Hermann, Freiherr von Soden
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| + | '''Baron Hermann von Soden''' (16 August 1852 - 15 January 1914) was a [[Germany|German]] Biblical [[scholar]]. | ||
| - | + | ==Biography== | |
| + | Von Soden was born in [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]], on August 16, 1852, and was educated at the [[University of Tübingen]]. He was [[Minister (Christianity)|minister]] of [[Dresden]]-[[Striesen]] in 1881 and in 1887 became minister of the [[Jerusalem's Church|Jerusalem Church]] in [[Berlin]]. In 1889 he became [[privatdozent]] in the [[Humboldt University of Berlin|university of Berlin]], and four years later was appointed extraordinary professor of divinity. He fought for a more democratic presbyterian constitution of the congregations within the [[Evangelical State Church of Prussia's older Provinces]]. His grave is preserved in the [[Protestant]] ''Friedhof II der Jerusalems- und Neuen Kirchengemeinde'' (Cemetery No. II of the congregations of [[Jerusalem's Church]] and [[Deutscher Dom|New Church]]) in [[Kreuzberg|Berlin-Kreuzberg]], south of [[Hallesches Tor (Berlin U-Bahn)|Hallesches Tor]]. | ||
| - | Von Soden introduced, besides a new notation of manuscripts, a new theory of [[textual history]]. He believed that in the 4th century there were in existence three recensions of the text, which he distinguished as K, H and I. | + | Von Soden introduced, besides a new notation of manuscripts, a new theory of [[textual history]]. He believed that in the 4th century there were in existence three recensions of the text, which he distinguished as ''K'', ''H'' and ''I''. After establishing the text of ''I'', ''H'' and ''K'', von Soden reconstructed a hypothetical text, ''I-H-K'', which he believed to have been their ancestor. He then tried to show that this text was known to all the writers of the 3rd and 2nd centuries |
| - | His descendant [[Wolfram von Soden]] was a noted Assyriologist. | + | Von Soden died in a railway accident in [[Berlin]] on January 15, 1914. His descendant [[Wolfram von Soden]] was a noted Assyriologist. |
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| + | ==Works== | ||
| + | His earlier works include ''Philipperbrief'' (1890); “Untersuchungen über neutestamentliche Schriften” in ''Protestantisches Jahrbuch für theologische Studien und Schriftkommentar'' (1895-1897); ''Und was thut die evangelische Kirche? Erwogen angesichts der Reichstagswahlen, zumal in unseren Großstädten'', 3rd. ed., Berlin: Nauck, 1890 (a pamphlet written during the campaign for the [[Reichstag (German Empire)|Reichstag]] election); ''Reisebriefe aus Palästina'' (2nd ed, 1901); ''Palästina und seine Geschichte: sechs volkstümliche Vorträge'', 2nd improv. ed., Leipzig and Berlin: Teubner, 1904 (Aus Natur und Geisteswelt; No. 6); ''Die wichtigsten Fragen im Leben Jesu'' (1904); ''Urchristliche Literaturgeschichte: (die Schriften des Neuen Testaments)'', Berlin: Duncker, 1905. | ||
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| + | His most important book is ''Die Schriften des neuen Testaments, in ihrer ältesten erreichbaren Textgestalt / hergestellt auf Grund ihrer Textgeschichte'': 4 vols., Berlin: Glaue, 1902-1910; certainly the most important work on the text of the [[New Testament]] which had been published since Westcott and Hort's [[The New Testament in the Original Greek]]. He contributed to the 1903 ''[[Encyclopaedia Biblica]]''. | ||
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| + | * ''Die Schriften des Neuen Testaments in ihrer ältesten erreichbaren Textgestalt'', Gottingen: Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht 1902. | ||
| + | * [http://openlibrary.org/works/OL12438539W/Pal%C3%A4stina_und_seine_Geschichte_sechs_volkst%C3%BCmliche_Vortr%C3%A4ge_.. Palästina und seine Geschichte], sechs volkstümliche Vorträge, Leipzig 1899. 3., verbesserte Aufl.1911. | ||
| + | * Die Briefe an die Kolosser, Epheser, Philemon; die Pastoralbriefe, 2. verbesserte und vermehrte Aufl. bearbeitet von H. von Soden. Freiburg i. Br. 1893. | ||
| + | * Die wichtigsten Fragen im Leben Jesu, Ferienkurs-Vorträge Berlin 1904, 2. verb. Aufl., Berlin 1909. | ||
| + | * Hebräerbrief, Briefe des Petrus, Jakobus, Judas, 3. verbesserte und vermehrte Aufl., Freiburg i. Br. 1899. | ||
| + | * Hat Jesus gelebt? aus den geschichtlichen Urkunden beantwortet von Hermann von Soden, Berlin 1910. | ||
| + | * Urchristliche Literaturgeschichte, die Schriften des Neuen Testaments, Berlin 1905. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | * 1911 Soden, Hermann, Freiherr von | ||
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[[Category:1914 deaths]] | [[Category:1914 deaths]] | ||
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[[Category:German theologians]] | [[Category:German theologians]] | ||
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Baron Hermann von Soden (16 August 1852 - 15 January 1914) was a German Biblical scholar.
