Ulrich Bister

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Ulrich Bister (born June 5, 1948 in Bedburg-Hau ; † June 11, 2008 in Herborn ) was a German theologian , church historian and publisher.

Life

Bister grew up in Bedburg-Hau . After graduating from high school (1968 in Kleve ) he studied Protestant theology , geography , pedagogy and oriental languages in Giessen until 1972 and then entered the Hessian school service. Until 1974 he also studied Protestant theology in Marburg . During this time he began to build up an extensive private archive on the history of the Free Church , especially the Brethren movement . In 1983 he did his doctorate under Erich Geldbach in Marburg on the history of the German Brethren movement from its beginnings to the ban in 1937 . In 1996 he was given leave of absence from school and from then on devoted himself full-time to his research on church history and the Sepher publishing house which he founded . His biggest projects included the co-editing of Gerhard Tersteegen's letters (published in 2008) and a facsimile edition of Johannes Piscator's translation of the Bible (eight volumes from 2003 to 2014) (not completed during his lifetime, but continued posthumously by his son Jean Bister ). At times he also held teaching positions at the Free Theological Academy in Giessen , the Wiedenest Bible School and the Evangelical Theological Faculty in Löwen ; at the latter he was visiting professor.

Bister was married and had four children. He lived in Herborn-Hörbach since 1977 .

Publications

  • The Brethren Movement in Germany from its beginnings to the ban in 1937, with particular reference to the Elberfeld assemblies. Diss. Marburg 1983.
  • (with Martin Zeim :) Johann Jakob Rambach: Life - Letters - Writings. Brunnen Verlag , Gießen / Basel 1993.
  • (with Michael Knieriem :) Gerhard Tersteegen: For you be all my heart and life: A selection of his songs and letters to awakened people in the Bergisches Land. Brunnen, Gießen / Basel 1997.
  • (with Urs B. Leu :) Hidden Treasures of Anabaptism: Rare documents on the history of Anabaptists in the 16th century. Sepher, Herborn / Concepcion Seidel, Hammerbrücke 2001.
  • (Ed.) The reformed Herborn Bible by Johann Piscator: history and effect. Concepcion Seidel, Hammerbrücke 2001.
  • (Ed.) The Piscator Bible [facsimile of the 2nd edition 1604-06]: The New Testament. 2 volumes with explanatory volume. Sepher, Herborn / Concepcion Seidel, Hammerbrücke 2003. - The 5 books of Moses. Ibid. 2007. - Joshua to Esther. Sepher, Herborn 2011. - Job to Song of Songs. Ibid. 2012. - Isaiah to Malachi. Ibid. 2013. - Apocrypha. Ibid. 2014. - Special volume with excerpts from the “Appendix of the Herborn Biblical Works”. Ibid. 2014.
  • (Ed.) The Worms Prophets. Sepher, Herborn / Concepcion Seidel, Hammerbrücke 2003.
  • Georg Müller (1805–1898). For the 200th birthday. edition Wiedenest. Jota, Hammerbrücke 2005.
  • (Ed.) Johannes Warns : Truth in Love (A source history reading book). edition Wiedenest. Jota, Hammerbrücke 2005.
  • (with Stephan Holthaus :) Friedrich Wilhelm Baedeker : Life and work of a missionary to Russia. edition Wiedenest. Jota, Hammerbrücke 2006.
  • (with Gustav Adolf Benrath and Klaus vom Orde :) Gerhard Tersteegen: Letters. 2 volumes. Brunnen, Gießen / Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2008.
  • (with Uwe Bertelmann :) Old Jerusalem: Jerusalem and its surroundings in the 19th century in pictures from the collection of Conrad Schick. Brunnen, Giessen 2008.

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personal data
SURNAME Bister, Ulrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian, church historian, educator and author
DATE OF BIRTH June 5, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Bedburg-Hau
DATE OF DEATH June 11, 2008
Place of death Herborn