Simon Weber

Simon Weber (born January 1, 1866 in Bohlingen ; † March 12, 1929 in Freiburg ) was a German Catholic theologian and professor of New Testament literature and exegesis at the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg .

biography

After studying theology at the University of Freiburg and in the Saint Peter seminary and being ordained a priest, Simon Weber came to Offenburg as vicar in 1891 . To continue and deepen his theological studies, Simon Weber was sent to Rome in 1892, where he worked as a chaplain at the German national church Santa Maria dell'Anima . In addition to theology, he acquired a thorough knowledge of oriental studies during his years in Rome. The fruit of these intensive studies were numerous works on the history and theology of the Armenian Church , including the translation of the Armenian traditional Epideixis of Irenaeus of Lyon and a selection of texts by Armenian theologians for the Library of the Church Fathers series .

In Rome, Simon Weber received his doctorate in theology in 1894 at the Collegium Divi Thomae Aquinatis .

After his return from Rome, Simon Weber became vicar in Wollmatingen near Konstanz . Although the New Testament exegesis was at the center of his previous studies and interests, he completed his habilitation in theological apologetics at the University of Freiburg in 1896 and was appointed associate professor for this subject in 1898. Even when he took over the chair for New Testament literature and exegesis at the University of Freiburg in 1908, apologetics remained a center of his academic work. When he was appointed to the Freiburg Cathedral Chapter in 1916, he gave up his chair at the Freiburg Theological Faculty.

Fonts (selection)

• Jesus baptized. An investigation into Ev. Joh. 3,22 , Offenburg 1895.
• Gospel and work. Apologetic considerations about the economic blessings of Jesus' teaching ; Freiburg 1898 (2nd, verb. Edition 1920).
• The proof of God from the movement by Thomas Aquinas examined for its wording: a contribution to the textual criticism and declaration of the Summa contra gentiles , Freiburg 1902.
• The Catholic Church in Armenia. Your justification and development before the separation. A contribution to Christian church and cultural history , Freiburg 1903.
• The Catholic Church the true Church of Christ , Freiburg 1907 (2nd, verb. Edition 1925).
• Theology as free science and the real enemies of scientific freedom. A word on the dispute over the anti-modernist oath , Freiburg 1912.

literature

• Simon Hirt: Dr. theol. Simon Weber , in: Freiburg Diocesan Archive 59, New Series, Vol. 32 (1929), pp. 22-27.
• Simon Hirt: Necrologium Friburgense , in: Freiburger Diözesan-Archiv 32 (1931), pp. 22-27
• Clemens Sibeler: Simon Weber , in: Badische Biographien . New series, vol. 4. Stuttgart 1996, p. 306 f. ( E-text )
• Alfred Wikenhauser : Weber, Simon , in: Lexikon für Theologie und Kirche (LThK), 1st ed., Vol. 10 (1938), Col. 769.
• Helmut Riedlinger : Weber, Simon , in: Lexicon for Theology and Church (LThK²), 2nd ed., Vol. 10 (1965), Col. 973.
• Christian Weise:  Weber, Simon. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 17, Bautz, Herzberg 2000, ISBN 3-88309-080-8 , Sp. 1537-1542.

Web links

• Biography and bibliography on the homepage of the Freiburg University Library