Ludwig Friedrich Otto Baumgarten-Crusius (1788 – May 31, 1842), German

Germany

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 Protestant theologian and divine, was born at Merseburg

Merseburg

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In 1805 he entered the university of Leipzig

University of Leipzig

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 and studied theology

Theology

Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...

 and 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...

. After acting as Privatdocent at Leipzig, he was, ifl~ 1812, appointed professor extraordinarius of theology at Jena, where he remained, to the end of his life, rising gradually to the head of the theological faculty.

With the exception of Church history, he lectured on all branches of so-called theoretical theology, especially on New Testament

New Testament

The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....

 exegesis

Exegesis

Exegesis is a critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text. Traditionally the term was used primarily for exegesis of the Bible; however, in contemporary usage it has broadened to mean a critical explanation of any text, and the term "Biblical exegesis" is used...

, biblical theology, dogmatic ethics

Ethics

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, and the history of dogma

Dogma

Dogma is the established belief or doctrine held by a religion, or a particular group or organization. It is authoritative and not to be disputed, doubted, or diverged from, by the practitioners or believers...

, and his comprehensive knowledge, accurate scholarship and wide sympathies gave peculiar value to his lectures and treatises, especially those on the development of church doctrine.

His published works are, many, the most important being:

• Lehrbuch der christlichen Sittenlehre (1826)
• Grundzuge der biblischcn Theologie (1828)
• Lehrbzsch der Dogmengeschichte (1832)
• Compendium der Dogmengeschichte (1840)

The last, perhaps his best work, was left unfinished, but was completed from his notes in 1846 by Karl Hase.
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