Johann Jakob Kneucker
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Johann Jakob Kneucker was a German theologian born in the village of Wenkheim, today part of Werbach
, Baden-Württemberg
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In 1873 he received his habilitation at the University of Heidelberg, where in 1877 he became an associate professor to the theological faculty. He specialized in the fields of Old Testament
exegesis
and Semitic languages
.
His best known written work was an edition of the Book of Baruch
titled Das Buch Baruch, Geschichte und Kritik (The Book of Baruch, History and Critique- 1879). Another significant publication of his was Die Anfänge des Römischen christenthums (Beginnings of Roman Christendom, 1881).
Werbach
Werbach is a town in the district of Main-Tauber in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
, Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
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In 1873 he received his habilitation at the University of Heidelberg, where in 1877 he became an associate professor to the theological faculty. He specialized in the fields of Old Testament
Old Testament
The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...
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...
and Semitic languages
Semitic languages
The Semitic languages are a group of related languages whose living representatives are spoken by more than 270 million people across much of the Middle East, North Africa and the Horn of Africa...
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His best known written work was an edition of the Book of Baruch
Book of Baruch
The Book of Baruch, occasionally referred to as 1 Baruch, is called a deuterocanonical book of the Bible. Although not in the Hebrew Bible, it is found in the Septuagint and in the Vulgate Bible, and also in Theodotion's version. It is grouped with the prophetical books which also include Isaiah,...
titled Das Buch Baruch, Geschichte und Kritik (The Book of Baruch, History and Critique- 1879). Another significant publication of his was Die Anfänge des Römischen christenthums (Beginnings of Roman Christendom, 1881).