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Wolfflin, Christoph
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
or a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born at Owen, in Wurtemberg, December 23, 1625. He studied at Tubingen, was in 1651 deacon at Aurach, in 1657 at Tubingen, in 1659 professor of Greek, and in 1660 was made doctor and professor of theology. In 1669 duke Eberhard III appointed him courtpreacher, and provost of Lorch. In 1680 duke Frederic Charles appointed him provost of Stuttgart, a position which has never again been occupied after Wolfflin. He died October 30, 1688. He wrote, Exercitationes 8 de Lapsu Adami: — Exercitt. 7 de Obligatione Credendi in Christum: — Exercitt. 5 de Poenitentia Tyriorum et Sidoniorum: — Dissert. de Triduo Mortis Christi: — Historia Incestus Lothi, etc. See Fischlin, Memoria Theologorum Virtembergensium; Freheri, Theatrum Eruditorum Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten-Lexikon, s.v. (B.P.)
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Wolfflin, Christoph'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/w/wolfflin-christoph.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
