Louis Cappel
Louis Cappel , also called Cappellus (born October 15, 1585 in Saumur , † June 18, 1658 ibid) was a Reformed theologian from France .
After studying in London and Saumur, he worked as a pastor and professor of theology in his hometown. Cappel was one of the few men of the 17th century who dared to critically evaluate biblical books. He did not believe in the divine origin of the Hebrew Bible text. For example, it is suggested that the vowel signs were only invented after the completion of the Babylonian Talmud . Against his main work Critica sacra, sive de variis, quae in sacris VT libris occurrunt, lectionibus libri VI (Paris 1650), the Basel Hebraist Johann Buxtorf the Younger wrote his Anticritica (Basel 1653), in which he emphasized the infallibility of the text down to the vocal points defended.
literature
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Cappellus, Louis. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 923.
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Cappel, Louis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cappellus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Reformed theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1585 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saumur |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 18, 1658 |
| Place of death | Saumur |