Karl Gottfried Wilhelm Theile (25 February 1799,

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– 8 October 1854,

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) was a German

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 ...

. From 1817 to 1823 he studied at the

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, where he subsequently received his PhD (1823) and degree in theology (1828). From 1826 to 1845 he was an associate professor of

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at Leipzig, followed by a full professorship in the same discipline from 1845 up until his death in 1854. In 1851/52 he was dean to the theological faculty at Leipzig.Karl Gottfried Wilhelm Theile
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Published works

With

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, he was co-author of a

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Bible, titled ("Polyglot Bible for practical use as a handbook: The Holy Bible;

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and

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s in a clear juxtaposition of the original texts, the

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and

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translations, as the more important variants of the most distinguished German translations"). Other noteworthy written efforts by Theile include: * (with Christian Wilhelm Niedner), 1823. * , 1829. * , 1830. * , 1833. * , 1837 – Biography of Jesus. * , 1840. * , 1844. * , 1852.Google Search
published works.

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