Johannes Job

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Johannes Job (born October 12, 1664 in Frankfurt am Main , † February 5, 1736 in Leipzig ) was a German civil servant , Protestant theologian and hymn poet .

Life

Johannes Job was born on October 12, 1664 in Frankfurt am Main. He attended the University of Strasbourg in 1684 and the University of Leipzig the following year . He studied law , but also attended Spener's theological lectures . Through this he came into contact with pietism . After completing his studies, he was briefly court master in Plauen and settled in Leipzig in 1692 . There he worked in the city administration. 1699 first bank clerk, later chief postal secretary until 1711, when he also edited political newspapers . He had been a councilor since 1711, and in the following year he also became a syndic . For builders finally appointed him in 1732; he held this position until his death on February 5, 1736.

Job left a son, Johann Heinrich Job (partly also Johann Friedrich Job). He was a deacon and rector in Glaucha and lived from November 14, 1699 to February 4, 1762.

Job was also active as a writer; he wrote edification writings and sacred songs. Five of his hymns were printed in the second part of Johann Anastasius Freylinghausen's Geistreiches Gesangbuch . He had a preference for devotional songs , following Spener's theological orientation. Therefore Job is considered the most important Pietist poet outside Halle .

Works

  • You lead your loved ones
  • Prange, world, with your knowledge
  • O most beautiful happy day
  • The only way to true happiness (third edition hall 1719)
  • For true Christians the very best and most necessary science (Leipzig 1690; second edition 1746)
  • Explanation of the pure Protestant doctrine of the faith through questions and answers (Leipzig 1691; second edition 1746)

literature

personal data
SURNAME Job, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German civil servant, Protestant theologian and hymn poet
DATE OF BIRTH October 12, 1664
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt am Main
DATE OF DEATH February 5, 1736
Place of death Leipzig