Johann Karl Wilhelm Vatke
Academic
1806 – 1882
Who was Johann Karl Wilhelm Vatke?
Johann Karl Wilhelm Vatke, known as Wilhelm Vatke, German Protestant theologian, was born at Behnsdorf, near Magdeburg. After acting as Privatdozent in Berlin, he was appointed in 1837 professor extraordinarius.
Vatke was one of the founders of the newer Hexateuch criticism. In the same year in which David Strauss published his Life of Jesus, Vatke issued his book, Die Religion des Alten Testaments nach den kanonischen Büchern entwickelt, which contained the seeds of a revolution in the ideas held about the Old Testament. Since, however, his book was too philosophical to be popular, the author's theories were practically unnoticed for a generation, and the new ideas are now associated especially with the names of Abraham Kuenen and Julius Wellhausen.
His other works include: Die menschliche Freiheit in ihrem Verhältniss zur Sünde und zur göttlichen Gnade, Historisch-kritische Einleitung in das Alte Testament, and Religionsphilosophie. See O Pfleiderer, Development of Theology, and TK Cheyne, Founders of Old Testament Criticism.
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- Born
- Mar 14, 1806
- Nationality
- Germany
- Education
- Humboldt University of Berlin
- Employment
- Humboldt University of Berlin
- Died
- Apr 18, 1882
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on July 23, 2013
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