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Christian Hermann Weisse (1801-1866) was a German scholar.
Biography
Born in Leipzig, Weisse studied at the local University. He was primarily a philosophical theologian and an important representative of 19th-century idealism. His major philosophical work is his Philosophische Dogmatik; oder, Philosophie des Christenthums in 3 volumes (1855-1862). He also contributed significantly to Pauline and Synoptic Studies.
Works on Second Temple Judaism
After Lachmann had argued in 1835 that Mark had to be seen as the earliest gospel, Weisse is credited for formulating the two-document hypothesis to explain the synoptic problem.
Books
References
- William Baird, in History of New Testament Research: 1. From Deism to Tübingen (1992 Baird), book / pp. 305-308