He was born at Lübeck on 9 October 1693 or 1694. After studying at the gymnasium of Lübeck, he entered the University of Kiel (1716), where he took his master's degree in 1718. In 1719 he became assessor in the philosophical faculty at Kiel.
His first appearance in the field of literature was in a polemical tract against John Toland, Vindiciae antiquae christianorum disciplinae (1720), which was soon followed by a volume of Observationes sacrae (1721). These works, along with the reputation he had acquired as a lecturer and preacher, secured for him a call to the University of Helmstedt as professor ordinarius in 1723. The Institutiones Historiae Ecclesiasticae Novi Testamenti appeared in 1726,[1] and in the same year he was appointed by the duke of Brunswick abbot of Marienthal, to which dignity and emolument the abbacy of Michaelstein was added in the following year.
Mosheim was much consulted by the authorities when the new University of Göttingen was being formed, especially in the framing of the statutes of the theological faculty, and the provisions in the process of making the theologians independent of the ecclesiastical courts. In 1747 he was made chancellor of the university. In 1748 he was responsible for the visit made by George II of Great Britain to his university. He died at Göttingen on 9 September 1755.
Works
Among his other works were De rebus christianorum ante Constantinum commentarii (1753), Ketzer-Geschichte (2nd ed. 1748), and Sittenlehre der heiligen Schrift (1737). His exegetical writings, characterized by learning and good sense, include Cogitationes in N. T. bc. select. (1726), and expositions of I Corinthians (1741) and the two Epistles to Timothy (1755). In his sermons (Heilige Reden) considerable eloquence is shown, and a mastery of style which justifies the position he held as president of the German Society.
There are two English versions of the Institutes, that of the Revd. Archibald Maclaine, published in 1765, and that of James Murdock (1832), which is the more correct. Murdock's translation was revised and re-edited by James Seaton Reid in 1848, and by H. L. Hastings in 1892 (Boston). An English translation of the De rebus christianorum was published by Murdock in 1851. Maclaine's translation, the Institutes were retitled An Ecclesiastical History: Ancient and Modern, from the Birth of Christ to the Beginning of the Eighteenth Century: in which The Rise, Progress And Variation of Church Power Are Considered In Their Connection With the State Of Learning And Philosophy, and The Political History of Europe During that Period, and Mosheim's name was Anglicized as "John Lawrence Mosheim, D.D., Chancellor of the University of Göttingen.”
^J.L. von Mosheim, Institutiones Historiae Ecclesiasticae Novi Testamenti, Libri IV (Ex officina viduae Ioannis Meyeri, Francofurti & Lipsiae 1726).
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Mosheim, Johann Lorenz von". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
johann, lorenz, mosheim, johann, lorenz, mosheim, october, 1693, september, 1755, german, lutheran, church, historian, contents, biography, works, also, notes, references, external, linksbiography, edithe, born, lübeck, october, 1693, 1694, after, studying, gy. Johann Lorenz von Mosheim or Johann Lorenz Mosheim 9 October 1693 9 September 1755 was a German Lutheran church historian Johann Lorenz von Mosheim Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditHe was born at Lubeck on 9 October 1693 or 1694 After studying at the gymnasium of Lubeck he entered the University of Kiel 1716 where he took his master s degree in 1718 In 1719 he became assessor in the philosophical faculty at Kiel His first appearance in the field of literature was in a polemical tract against John Toland Vindiciae antiquae christianorum disciplinae 1720 which was soon followed by a volume of Observationes sacrae 1721 These works along with the reputation he had acquired as a lecturer and preacher secured for him a call to the University of Helmstedt as professor ordinarius in 1723 The Institutiones Historiae Ecclesiasticae Novi Testamenti appeared in 1726 1 and in the same year he was appointed by the duke of Brunswick abbot of Marienthal to which dignity and emolument the abbacy of Michaelstein was added in the following year Mosheim was much consulted by the authorities when the new University of Gottingen was being formed especially in the framing of the statutes of the theological faculty and the provisions in the process of making the theologians independent of the ecclesiastical courts In 1747 he was made chancellor of the university In 1748 he was responsible for the visit made by George II of Great Britain to his university He died at Gottingen on 9 September 1755 Works EditAmong his other works were De rebus christianorum ante Constantinum commentarii 1753 Ketzer Geschichte 2nd ed 1748 and Sittenlehre der heiligen Schrift 1737 His exegetical writings characterized by learning and good sense include Cogitationes in N T bc select 1726 and expositions of I Corinthians 1741 and the two Epistles to Timothy 1755 In his sermons Heilige Reden considerable eloquence is shown and a mastery of style which justifies the position he held as president of the German Society There are two English versions of the Institutes that of the Revd Archibald Maclaine published in 1765 and that of James Murdock 1832 which is the more correct Murdock s translation was revised and re edited by James Seaton Reid in 1848 and by H L Hastings in 1892 Boston An English translation of the De rebus christianorum was published by Murdock in 1851 Maclaine s translation the Institutes were retitled An Ecclesiastical History Ancient and Modern from the Birth of Christ to the Beginning of the Eighteenth Century in which The Rise Progress And Variation of Church Power Are Considered In Their Connection With the State Of Learning And Philosophy and The Political History of Europe During that Period and Mosheim s name was Anglicized as John Lawrence Mosheim D D Chancellor of the University of Gottingen His Ecclesiastical History provided a crucial source for Edward Gibbon s Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire and Gibbon borrowed many of Mosheim s arguments See also EditGreat Apostasy Giulio Lorenzo SelvaggioNotes EditThis article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations July 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message J L von Mosheim Institutiones Historiae Ecclesiasticae Novi Testamenti Libri IV Ex officina viduae Ioannis Meyeri Francofurti amp Lipsiae 1726 References Edit This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Mosheim Johann Lorenz von Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 18 11th ed Cambridge University Press External links Edit Mosheim Johann Lorenz von Encyclopedia Americana 1920 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johann Lorenz von Mosheim amp oldid 1133102976, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
