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''' Ernst Lohmeyer''' (1890-1946) was a German scholar. | ''' Ernst Lohmeyer''' (1890-1946) was a German scholar. | ||
Born in Germany, Lohmeyer graduated at Heidelberg and was a scholar of the New Testament, Protestant theologian and Bible professor at the University of Breslau. In an era of strong antisemitism he had a close friendly relationship with [[Martin Buber]] to whom he wrote in 1933: "the Christian faith is only Christian as long as it retains in its heart the Jewish faith." For his opposition to the Nazi regime, in 1935 Lohmeyer was demoted from his teaching at Breslau. | |||
During World War II, Lohmeyer served in the Wehrmacht in the Western and Eastern front. After the war, he resumed his teaching at the University of Greifswald, but in February 1946 he was arrested by the Soviet secret police and executed in September of the same year. | |||
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*[[William Baird]], in [[History of New Testament Research: 2. From Jonathan Edwards to Rudolf Bultmann (2003 Baird), book]] / pp. 462-469 | *[[William Baird]], in [[History of New Testament Research: 2. From Jonathan Edwards to Rudolf Bultmann (2003 Baird), book]] / pp. 462-469 | ||
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[[Category:Scholars|Lohmeyer]] | [[Category:Scholars|Lohmeyer]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:00, 28 December 2020
Ernst Lohmeyer (1890-1946) was a German scholar.
Born in Germany, Lohmeyer graduated at Heidelberg and was a scholar of the New Testament, Protestant theologian and Bible professor at the University of Breslau. In an era of strong antisemitism he had a close friendly relationship with Martin Buber to whom he wrote in 1933: "the Christian faith is only Christian as long as it retains in its heart the Jewish faith." For his opposition to the Nazi regime, in 1935 Lohmeyer was demoted from his teaching at Breslau.
During World War II, Lohmeyer served in the Wehrmacht in the Western and Eastern front. After the war, he resumed his teaching at the University of Greifswald, but in February 1946 he was arrested by the Soviet secret police and executed in September of the same year.