Johann Wilhelm Ebel
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Johann Wilhelm Ebel was a German
Lutheran clergyman and teacher.
Ebel was born in Passenheim (Pasym)
, East Prussia
, becoming a pastor
in Königsberg
. He was one of the founders of the Mucker Society
, a group with pronounced similarities to earlier Gnostic
groups. Ebel and the society were tried on a variety of charges relating to morality, all of which were dismissed after a six-year trial. He died in 1861.
Germany
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Lutheran clergyman and teacher.
Ebel was born in Passenheim (Pasym)
Pasym
Pasym is a small town in Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,522 inhabitants .-History:A small settlement named Heinrichswalde was first mentioned in 1381...
, East Prussia
East Prussia
East Prussia is the main part of the region of Prussia along the southeastern Baltic Coast from the 13th century to the end of World War II in May 1945. From 1772–1829 and 1878–1945, the Province of East Prussia was part of the German state of Prussia. The capital city was Königsberg.East Prussia...
, becoming a pastor
Pastor
The word pastor usually refers to an ordained leader of a Christian congregation. When used as an ecclesiastical styling or title, this role may be abbreviated to "Pr." or often "Ps"....
in Königsberg
Königsberg
Königsberg was the capital of East Prussia from the Late Middle Ages until 1945 as well as the northernmost and easternmost German city with 286,666 inhabitants . Due to the multicultural society in and around the city, there are several local names for it...
. He was one of the founders of the Mucker Society
Muckers
Muckers , is the nickname given to the followers of the teaching of Johann Heinrich Schönherr and Johann Wilhelm Ebel ....
, a group with pronounced similarities to earlier Gnostic
Gnosticism
Gnosticism is a scholarly term for a set of religious beliefs and spiritual practices common to early Christianity, Hellenistic Judaism, Greco-Roman mystery religions, Zoroastrianism , and Neoplatonism.A common characteristic of some of these groups was the teaching that the realisation of Gnosis...
groups. Ebel and the society were tried on a variety of charges relating to morality, all of which were dismissed after a six-year trial. He died in 1861.