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Breiger, Gottlieb Christian

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born October 29,1771, at Hanover. In 1796 he was appointed con-rector at Harburg; in 1798 assistant minister, and in 1805 pastor there. In 1815 he was made superintendent at Dransfeld, and in 1827 general superintendent; and died February 7, 1853. He wrote, Ueber den Einfluss trauriger Zeitumstande auf die Fuhrung des Predigtamtes (Hanover, 1810): Ueber die Wahl des Predigtamtes und die Vorbereitung darauf (ibid. 1819): Das Gebet unsers Herrn infreien Betrachtungen (ibid. eod.): Die Stimmen der Religion an ein friedliches Volk, etc. (ibid. 1831): Religiose Familienredes (ibid. 1823): Trostlehre bei dem Grabe der Uunsrigen (ibid. 1800): Die Zukunft Christi (Luneburg, 1833). See Winer, Handbuch der theol. Lit. 2:45, 46, 120, 171, 181, 187, 357, 373; Zuchold, Bibl. Theol. 1:184. (B.P.).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Breiger, Gottlieb Christian'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/breiger-gottlieb-christian.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.