Friedrich Eduard König
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Friedrich Eduard König was a German
Lutheran divine and Semitic scholar. He was born at Reichenbach im Vogtland and was educated at the University of Leipzig
, where he became docent
in 1879 and professor
in 1885. In 1888 he became professor at Rostock
and in 1900 at Bonn
, where, as a theologian attacking Panbabylonism
, he became involved in the so-called "Babel-Bible Dispute". As a linguist he attempted to apply the phonetic and physiological methods of modern philology
to Hebrew and Ethiopic in such works as
Among his innumerable publications are also:
Germans
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Lutheran divine and Semitic scholar. He was born at Reichenbach im Vogtland and was educated at the University of Leipzig
University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany...
, where he became docent
Docent
Docent is a title at some European universities to denote a specific academic appointment within a set structure of academic ranks below professor . Docent is also used at some universities generically for a person who has the right to teach...
in 1879 and professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
in 1885. In 1888 he became professor at Rostock
University of Rostock
The University of Rostock is the university of the city Rostock, in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.Founded in 1419, it is the oldest and largest university in continental northern Europe and the Baltic Sea area...
and in 1900 at Bonn
University of Bonn
The University of Bonn is a public research university located in Bonn, Germany. Founded in its present form in 1818, as the linear successor of earlier academic institutions, the University of Bonn is today one of the leading universities in Germany. The University of Bonn offers a large number...
, where, as a theologian attacking Panbabylonism
Panbabylonism
Panbabylonism is a school of thought within Assyriology and Religious Studies that considers the Hebrew Bible and Judaism as directly derived from Babylonian culture and mythology...
, he became involved in the so-called "Babel-Bible Dispute". As a linguist he attempted to apply the phonetic and physiological methods of modern philology
Philology
Philology is the study of language in written historical sources; it is a combination of literary studies, history and linguistics.Classical philology is the philology of Greek and Classical Latin...
to Hebrew and Ethiopic in such works as
- Gedanke, Laut, und Akzent als die drei Faktoren der Sprachbildung (1874),
- Neue Studien über Schrift, Aussprache, und generelle Formenlehre des Aethiopischen (1877), and
- Historisch-kritisches Lehrgebäude der Hebräischen Sprache, 3 vols., (1881–97).
Among his innumerable publications are also:
- Religious History of Israel (1885)
- Der Glaubensakt der Christen (1891)
- Einleitung in das Alte Testament (1893)
- Neue Prinzipien der alttestamentlichen Kritik (1902)
- Bible and Babylon : Their Relationship in the History of Culture, translated by William Turnbull (1903). Pilter Kessinger Publishing Company 2006, ISBN 9781425486082
- Die Gottesfrage und der Ursprung des Alten Testaments (1903)
- Ahasver der ewige Jude nach seiner ursprünglichen Idee und seiner literarischen Verwertung betrachtet (1907)
- Geschichte des Reiches Gottes bis auf Jesus Christus (1908)
- Hebräisch-aramäisches Wőrterbuch zum Alten Testament (1910)
- Geschichte der alttestamentlichen Religion kritisch dargestellt (1912)
- Die Wahrheit der alttestamentlichen Religion(1929)