Cornelius Becker

Cornelius Becker ( born October 24, 1561 in Leipzig, † May 25, 1604 ) was a German Lutheran theologian and hymn writer.

Life

Cornelius Becker was born as the son of a merchant on October 24, 1561 in Leipzig. He attended the Thomas School and studied from 1573 at the University of Leipzig. The study he completed in 1580 and bachelor of arts was. The University appointed him to the Master of Arts in 1584. 1588 he worked for six months in Rochlitz as archdeacon, was ordained and also teacher of St. Thomas School. In 1592 he became a deacon at St. Nicholas' Church and in 1594 was promoted to pastor after he was in this year also become bachelor of theology. 1597 awarded him the University the degree of licentiate of theology based on his book positiones de autoritate ecclesiae in scripturis interpreter andis et dijudicandis de religione controversiis. In 1599 she received her doctorate him with his dissertation Quaestio de Sacra domini coena, continens statum controuersiae inter Ecclesia Augustanam confessionem amplectentes & Calvinianos to the doctor of theology. Since this year, he was associate professor at the University while maintaining his pastorate. In 1601 he was promoted to full professor. After 1602 he was also been dean, he gave the following year from the professor.

Becker was a strict Lutheran theologian and campaigned against the Kryptocalvinismus. That's why he was dismissed in June 1601 but his office. On the occasion of the suspension, he began to translate the Psalms into German songs. Just six months later, in November, he was reinstated in his office, because you invented him innocent. Shortly after, he also completed his Psalm seals, which eventually which replaced by Ambrose Lobwasser. The Psalms followed Lutheran melodies, with 43 ​​sound sets of Sethus Calvisius came. Valentin Cremcovicus translated these poems in Latin and Heinrich Grimm created a four-part sound sets. Heinrich Schütz also published in 1628 92 sound sets, for he had found in the poems of consolation after his wife had passed away. Johann Georg IV led the psalm settings one at court and in schools and churches in the country. Becker also composed other hymns, which were received in some hymnals.

Becker died on May 25, 1604 42- year in Leipzig.

Family

1589 married Dorothea Becker Stockmann, which brought him four children into the world. After she died in 1603, he married the following year Martha Carpenter.

Works

• The Lord is my faithful shepherd, I completely trust (ECG Rhineland, Westphalia and Lippe, number 448 ) which I
• Suffer the little children to come unto me, saith the Son of God
• With my God I'm going to rest and do in Friedreich my eyes (ECG 359)
• The Cistercian Abbey of Altenberg near Cologne. With historical explanation (Münster without year, with Cornelius mold)
• The Psalter of David singing -looking (Leipzig 1602; over 25 editions until 1712)