Johannes Pretten

Johannes Pretten (also Johann Pretten ; born November 16, 1634 in Naumburg (Saale) , † March 15, 1708 ibid) was a German Lutheran theologian and educator .

Life

Pretten, son of a cooper, was a student at the grammar schools in Naumburg , from 1649 in Gera and from 1650 in Halle an der Saale. From 1656 he studied at the University of Leipzig , but due to lack of financial possibilities in 1657 he became a private tutor in Zeitz , then went to the University of Jena , where he obtained his master's degree in 1659 . In the same year he received an appointment as rector at the cathedral high school in Naumburg. There he worked until 1663 before he became a deacon at the Wenceslas Church in Naumburg .

Pretten went to Schleusingen as superintendent in 1681 . There he arranged for the publication of the Schleusinger Biblical Works in 1684, an annotated edition of the Luther Bible (reprinted several times). He earned the degree of Lic. Theol. and in 1685 that of a Dr. theol. and held theological lectures at Schleusingen grammar school . During this time he was chaplain to the widowed Duchess Sophie Elisabeth , the third wife of Duke Moritz von Sachsen-Zeitz . At the request of Duke Moritz Wilhelm von Sachsen-Zeitz , he returned to Naumburg in 1684 as pastor of the Wenceslas Church and as inspector of the Ratsgymnasium.

Fonts (selection)

De notis sive siglis antiquorum , Zeitz 1660.
Kurtzes, simple-minded, and theologically obscure of the Itzt-seeming comet, who almost on average in the month of November. of the 1664th year: to the excitement of greater penance , Sengenwald, Jena approx. 1665.
Spiritual inns created from the words: Be content my soul again etc. Psalm 116. v. 7. 8. 9. , Hetstädt, Zeitz 1687.
Life-course of righteous Christians / How cleverly 1. Very hurtful / 2. Grund-hertitzt / 3. Hoch-eretzlich , Brühl, Weißenfels 1989.

literature

Friedrich Karl Gottlob Hirsching: Historical literary manual of famous and memorable people , Volume 8, Schwickert, Leipzig 1806, p. 94 f.
Paul Mitzschke : Pretten, Johannes . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 53, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1907, p. 114.

Web links

Works by and about Johannes Pretten in the German Digital Library

Individual evidence

↑ Hans-Jürgen Schrader : "keep red = types and words / which the Holy Spirit uses". Pietist efforts to translate the Bible after and alongside Luther. In: Pietism and Modern Times . A yearbook on the history of modern Protestantism. Vol. 40, 2014, pp. 10–47, here p. 23 f.

personal data
SURNAME	Pretten, Johannes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Pretten, Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German Lutheran theologian and educator
DATE OF BIRTH	November 16, 1634
PLACE OF BIRTH	Naumburg (Saale)
DATE OF DEATH	March 15, 1708
Place of death	Naumburg (Saale)

[1] Hans-Jürgen Schrader : "keep red = types and words / which the Holy Spirit uses". Pietist efforts to translate the Bible after and alongside Luther. In: Pietism and Modern Times . A yearbook on the history of modern Protestantism. Vol. 40, 2014, pp. 10–47, here p. 23 f.