Karl Christian Johann Holsten

Karl Christian Johann Holsten (March 31, 1825 – January 26, 1897) was a German Protestant theologian.

Karl Christian Johann Holsten
Karl Christian Johann Holsten.
Born	(1825-03-31)March 31, 1825 Güstrow, Mecklenburg
Died	January 26, 1897(1897-01-26) (aged 71) Heidelberg
Occupation	German theologian

Holsten was born in Güstrow, Mecklenburg. He was educated at Leipzig, Berlin, and Rostock, where in 1852 he became a teacher of religion at the Gymnasium. In 1870 he went to Bern as professor of New Testament studies, moving from there in 1876 to Heidelberg, where he remained until his death.

Holsten was an adherent of the Tübingen school, and held to Baur's views on the alleged antagonism between Petrinism and Paulinism. Among his writings are:

• Zum Evangelium d. Paulus und d. Petrus (1867)
• Das Evangelium des Paulus dargestelit (1880)
• Die synoptischen Evangelien nach der Form ihres Inhalts (1886)

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Holsten, Karl Christian Johann". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 618.

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