Heinrich Ernst Ferdinand Guericke

Heinrich Ernst Ferdinand Guericke, actually Gericke, ( born February 25, 1803 in Wettin, † February 4, 1878 in Halle an der Saale ) was a altlutherischer theologian and professor at the University of Halle.

Life

Ferdinand Guericke was born on 25 February 1803 in Wettin, the son of a pastor. After he was preformed on the Latin school of the Francke Foundations, he moved in 1820, the University of Halle to study theology. He received his doctorate in 1824 for doctor phil., In the following year for a licentiate of theology, which he qualified as a professor. He was also Head of the Mission Society this year. Finally, the University appointed him in 1829 to associate professor, but the following year he was criticized because he was accused unjustly, he had the rationalistic professors Wilhelm Gesenius and Julius August Ludwig Wegscheider exposed. In 1833 he was awarded by the Faculty of Theology of the University of Tübingen theological honorary doctorate. Because Guericke against the Protestant Union was, and in 1833 broke away from her, the university dismissed him on 5 November 1834. Already 14 days later his ordination took place by Johann Gottfried Scheibel, after which he served as pastor of the Old Lutheran community in and around Halle. However, a large number of community members emigrated successively to America, which is why the community dissolved slowly. After King Friedrich Wilhelm IV came to power in 1840, he sat Guericke again as a professor in Halle. Guericke was also repeatedly city councilor, in which office he campaigned for the poor. On February 4, 1878, he died in Halle.

Works

  • August Hermann Francke: a memorandum on the Säcularfeier his death. In 1827.
  • Historical-Critical Introduction to the New Testament. Leipzig 1843 (2nd edition udT: Guerike, Henry E.: Gesammtgeschichte of the New Testament )
  • Textbook of Christian ecclesiastical archeology. Leipzig 1847.
  • Gesammtgeschichte of the New Testament: New Testament or Isagogik; the historical -critical introduction to the New Testament. Second, completely umgearb. Ed Leipzig: Winter, 1854.
  • History of the Reformation. Berlin: Schindler, 1855.
  • General Christian symbolism. 3rd edition, Leipzig 1866.
  • New Testament Isagogik. 3rd edition, Leipzig 1868.
  • Manual of church history: with ... Top to Bottom dogmengeschichtl on d. Movement. 9, much verb. u umgearb. Ed Leipzig: Engelmann, 1866.
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