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Biography
Von Soden was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on August 16, 1852, and was educated at the University of Tübingen. He was minister of Dresden-Striesen in 1881 and in 1887 became minister of the Jerusalem Church in Berlin. In 1889 he became privatdozent in the university of Berlin, and four years later was appointed extraordinary professor of divinity. He fought for a more democratic presbyterian constitution of the congregations within the Evangelical State Church of Prussia's older Provinces. His grave is preserved in the Protestant Friedhof II der Jerusalems- und Neuen Kirchengemeinde (Cemetery No. II of the congregations of Jerusalem's Church and New Church) in Berlin-Kreuzberg, south of Hallesches Tor.
Von Soden introduced, besides a new notation of manuscripts, a new theory of textual history. He believed that in the 4th century there were in existence three recensions of the text, which he distinguished as K, H and I. After establishing the text of I, H and K, von Soden reconstructed a hypothetical text, I-H-K, which he believed to have been their ancestor. He then tried to show that this text was known to all the writers of the 3rd and 2nd centuries
Von Soden died in a railway accident in Berlin on January 15, 1914. His descendant Wolfram von Soden was a noted Assyriologist.
Works
His earlier works include Philipperbrief (1890); “Untersuchungen über neutestamentliche Schriften” in Protestantisches Jahrbuch für theologische Studien und Schriftkommentar (1895-1897); Und was thut die evangelische Kirche? Erwogen angesichts der Reichstagswahlen, zumal in unseren Großstädten, 3rd. ed., Berlin: Nauck, 1890 (a pamphlet written during the campaign for the Reichstag election); Reisebriefe aus Palästina (2nd ed, 1901); Palästina und seine Geschichte: sechs volkstümliche Vorträge, 2nd improv. ed., Leipzig and Berlin: Teubner, 1904 (Aus Natur und Geisteswelt; No. 6); Die wichtigsten Fragen im Leben Jesu (1904); Urchristliche Literaturgeschichte: (die Schriften des Neuen Testaments), Berlin: Duncker, 1905.
His most important book is Die Schriften des neuen Testaments, in ihrer ältesten erreichbaren Textgestalt / hergestellt auf Grund ihrer Textgeschichte: 4 vols., Berlin: Glaue, 1902-1910; certainly the most important work on the text of the New Testament which had been published since Westcott and Hort's The New Testament in the Original Greek. He contributed to the 1903 Encyclopaedia Biblica.
- Die Schriften des Neuen Testaments in ihrer ältesten erreichbaren Textgestalt, Gottingen: Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht 1902.
- Palästina und seine Geschichte, sechs volkstümliche Vorträge, Leipzig 1899. 3., verbesserte Aufl.1911.
- Die Briefe an die Kolosser, Epheser, Philemon; die Pastoralbriefe, 2. verbesserte und vermehrte Aufl. bearbeitet von H. von Soden. Freiburg i. Br. 1893.
- Die wichtigsten Fragen im Leben Jesu, Ferienkurs-Vorträge Berlin 1904, 2. verb. Aufl., Berlin 1909.
- Hebräerbrief, Briefe des Petrus, Jakobus, Judas, 3. verbesserte und vermehrte Aufl., Freiburg i. Br. 1899.
- Hat Jesus gelebt? aus den geschichtlichen Urkunden beantwortet von Hermann von Soden, Berlin 1910.
- Urchristliche Literaturgeschichte, die Schriften des Neuen Testaments, Berlin 1905.
References
- 1911 Soden, Hermann, Freiherr von
