Heinrich Andreas Christoph Havernick (29 December 1811 – 19 July 1845) was a German

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known for his conservative views on the biblical

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. He studied theology at the universities of

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and Halle, where he made the acquaintance of

August Tholuck Friedrich August Gottreu Tholuck (30 March 1799 – 10 June 1877), known as August Tholuck, was a German Protestant theologian, pastor, and historian, and church leader. Biography Tholuck was born at Breslau, and educated at the gymnasium and ...

and was influenced by proponents of confessional orthodoxy. At Halle, he was involved in the turmoil of 1830 when advocates of orthodoxy demanded the dismissal of " rationalist" professors

Wilhelm Gesenius Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Gesenius (3 February 178623 October 1842) was a German orientalist, lexicographer, Christian Hebraist, Lutheran theologian, Biblical scholar and critic. Biography Gesenius was born at Nordhausen. In 1803 he became a s ...

and Julius Wegscheider (Accusations made against the two were partially based on lecture notes taken by Havernick). Afterwards, he studied theology in

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, where he was a disciple of

Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg Ernst Wilhelm Theodor Herrmann Hengstenberg (20 October 1802, in Fröndenberg28 May 1869, in Berlin), was a German Lutheran churchman and neo-Lutheran theology, theologian from an old and important Dortmund family. He was born at Fröndenberg, ...

. He then taught classes in

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, and later relocated to the

University of Rostock The University of Rostock (german: link=no, Universität Rostock) is a public university located in Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Founded in 1419, it is the third-oldest university in Germany. It is the oldest university in continen ...

, where in 1837 he became an associate professor of theology. Four years later, he gained a full professorship at the

University of Königsberg The University of Königsberg (german: Albertus-Universität Königsberg) was the university of Königsberg in East Prussia. It was founded in 1544 as the world's second Protestant academy (after the University of Marburg) by Duke Albert of Prussi ...

.Hävernick, Heinrich Andreas Christoph
Deutsche Biographie

Published works

* ''Commentar über das Buch Daniel'', 1832 – Commentary on the

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. * ''Handbuch der historisch-kritischen Einleitung in das Alte Testament'' (volumes 1 and 2, 1836–39; volume 3 was published in 1849 by

Carl Friedrich Keil Johann Friedrich Karl Keil or Carl Friedrich Keil (26 February 1807 – 5 May 1888) was a conservative German Lutheran Old Testament commentator. Keil was appointed to the theological faculty of Dorpat in Estonia where he taught Bible, New ...

). In 1850 it was translated into English and published as "An historico-critical introduction to the Pentateuch" (Edinburgh, T. & T. Clark, 1850). * ''Neue kritische Untersuchungen über das Buch Daniel'', 1838 – New exegetical investigations on the Book of Daniel. * ''Commentar über den Propheten Ezechiel'', 1843 – Commentary on the prophet

Ezekiel Ezekiel (; he, יְחֶזְקֵאל ''Yəḥezqēʾl'' ; in the Septuagint written in grc-koi, Ἰεζεκιήλ ) is the central protagonist of the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible. In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Ezekiel is acknow ...

. * ''Vorlesungen über die Theologie des Alten Testaments'', 1848 – Lectures on the theology of the Old Testament; published posthumously in 1848 by

Heinrich August Hahn Heinrich August Hahn (19 June 1821 – 1 December 1861) was a German theologian and the eldest son of the theologian August Hahn. Life Hahn was born in Königsberg. After studying theology at the universities of Breslau (Wrocław) and Berlin, he ...

, a second edition was issued in 1863 by

Hermann Schultz Hermann Schultz (December 30, 1836 - May 15, 1903), German Protestant theologian, was born at Lüchow in Hanover (now in Lower Saxony). Education He studied at Göttingen and Erlangen, became professor at Basel in 1864, and eventually (1876) ''pr ...

.WorldCat Identities
Most widely held works by Heinrich Andreas Christoph Hävernick

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Havernick, Heinrich Andreas Christoph 1811 births 1845 deaths People from Rostock (district) People from the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 19th-century German Protestant theologians Academic staff of the University of Rostock Academic staff of the University of Königsberg