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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: AUD-BAI |
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AUGUSTI, JOHANN CHRISTIAN WILHELM (1772-1841) , German theologian, born at Eschenberga, near Gotha, was of Jewish descent, his grandfather having been a converted rabbi
ordinary professor of theology (1812), and for a time rector , at Breslau
Bonn
chief
he took up a position of free criticism with regard to the Biblical narratives, he held fast to the traditional faith. His works on theology (Dogmengeschichte, 18os; 4th ed., 1835) are simple statements of fact; they do not attempt a speculative treatment of their subjects. In 1809 he published in conjunction with W. M. L. de Wette a new translation
mass of materials, and the Handbuch der Christ. Archaologie, 3 vols. (1836-1837), which gives the substance of the larger work
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