Samuel Oettli
Samuel Oettli (* 29. July 1846 in St. Gallen , † 23. September 1911 in the mental hospital Illenau in Achern ) was a Swiss Protestant clergyman and university teachers .
Life
Samuel Oettli was the son of Johann Heinrich Oettli and his wife Wilhelmine (née Schmid), the father of the house of the Langhalde Evangelical Educational Institution in Abtwil ; his half-brother was the educator Max Oettli .
He enrolled at the University of Basel and continued his theology studies at the University of Zurich and the University of Göttingen .
In 1872 he became a pastor in Roggwil , but then resigned in protest against the ban on the apostolic creed and then worked as a pastor in Wangen .
In 1878 he was appointed associate professor for the Old Testament at the theological faculty of the University of Bern; In 1880 he became a full professor and in 1895 moved to the University of Greifswald ; In 1900 he led the deanery of the local theological faculty there. At the University of Bern he was, together with Adolf Schlatter, an important representative of the pietistic-conservative underrepresented direction.
Together with Hermann Cremer , Otto Zöckler , Viktor Schultze and initially Adolf Schlatter he belonged to the so-called Greifswald School, which consistently represented a positive attitude towards the Bible as God's word.
In 1906 he received his doctorate from the University of Greifswald.
On July 18, 1908, he was appointed secret consistorial advisor; in the same year he became seriously ill and was continuously ill until his death.
Samuel Oettli married Anna, daughter of Johann Diethelm, in 1875.
Fonts (selection)
- Luther's faith . Bern 1883.
- The Prophet Joel . Bern, 1888.
- The historical hagiographs: (Chronika, Esra, Nehemiah, Ruth, Esther) and the book of Daniel . Nördlingen: CH Beck, 1889.
- Deuteronomy and the books Joshua and Judges . Munich, Beck, 1893.
- The importance of Abraham for the Christian faith . 1896.
- Arnold Kluckhuhn; Samuel Oettli: Evangelical testimonies from the Psalter . Leipzig judge 1897.
- Yahweh and Baal . Berlin, 1898.
- Amos and Hosea: Two Witnesses Against the Application of the Theory of Evolution to the Religion of Israel . Gütersloh: C. Bertelsmann, 1901.
- The fight for the Bible and Babel: a lecture on the history of religion . Leipzig 1903.
- The Law of Hammurabi and the Torah of Israel; a religious and legal history parallel . Leipzig: A. Deichert, 1903.
- The prophets as organs of divine revelation . Berlin: Vaterländische Verlag- und Kunstanstalt, 1904.
- History of Israel except for Alexander the great . Calw: Association bookstore, 1905.
- Hermann Leberecht Strack ; Samuel Oettli: The books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers, with a map of Palestine - laid out by Samuel Oettli . Munich: CH Beck, 1905.
- The Authority of the Old Testament for the Christian . Berlin: Edwin Runge, 1906.
- The judgment of Kant on the Old Testament religion . Greifswald 1906.
- About the use of the Bible . Gross-Lichterfelde, Tempel-Verlag, 1907.
- The revised Luther Bible . Berlin: Edwin Runge, 1908.
- The Book of Job: illustrated for Bible readers . Calw Verl. Of the club bookstore 1908.
- Marriage among the people of Israel . Bern: KJ Wyss, 1908.
- History of the Jewish people since the destruction of Jerusalem . Calw; Stuttgart: Verl. D. Association book, 1908.
- Sin and grace in the Bible and Babel . Berlin Positive Union 1911.
literature
- Fritz Barth : In memory of D. Samuel Oettli, professor of theology and consistorial councilor in Greifswald, passed away on September 23, buried in Basel on September 27, 1911. Bern: Stämpfli, 1911.
Web links
- Edgar Kellenberger: Samuel Oettli. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Oettli, Samuel , index entry: German biography .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Evang. School home. Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
- ↑ Oettli, Samuel. Accessed March 30, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Peter Müller: All knowledge of God arises from reason and revelation: Wilhelm Lütgert's contribution to theological epistemology . LIT Verlag Münster, 2012, ISBN 978-3-643-80120-3 ( google.de [accessed on March 30, 2020]).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Oettli, Samuel |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Oettli, Sam .; Oettli, S. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss Protestant clergyman and university professor |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1846 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Gallen |
DATE OF DEATH | September 23, 1911 |
Place of death | Illenau sanatorium and nursing home , Achern |