Johann Wilhelm Wolfgang Breithaupt

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Johann Wilhelm Wolfgang Breithaupt (born November 22, 1738 in Helmstedt , † November 29, 1818 in Braunschweig ) was a German Protestant theologian and song writer .

The night is gone,
hymn no. 634 in the New Braunschweigische Gesangbuch, text by Breithaupt

Life

Breithaupt, son of a preacher from Helmstedt, became a deacon in Clausthal in 1772 , pastor at the Martini Church in Brunswick in 1776 and, in 1786, also superintendent of the Querum inspection . He also became known for his public advocacy for the existence of a personal devil towards his enlightened colleague August Christian Bartels .

Fonts

Among other things, Breithaupt published:

  • Holy songs. 1st - 3rd Collection, Hemmerde, Halle 1767–1771 (several of which were included in the Brunswick hymn book) OCLC 311464441 Volume 1, OCLC 311464459 Volume 2, OCLC 311464468 Volume 3.
  • About immortality and the state of the soul after death. Hemmerde, Hall 1771, OCLC 165976933 .
  • Holy speeches according to the principles of Christianity. Meyer, Braunschweig 1777, OCLC 257903259 .
  • Teaching religion according to the principles of true Christianity. 1778.
  • Of the rational in what the Bible tells of the holy angels. 2nd edition 1788.
  • Something about the temptation of Christ in the wilderness. 1788.
  • with August Christian Bartels: Collegial answer to Pastor Bartels' collegial letter. 1788, OCLC 741011586 .
  • An edifying contemplation of the earth. Meyer, Braunschweig 1806, OCLC 258081587 .
  • Memorial sermon for Friedrich Wilhelm Duke of Braunschweig. Späth, Berlin 1816, OCLC 258081950 .
  • several collections of sermons and individual sermons.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Johann Wilhelm Wolfgang Breithaupt and the Enlightenment on Braunschweiger Geschichtsblog, accessed on February 15, 2020
personal data
SURNAME Breithaupt, Johann Wilhelm Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian and song poet
DATE OF BIRTH November 22, 1738
PLACE OF BIRTH Helmstedt
DATE OF DEATH November 29, 1818
Place of death Braunschweig