Emil Schürer (2 May 184420 April 1910) was a German

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known mainly for his study of the history of the

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around the time of

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' ministry.

Biography

Schürer was born in

Augsburg Augsburg ( , ; ; ) is a city in the Bavaria, Bavarian part of Swabia, Germany, around west of the Bavarian capital Munich. It is a College town, university town and the regional seat of the Swabia (administrative region), Swabia with a well ...

. After studying at the universities of

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and

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from 1862 to 1866, he became in 1873 professor ''extraordinarius'' at

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. Later on, he served as professor ''ordinarius'' at the universities of

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(from 1878),

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(from 1890) and

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(from 1895 to 1910). In 1876 he founded and edited th
''Theologische Literaturzeitung''
which he edited with

Adolf von Harnack Carl Gustav Adolf von Harnack (born Harnack; 7 May 1851 – 10 June 1930) was a Baltic German Lutheran theologian and prominent Church historian. He produced many religious publications from 1873 to 1912 (in which he is sometimes credited ...

from 1881 to 1910. He died after a long illness in 1910 in

Works

His elaborate work on the history of the

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s in the time of

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, ''Geschichte des jüdischen Volkes im Zeitalter Jesu Christi'' (1886–1890; 4th edition 1901–1909), made him one of the best known of modern German scholars in

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and the

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. The second edition was translated into English under the title ''A History of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus Christ'' (1885–1891). Later, a revised English version of the work was created under the editorship of

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and

Matthew Black Rev Matthew Black (3 September 1908 in Kilmarnock – 2 October 1994 in St Andrews) was a Scottish minister and biblical scholar. He was the first editor of the journal, '' New Testament Studies''. Life He was born in Kilmarnock the son of Jame ...

, with the slightly different title of ''The History of the Jewish People in the Age of Jesus Christ'' (1973–1987). In its earliest form, this work appeared as ''Lehrbuch der neutestamentlichen Zeitgeschichte'' (1874). His other works include: * ''Schleiermachers Religionsbegriff und die philosophischen Voraussetzungen desselben'' (1868) –

Friedrich Schleiermacher Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher (; ; 21 November 1768 – 12 February 1834) was a German Reformed Church, Reformed theology, theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar known for his attempt to reconcile the criticisms of the Age o ...

's concept of religion and its philosophical presuppositions. * ''Die Gemeindeverfassung der Juden in Rom in der Kaiserzeit'' (1879) – The community rule of the Jews in Rome during the Imperial period.Schürer, Emil
de.Wikisource (bibliography)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schuerer, Emil 1844 births 1910 deaths 19th-century German Protestant theologians 20th-century German Protestant theologians 19th-century German historians Writers from Augsburg 19th-century German male writers Academic staff of the University of Giessen Academic staff of Leipzig University Academic staff of the University of Kiel Academic staff of the University of Göttingen German male non-fiction writers