Hans Hinrich Wendt

Who was Hans Hinrich Wendt?

Hans Hinrich Wendt was a German Protestant theologian. After studying theology at Leipzig, Göttingen and Tübingen, he became in 1885 professor ordinarius of systematic theology at Heidelberg, and in 1893 was called to Jena. His work on the teaching of Jesus made him widely known. He also edited several editions of the Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles in H. A. W. Meyer's series. In May 1904 he delivered two addresses in London on The Idea and Reality of Revelation, and Typical Forms of Christianity, as the Essex Hall Lectures.

His works include: Die christliche Lehre von der menschlichen Vollkommenheit, Der Erfahrungsbeweis für die Wahrheit des Christentums, and Das Johannesevangelium.