Digression
one: Moers is a German city on the western bank of the Rhine. Moers belongs to the district of Wesel. It is the biggest city in Germany (and at present time
the only one with more than 100,000 inhabitants) that is neither an urban
district nor takes over district responsibilities.
Digression two: as a
former Reformed Episcopalian, one of our early leaders studied under Mr. (Dr.
Prof.) Zahn. Robert Livingston
Rudolph (December 29, 1865—September 16, 1930) was a bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church in the early twentieth century. As an aside, the Reformed Episcopal Church has spiraled downwards towards Tractarianism, syncretism, and charismania. But, it once had sober Churchmen like Mr. Rudolph. But
back to Mr. Zahn.
Zahn, Theodor. Introduction
to the New Testament, Vol II (3rd
ed.). Minneapolis, MN: Klock and Klock,
1977. There are three volumes. This may be one of the finest New Testament
Introductions. It is a must-read. Volume 2 is available at: http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-New-Testament-Volume-2/dp/1313662909/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1376878710&sr=8-2&keywords=theodor+zahn
Theodor Zahn
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Theodor Zahn or Theodor von Zahn (Moers, 10 October 1838 - Erlangen, 5 March 1933) was a German biblical scholar.
Career
Zahn was born in Rhineland, Prussia (now Germany). After studying at
Basel, Erlangen and Berlin, he became professor of theology in the University
of Göttingen in 1871. He filled a similar chair at Kiel in 1877, at Erlangen in 1878, at Leipzig in 1888 and in 1892 returned to Erlangen.[1][2] He was distinguished for his eminent
scholarship, especially in connection with the New Testament canon. He stood
at the head of the conservative New Testament scholarship of
his time. He was nominated for the Nobel
Prize in Literature in 1902, 1904 and
1908.[3] Theologically, Zahn was conservative
and approached New Testament theology from the perspective of a theological
emphasis called Heilsgeschichte (usually translated into English as
"Salvation History").
Works
Some of his more important writings are:
- Marcellus of Ancyra (1867)
- Der Hirt des Hermas untersucht (“The Shepherd of Hermas examined,” 1868)
- Ignatius von Antiochien (1873)
- Patrum Apostolicorum Opera (1875–78;
fifth edition, 1905)
- The Acts of Saint John (1880)
- Forschungen zur Geschichte des neutestamentlichen Kanons und der
altkirchlichen Litteratur (eight
volumes, 1881–1908)
- Cyprian of Antioch and the German Story of Faust (1882)
- Geschichte des neutestamentlichen Kanons (“Researches into the history of the New Testament canon,” two
volumes, 1889–92)
- Das apostolische Symbolum (1892;
English translation, The Apostles' Creed, 1899)
- The Gospel of Peter (1893)
- Einleitung in das neue Testament (two volumes, 1897–1900; third edition, 1906–07; English translation,
Introduction to the New Testament, three volumes, 1909)
- Brot und Salz aus Gottes Wort, 20 sermons, (1901; English translation, Bread and Salt from the
Word of God, 1905)
- Grundriss der Geschichte des neutestamentlichen Kanons (“Outline of the history of the New Testament canon,” 1901; second
edition, 1904)
- Das Evangelium des Lucas (1912)
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood,
James, ed. (1907). "Zahn,
Theodor". The
Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and
New York: Frederick Warne.
Notes
2. ^ Bandstra, Andrew J. (2007). "Zahn, Theodor". In
Donald K. McKim. Dictionary of Major Biblical Interpreters (2nd ed.).
Downers Grove, Ill.: IVP Academic. pp. 1072–1076. ISBN 9780830829279.
3. ^ "Theodor Zahn". The
Nomination Database for the Nobel Prize in Literature, 1901-1950. Nobel
Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-04.[dead
link]
External links
·
Kommentar zum Neuen Testament Zahn's New Testament Commentary series in Dr. B. A. Zuiddam's Tasmanian
study.
- "Theodor Zahn". Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German).
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