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Karl Christian Johann Holsten

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Karl Christian Johann Holsten
Karl Christian Johann Holsten.
Karl Christian Johann Holsten.
Born(1825-03-31)March 31, 1825
DiedJanuary 26, 1897(1897-01-26) (aged 71)
OccupationGerman theologian

Karl Christian Johann Holsten (March 31, 1825 – January 26, 1897) was a German Protestant theologian.

Holsten was born in Güstrow, Mecklenburg. He studied at Leipzig, Berlin, and the Rostock, where he became a teacher of religion at the Gymnasium in 1852. In 1870, he became a professor of New Testament studies at the Bern and moved to the Heidelberg in 1876, where he remained until his death.[1]

Holsten was a follower of the Tübingen school and supported Baur's views on the alleged antagonism between Petrinism and Paulinism. His writings include:

  • Zum Evangelium d. Paulus und d. Petrus (1867)
  • Das Evangelium des Paulus dargestelit (1880)
  • Die synoptischen Evangelien nach der Form ihres Inhalts (1886)[1]

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Holsten, Karl Christian Johann". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 618.

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