Johann Philipp Breitenstein
Johann Philipp Breitenstein (born July 16, 1753 in Niederdorfelden , † November 21, 1825 in Marburg ) was a German Reformed theologian and preacher .
The son of a teacher attended high school in Hanau. After studying theology in Heidelberg, Göttingen and Erlangen, he held a position as a preacher in Frankfurt am Main. After a stopover in Eschersheim, he was second preacher at the Marburg University Church from 1785 , before moving up to first preacher in 1820.
Breitenstein wrote a number of exegetical writings, including a translation and commentary on the Gospel of John in 1813 .
Fonts (selection)
- Investigations into dark scriptural truths, first volume, Leipzig 1789.
- The Gospel of Johannis, translated and provided with detailed explanations, Marburg 1813
literature
- Breitenstein (Philipp) . In: The learned Teutschland or Lexicon of the now living German writers . Volume 1, Lemgo ⁵1796, pp. 424f.
- Breitenstein (Philipp) . In: Friedrich Wilhelm Strieder , Karl Wilhelm Justi : Basis for a Hessian scholar and writer story . Volume 18, Marburg 1819, pp. 68–75 (with catalog raisonné)
- Johann Philipp Breitenstein . In: Heinrich Doering : The learned theologians of Germany in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries . Volume 1, Neustadt ad Orla 1831, pp. 155–158 (with catalog raisonné)
- Johann Philipp Breitenstein . In: New Nekrolog der Deutschen 1825, Volume 3, Ilmenau 1827, pp. 1577–1582.
Web links
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Breitenstein, Johann Philipp |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Reformed theologian and preacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 16, 1753 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Niederdorfelden |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 21, 1825 |
| Place of death | Marburg |