Hermann, Freiherr von Soden
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Baron Hermann von Soden German
biblical scholar, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio
, on August 16, 1852, and was educated at the University of Tübingen. He was minister of Dresden
-Striesen in 1881 and in 1887 became minister of the Jerusalem Church
in Berlin
. In 1889 he became privatdozent
in the university of Berlin
, and four years later was appointed extraordinary professor of divinity. He fought for a more democratic presbyterian constitution of the congregations within the Evangelical State Church of Prussia's older Provinces. His grave is preserved in the Protestant Friedhof II der Jerusalems- und Neuen Kirchengemeinde (Cemetery No. II of the congregations of Jerusalem's Church
and New Church
) in Berlin-Kreuzberg
, south of Hallesches Tor
.
His earlier works include Philipperbrief (1890); 'Untersuchungen über neutestamentliche Schriften', In: Protestantisches Jahrbuch für theologische Studien und Schriftkommentar (1895-1897); Und was thut die evangelische Kirche? Erwogen angesichts der Reichstagswahlen, zumal in unseren Großstädten, 3rd. ed., Berlin: Nauck, 1890 (a pamphlet written during the campaign for the Reichstag
election); Reisebriefe aus Palästina (2nd ed, 1901); Palästina und seine Geschichte: sechs volkstümliche Vorträge, 2nd improv. ed., Leipzig and Berlin: Teubner, 1904 (Aus Natur und Geisteswelt; No. 6); Die wichtigsten Fragen im Leben Jesu (1904); Urchristliche Literaturgeschichte: (die Schriften des Neuen Testaments), Berlin: Duncker, 1905. His most important book is Die Schriften des neuen Testaments, in ihrer ältesten erreichbaren Textgestalt / hergestellt auf Grund ihrer Textgeschichte: 4 vols., Berlin: Glaue, 1902-1910; certainly the most important work on the text of the New Testament
which had been published since Westcott and Hort's New Testament
in the original Greek
.
Von Soden introduced, besides a new notation of manuscripts, a new theory of textual history. He believed that in the 4th century there were in existence three recensions of the text, which he distinguished as K, H and I. He contributed to the 1903 Encyclopaedia Biblica
.
His descendant Wolfram von Soden
was a noted Assyriologist.
Germany
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biblical scholar, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, on August 16, 1852, and was educated at the University of Tübingen. He was minister of Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
-Striesen in 1881 and in 1887 became minister of the Jerusalem Church
Jerusalem's Church
Jerusalem's Church is one of the churches of the Evangelical Congregation in the Friedrichstadt , a member of the Protestant umbrella organisation Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia. The present church building is located in Berlin, borough Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, in...
in Berlin
Berlin
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. In 1889 he became privatdozent
Privatdozent
Privatdozent or Private lecturer is a title conferred in some European university systems, especially in German-speaking countries, for someone who pursues an academic career and holds all formal qualifications to become a tenured university professor...
in the university of Berlin
Humboldt University of Berlin
The Humboldt University of Berlin is Berlin's oldest university, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin by the liberal Prussian educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt, whose university model has strongly influenced other European and Western universities...
, and four years later was appointed extraordinary professor of divinity. He fought for a more democratic presbyterian constitution of the congregations within the Evangelical State Church of Prussia's older Provinces. His grave is preserved in the Protestant Friedhof II der Jerusalems- und Neuen Kirchengemeinde (Cemetery No. II of the congregations of Jerusalem's Church
Jerusalem's Church
Jerusalem's Church is one of the churches of the Evangelical Congregation in the Friedrichstadt , a member of the Protestant umbrella organisation Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia. The present church building is located in Berlin, borough Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, in...
and New Church
Deutscher Dom
Deutscher Dom is the colloquial naming for the New Church located in Berlin on the Gendarmenmarkt across from Französischer Dom . Its parish comprised the northern part of the then new quarter of Friedrichstadt, which until then belonged to the parish of the congregations of Jerusalem's Church...
) in Berlin-Kreuzberg
Kreuzberg
Kreuzberg, a part of the combined Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg borough located south of Mitte since 2001, is one of the best-known areas of Berlin...
, south of Hallesches Tor
Hallesches Tor (Berlin U-Bahn)
The underground station Hallesches Tor is part of the Berlin U-Bahn network at the intersection of the east-west bound U1 and the north-south bound U6 in the Kreuzberg district.-Overview:...
.
His earlier works include Philipperbrief (1890); 'Untersuchungen über neutestamentliche Schriften', In: Protestantisches Jahrbuch für theologische Studien und Schriftkommentar (1895-1897); Und was thut die evangelische Kirche? Erwogen angesichts der Reichstagswahlen, zumal in unseren Großstädten, 3rd. ed., Berlin: Nauck, 1890 (a pamphlet written during the campaign for the Reichstag
Reichstag (German Empire)
The Reichstag was the parliament of the North German Confederation , and of the German Reich ....
election); Reisebriefe aus Palästina (2nd ed, 1901); Palästina und seine Geschichte: sechs volkstümliche Vorträge, 2nd improv. ed., Leipzig and Berlin: Teubner, 1904 (Aus Natur und Geisteswelt; No. 6); Die wichtigsten Fragen im Leben Jesu (1904); Urchristliche Literaturgeschichte: (die Schriften des Neuen Testaments), Berlin: Duncker, 1905. His most important book is Die Schriften des neuen Testaments, in ihrer ältesten erreichbaren Textgestalt / hergestellt auf Grund ihrer Textgeschichte: 4 vols., Berlin: Glaue, 1902-1910; certainly the most important work on the text of the 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....
which had been published since Westcott and Hort's New Testament
The New Testament in the Original Greek
The New Testament in the Original Greek is the name of a Greek language version of the New Testament published in 1881. It is also known as the Westcott and Hort text, after its editors Brooke Foss Westcott and Fenton John Anthony Hort...
in the original Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
.
Von Soden introduced, besides a new notation of manuscripts, a new theory of textual history. He believed that in the 4th century there were in existence three recensions of the text, which he distinguished as K, H and I. He contributed to the 1903 Encyclopaedia Biblica
Encyclopaedia Biblica
Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political and Religion History, the Archeology, Geography and Natural History of the Bible , edited by Thomas Kelly Cheyne and J. Sutherland Black, is a critical encyclopedia of the Bible. In Theology/Biblical studies, it is often...
.
His descendant Wolfram von Soden
Wolfram von Soden
Wolfram Freiherr von Soden was a German Assyriologist.-Life and work:Born in Berlin, von Soden studied under Benno Landsberger at Leipzig and received his doctorate in 1931, at age 23, with his thesis Der hymnisch-epische Dialekt des Akkadischen...
was a noted Assyriologist.