Heinrich Paulus

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Heinrich Paulus
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Main interestsNatural explanations for the biblical miracles
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Heinrich Eberhard Gottlob Paulus (1 September 1761 – 10 August 1851) was a German theologian and critic of the Bible. He is known as a rationalist who offered natural explanations for the biblical miracles of Jesus.

Career

Paulus was a professor of theology and oriental languages at the

Hegel
in 1816. His theological rationalism greatly influenced Hegel's own theology.

As a

Lutheran in the Age of Enlightenment
, he firmly believed in the autonomy of the individual and freedom of the individual (through reason) from the dogma of the church.

His special work was the exposition of the Old and New Testaments in the light of his oriental learning and according to his characteristic principle of "natural explanation". In his explanation of the Gospel narratives, Paulus sought to remove what other interpreters regarded as miracles from the Bible by distinguishing between the fact related and the author's opinion of it, by supplying circumstances omitted by the author, by remembering that the author produces as miracles occurrences which can now be explained otherwise, such as exorcisms.

mythology.[4]

Charges of

assimilation
of Jewish people into German culture. In his published pamphlet "The Jewish National Separation: Its Origin, Consequences, and the Means of its Correction." he argued that "Jews were a nation apart, and would remain so as long as they were committed to their religion, whose basic intent and purpose were to preserve them in that condition. In a country that was not their own, therefore, Jews could not claim more than the bare protection of their lives and possessions. They might certainly not claim political equality."

Published works

  • 1802, Philologisch-kritischer und historischer Kommentar über das neue Testament (Philological criticism and historical commentary on the New Testament)
  • 1828, Das Leben Jesu als Grundlage einer reinen Geschichte des Urchristentums (The life of Jesus as the basis of a purely historical account of early Christianity; 2 vols.)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Paulus, Heinrich Eberhard Gottlob". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 963–964.
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-0-19-983943-8
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  3. ^ Groothuis, Douglas (2011). Christian Apologetics. IVP Academic. p. 543.
  4. ^ Strong, James; M'Clintock, John (1880). "Paulus, Heinrich Eberhard Gottlob". Cyclopædia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. New York: Harper and Brothers. Retrieved 11 November 2022 – via McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia Online.
  5. ISBN 9780801481215
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