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Bible Encyclopedias
Bebel, Balthasar
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
or a Protestant theologian, was born at Strasburg in 1632. In 1661 he was made professor of theology at his native place; in 1662 he received the degree of doctor of divinity; and in 1686 he was called as professor and general superintendent to Wittenberg, where he died, Oct. 2, 1686. He is the author of, Antiquitates Ecclesice in 3. Prioribus post Natum Chr. Sceculis (Strasburg, 1669): — Antiqulitates in 4. Sceculo (ibid. 1679-80, 2 vols.): — Memorabilia Historice Ecclesiast. Recentioris a Tempore Reformationis 1517 Ccptce, usque ad annum 1680 Perductce, Continuata deinceps Supplementis usque ad annum 1730 (edita per Ch. A. Hausen, Dresden, 1731); and some other works. See Winer, Handbuch der theol. Lit. i, 547, 579; Jocher, Algemeines Gelehrten-Lexikon, s.v.; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v. (B. P.)