Johann Jakob Wettstein
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Johann Jakob Wettstein was an 18th-century Swiss theologian and pioneering New Testament textual critic known for his influential work on cataloguing and analyzing biblical manuscripts.
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| Johann Jakob Wettstein canonical | 2 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
New Testament textual critic
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Swiss person ⓘ human ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
philology
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theology ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Switzerland ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Basel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Wettstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
New Testament studies
NERFINISHED
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biblical studies ⓘ textual criticism ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical commentary
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critical edition ⓘ |
| givenName | Johann Jakob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later New Testament textual critics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cataloguing New Testament manuscripts
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critical apparatus to the Greek New Testament ⓘ developing a system of manuscript sigla for the New Testament ⓘ pioneering New Testament textual criticism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
German
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Latin ⓘ |
| movement | Reformed theology ⓘ |
| name | Johann Jakob Wettstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
systematic comparison of New Testament manuscript variants
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use of patristic citations in textual criticism ⓘ |
| notableWork | Novum Testamentum Graecum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
textual critic
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theologian ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Basel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| workFocusesOn |
Greek New Testament
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biblical manuscripts ⓘ |
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