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Thiersch, Heinrich Wilhelm Josias
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
or a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born at Munich, November 5, 1817. In 1840 he commenced his academical career at Erlangen, and in 1843 was professor at Marburg, but resigned his professorship in 1850 on account of his conversion to the "Catholic Apostolic Church." He spent many years as a private tutor in South Germany, continuing all the time active and fertile in the production of theological works. In 1875 Thiersch retired to Basle, and died December 3, 1885. He published, Ad Pentateuchi Versionem Alexandrinam Criticae Pertractandam Prolegomena (Erlangen, 1840): — De Pentateuchi Versione Alexandrina Libri Tres (1841): — Hebraische Grammatik (1842; 2d ed. 1858): — Versuch zur Erstellung des historischem Stauldpunkts fur die Kritik der neutestamentlichen Schrifteen (1845): — Einige Worte uber die Aechtheit der neutest. Schriften, etc. (1846): — Vorlesunge uber Katholicismus und Protestantismus (eod.; 2d ed. 1848): — De Epistola ad Hebraeos Commentatio Historica (Marburg, 1849): — De Stephani Protomartyris Oratione Commentatio Exegetica (eod. ): — Die Geschichte der christl. Kirche im Alterthumn (2d ed. 1858; 3d ed. 1879): — Politik und Philosophie im ihrem Verhaltniss zur Religion unter Trajanus, Hadrianus und den beiden Antoninen (1853): — Ueber christliches Familien leben (1854; often reprinted): — Die Bergpredigt Christi und ihre Bedeutung fur die Gegenwart (1867; 2d ed. 1878): — Die Gleichnisse Christi nach ihrer moralischen und prophetischen Bedeutung betrachtet (1867; 2d ed. 1875): — Die Genesis nach ihrer moralischen und prophetischen Bedeutung betrachtet (1870; new ed. 1875): — Inbegriff der christlichen Lehre (published shortly after the author's death, Basle, 1886). See Zuchold, Bibl. Theol. s.v.; Allyemeine evangel. luth. Kirchenzeitung. (Leipsic, 1886), No. 1, 2, 3. (B.P.)
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Thiersch, Heinrich Wilhelm Josias'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/t/thiersch-heinrich-wilhelm-josias.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
