, with Isenbiehl's thesis now behind some enlightened theologians. To be mentioned here are Carl Theodor von Dalberg on Isenbiehl's side and the most ardent opponent of the ex-Jesuit Hermann Goldhagen .

Selection of works

  • Observations on the use of the Syrian puncti diacritici among the verbs. 1771
  • Chrestomathia patristica Graeca. 1774
  • Corpus decisionum dogmaticarum Ecclesiae Catholicae, 1777
  • New attempt on the prophecy of Emmanuel, 1778
  • De rebus divinis tractatus introducentes in universam Veteriac Novi Testamenti scripturam et theologiam christanam I, 1787

literature

personal data
SURNAME Isenbiehl, Johannes Lorenz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theologian
DATE OF BIRTH December 20, 1744
PLACE OF BIRTH Heilbad Heiligenstadt
DATE OF DEATH December 26, 1818
Place of death Oestrich (Rheingau)