Karl Christian Johann Holsten

Who was Karl Christian Johann Holsten?

Karl Christian Johann Holsten was a German theologian.

Holsten was born in Güstrow, Mecklenburg. He was educated at Leipzig, Berlin, and Rostock, where in 1852 he became a teacher of religion at the Gymnasium. In 1870 he went to Bern as professor of New Testament studies, moving from there in 1876 to Heidelberg, where he remained until his death.

Holsten was an adherent of the Tübingen school, and held to Baur's views on the alleged antagonism between Petrinism and Paulinism. Among his writings are:

Zum Evangelium d. Paulus und d. Petrus

Das Evangelium des Paulus dargestelit

Die synoptischen Evangelien nach der Form ihres Inhalts

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed.. Encyclopædia Britannica. Cambridge University Press.