Karl Holzhey

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Karl Holzhey (born February 18, 1863 in Munich ; † December 28, 1943 there ) was a German Roman Catholic clergyman , theologian, Old Testament scholar and university professor.

Life

After studying philosophy and theology, Holzhey was ordained a priest in 1888. He then worked as a temporary priest in Sankt Benedikt in Munich , from 1889 he worked as a chaplain in Munich-Haidhausen. In 1891 he became a chaplain in the district insane asylum in Munich. He received his doctorate in 1895, followed by his habilitation in 1897 . From 1900 he was professor for Old Testament exegesis at the Royal Lyceum in Passau, the forerunner of the Philosophical-Theological University of Passau (now University of Passau ), from 1903 professor for Old Testament exegesis, introduction to the Old Testament, biblical archeology and biblical-oriental languages ​​at the Royal Lyceum Freising, the forerunner of the Philosophical-Theological University of Freising . In 1918 he took over the role of president of the Catholic workers' association in the Freising district. In 1929 he retired.

reception

In the dispute about the application of the historical-critical method , his work Brief textbook of the special introduction to the Old Testament (from 1912) was indexed by the Roman Index Congregation in 1913.

Works

  • The inspiration of the scriptures in the view of the Middle Ages. From Charlemagne to the Council of Trient , Lentner, Munich 1895, (Reprinted on demand, reprint of the edition) Ann Arbor, Michigan and University Microfilms International, London 1980.
  • The newly discovered Codex Syrus Sinaiticus. With a complete list of the variants of the Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Curetonianus , JJLeibner, Munich 1896.
  • The dependence of the Syrian Didaskalia on the Didache . Compte rendu du quatrième congrès scientifique international des catholiques , Imprimerie et librairie de l'oeuvre de Saint Paul, Friborg 1898.
  • The books of Ezra and Nehemiah . Investigation of their literary and historical character , Lentner, Munich 1902.
  • Origin and meaning of the final vowels u, i, a in the Assyrian noun and verb , Brockhaus, Leipzig 1903.
  • The Thekla files . Their dissemination and assessment in the church (= University of Munich, Church History Seminar, publications from the Church History Seminar Munich, Series 2, No. 7), Lentner, Munich 1905.
  • Brief textbook of the special introduction to the Old Testament (= scientific reference library 1, volume 32), Paderborn 1912.
  • Prehistoric graves in the Freising area , Verlag des Historischen Verein Freising, 1912, pp. 35–38.
  • Hebrew exercise book. Following on from the "Brief Hebrew Grammar" , Schöningh, Paderborn 1914.
  • Assur and Babel in their knowledge of the Greco-Roman world , Datterer, Freising-Munich 1921.
  • Babylonian things from Otto von Freising (= scientific celebratory donation for the twelve hundredth anniversary of St.Corbinian ) , Anton Huber, Munich 1924
  • Yahweh , the God of Israel. His fight against the foreign gods from Moses to Christ (= Old Testament treatises, Volume 12, Issue 4), Aschendorff, Münster 1936.

Sources and literature

  • Ulrich Zangenfeind, Holzhey, Karl , in: Karl Bosl (ed.), Bosls Bavarian biography. 8000 personalities from 15 centuries, Regensburg 1983, p. 369, in: Bavarikon. Culture and knowledge of Bavaria, in: www.bavarikon.de March 29, 2017
  • Rudolf Vierhaus (Ed.): German Biographical Encyclopedia . 2nd edition, Volume 5, KG Saur, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-598-25030-9 , p. 116.
  • Schematism of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising for 1939 (as of February 1, 1939), Munich undated [1939], pp. XXVI, 79, 196.
  • Official directory of the clergy, the offices and pastoral care offices of the Archdiocese of Munich-Freising 1943. Supplement to the Official Journal 1943 of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising , Munich 1943, p. 64.
  • Meminisse fratrum. Chronicle of the dead of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. From January 1st, 1926 to December 31st, 1961 , Munich 1962, p. 188.
  • Holzhey, Karl , in: Wilhelm Kosch , Das Katholische Deutschland. Biographisch-Bibliographisches Lexikon, Volume 1: Aal - John, Augsburg 1933, column 1722.
  • Wilhelm Imkamp, Theology from the turn of the century to the end of the Second World War , in: Walter Brandmüller (Hrsg.), Handbuch der Bayerischen Kirchengeschichte, volume. 3: From the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss to the Second Vatican Council, St. Ottilien 1991, pp. 539–651, here 589–591.
  • Schematism of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising for 1921 , Munich 1921, p. XVI, 189.
  • Judith Schepers, (edit.), Documentation of the Roman censorship proceedings against German-language publications (1893–1922) , in: Hubert Wolf (ed.), Judith Schepers (ed.), "In wilder unbridled hunt for new things". 100 Years of Modernism and Anti- Modernism in the Catholic Church (= Roman Inquisition and Index Congregation , Volume 12), Paderborn 2008, pp. 525–685, here 546–550.
  • Klaus Unterburger, dangers that threaten the church. A memorandum by the Jesuit Augustinus Bea from 1926 on German Catholicism , Regensburg 2011, p. 140.
  • Klaus Unterburger, From the teaching post of the theologians to the teaching post of the popes? Pius XI. , the Apostolic Constitution "Deus scientiarum Dominus" and the reform of university theology , Munich 2010, p. 252, note 69.
  • W. Taylor Smith, The Rediscovered Codex Syrus Sinaiticus. Karl Holzhey , in: The Biblical World, Volume 9, Number 2 (February), 1897, pp. 151–152. doi : 10.1086 / 472038 .
  • Klaus Unterburger, “Liberalism limited by dogma” ( Joseph Ratzinger )? The Munich Theological Faculty and the breakthrough of the historical-critical method in Catholic theology , in: MThZ Volume 65, 2014, pp. 276–293, from here: p. 289, online (PDF)
  • Decree of the Pontifical Biblical Commission on the Gospels of Mark and Luke and on the Synoptic Problem in general. in: International Church Journal . New episode of Revue internationale de théologie Volume 2, 1912, pp. 442–455, here: p. 453. doi : 10.5169 / seals-403815 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Index Liber Prohibitorum 1949
personal data
SURNAME Holzhey, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Holzhey, Carl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Roman Catholic clergyman, theologian, Old Testament scholar, university professor
DATE OF BIRTH February 18, 1863
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH December 28, 1943
Place of death Munich