Joseph Seiss
Joseph Augustus Seiss (March 18, 1823 – June 20, 1904) was an American
.Life
Seiss was born in Graceham, Frederick County, Maryland, to an agricultural family; his interest in religious studies reportedly began in childhood. Seiss was confirmed at age 15 as a member of the Moravian Church, and was determined to pursue the ministry. Beginning in 1839, Seiss enrolled at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania for a year or two of studies, but completed his theological courses by private study. He was licensed to preach in 1842 by the synod of Virginia, and ordained to a Lutheran ministry in 1844. Seiss held pastorates in Virginia and Maryland until 1858, when he accepted a position at St. John's English Lutheran Church in Philadelphia. In 1875, Seiss was elected pastor of the newly established Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion in western Philadelphia.[1]
His contemporaries described him as "an eloquent
Writings and legacy
Seiss eventually published more than a hundred works. Perhaps his most well-known work is
In addition to pyramidology, Joseph Seiss was a
evangelical Christians and by Jehovah's Witnesses.[6]
Seiss is typically cited among less than a dozen theologians who influenced Charles Taze Russell,[7] the founding editor of the magazine now known as The Watchtower. Published by Jehovah's Witnesses' Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, the religious magazine and organization abandoned its teachings on pyramidology by the late 1920s.
Works
- A Miracle in Stone: The Great Pyramid of Egypt (1877)
- Luther and the Reformation: The Life-Springs of Our Liberties (1883)
- The Gospel in the Stars (1882)
See also
References
- ^ "Inception". The Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ "Joseph Augustus Seiss", FamousAmericans.net, Retrieved 2011-01-10
- ^ The Critic, October 11, 1884, Harper & Brothers, page 182
- ^ For example, American Publishers' Circular and Literary Gazette, May 1, 1863, page 54
- ^ "Joseph Augustus Seiss", New York Times abstracts, Retrieved 2011-01-10
- ^ The Great Pyramid of Egypt, Miracle in Stone: Secrets and Advanced Knowledge (2007 Reprint) by Joseph Augustus Seiss, Forgottenbooks.com, pages vii-x
- ^ Studies in the Scriptures, Volume 3 by Charles Taze Russell, ©1908 Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, page 374
External links
- Works by Joseph Augustus Seiss at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Joseph Seiss at Internet Archive
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