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Gottlob Christian Storr (10 September 1746 – 17 January 1805) was a German

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theologian Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

, born in

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...

. He was the son of theologian Johann Christian Storr (1712–1773) and the older brother of naturalist

Gottlieb Conrad Christian Storr Gottlieb Conrad Christian Storr (June 16, 1749, Stuttgart – February 27, 1821, Tübingen) was a German physician, chemist, and naturalist. In 1768 he obtained his doctorate from the University of Tübingen, where he also served as a professor ...

(1749–1821).

Biography

Storr studied

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and

theology Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

at the

University of Tübingen The University of Tübingen, officially the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen (german: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen; la, Universitas Eberhardina Carolina), is a public research university located in the city of Tübingen, Baden-Wü ...

, where his instructors were

Jeremias Friedrich Reuß Jeremias Friedrich Reuß (8 December 1700 – 6 March 1777) was a Germans, German theologian. He was the father of the philologist and librarian :de:Jeremias David Reuß, Jeremias David Reuß. Reuss was a disciple of Johann Albrecht Bengel ...

(1700–1777) and

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(1701–1779). Following completion of his theological examination in 1768, he undertook an educational journey with his brother through Germany, Holland, England and France. In 1775 he became a vicar in Stuttgart, and two years later returned to Tübingen as an associate professor of philosophy and theology. In 1786 he attained a full professorship at Tübingen, and in 1797 returned to Stuttgart as an ''Oberhofprediger''.Biography
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He was an outspoken advocate of Biblical

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ism, and founder of ''Ältere Tübinger Schule'' (conservative Tübingen school of theologians). His conservative orthodox views in theology placed him at odds with proponents of the Enlightenment,

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and

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. Two of Storr's better known followers were Friedrich Gottlieb Süskind (1767–1829) and

Johann Friedrich Flatt Johann Friedrich Flatt (20 February 1759 – 24 November 1821) was a German Protestant theologian and philosopher. Life Johann Friedrich Flatt was born in Tübingen. His brother, Karl Christian Flatt (1772–1813), was also a theologian. He s ...

(1759–1821). Another of Storr's famous students was

G.W.F. Hegel Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (; ; 27 August 1770 – 14 November 1831) was a German philosopher. He is one of the most important figures in German idealism and one of the founding figures of modern Western philosophy. His influence extends ...

(1770-1831). He was the first to propose that the

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book of

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was written prior to the other

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(

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), an assertion that opposed the traditional view that the book of

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was the earliest Gospel written. He died in Stuttgart.

Selected publications

* "Observationes super Novi Testamenti versionibus syriacis", 1772. * "Dissertatio de evangeliis arabicis", 1775. * ''Neue Apologie der Offenbarung Johannis'', 1783. * * ''Über den Zweck der evangelischen Geschichte und der Briefe Johannis'', 1786, second edition 1810. * "Doctrinae christianae pars theoretica", 1793 (translated into German by Johann Friedrich Flatt in 1813). * "Opuscula academica ad interpretationem librorum sacrorum pertinentia" (1796–97), 2 volumes.WorldCat Title
– Opuscula academica ad interpretationem librorum sacrorum pertinentia

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