Georg Christian Knapp
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Georg Christian Knapp was a German Protestant theologian who was born in Glaucha, located near Halle. He was father-in-law to theologian Johann Karl Thilo
(1794–1853).
He studied theology at the Universities of Halle and Göttingen. In 1777 he was an associate professor at Halle, where in 1782 he became a full professor of theology. In 1785 he was appointed kondirektor of the Franckesche Stiftungen (Francke Foundations), an educational and cultural institution that was founded in 1698 by August Hermann Francke
.
Knapp was a prominent member of the Pietist movement, and a representative of Biblical Supranaturalism. He was the author of Die Psalmen Übersetzt und mit Anmerkungen (The Psalms
, Translation with Annotations) (1777), and Vorlesungen über die christliche Glaubenslehre, which was later translated into English as "Lectures on Christian Theology".
Johann Karl Thilo
Johann Karl Thilo was a German theologian and biblical scholar.He studied theology at the University of Leipzig and a final semester at the University of Halle, where he was appointed to teach at the preparatory Paedagogium of the Francke institutions, and assisted his father-in-law, Georg...
(1794–1853).
He studied theology at the Universities of Halle and Göttingen. In 1777 he was an associate professor at Halle, where in 1782 he became a full professor of theology. In 1785 he was appointed kondirektor of the Franckesche Stiftungen (Francke Foundations), an educational and cultural institution that was founded in 1698 by August Hermann Francke
August Hermann Francke
August Hermann Francke was a German Lutheran churchman.-Biography:Born at the German city Lübeck, Francke was educated at the gymnasium in Gotha before he studied at the universities of Erfurt and Kiel - where he came under the influence of the pietist Christian Kortholt - and finally Leipzig...
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Knapp was a prominent member of the Pietist movement, and a representative of Biblical Supranaturalism. He was the author of Die Psalmen Übersetzt und mit Anmerkungen (The Psalms
Psalms
The Book of Psalms , commonly referred to simply as Psalms, is a book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Bible...
, Translation with Annotations) (1777), and Vorlesungen über die christliche Glaubenslehre, which was later translated into English as "Lectures on Christian Theology".