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Johann August Ernesti

Born

in Germany

August 04, 1707

Died

September 11, 1781

Genre

Religion, Philology, Hermeneutics

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Johann August Ernesti was a German Rationalist theologian and philologist. Ernesti was the first who formally separated the hermeneutics of the Old Testament from those of the New.

Apart from the quality of his own writing, Ernesti is notable for his influence on sacred and profane criticism in Germany. With JS Semler he co-operated in the Rationalist revolution of Lutheran theology, and in conjunction with Gesner he instituted a new school in ancient literature. He detected grammatical niceties in Latin, in regard to the consecution of tenses which had escaped preceding critics.

As an editor of the Greek classics, Ernesti does not compare with his Dutch contemporaries, Tiberius Hemsterhuis, L.C. Valckenaer, David Ruhnken or his colleague ...more

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	Elogivm Viri Clarissimi Et Amplissimi Christiani Fvrchtegott Gellerti Professoris Philosophiae Extraordinarii D. Xiii. Dec. A.c. Mdcclxviiii. Pie Defuncti... 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elementary Principles of Interpretation by Johann August Ernesti, Moses Stuart 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elements of Interpretation 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Io. Augusti Ernesti Archaeologia Literaria by Johann August Ernesti, Georg Heinrich Martini (Creator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Initia Doctrinae Solidioris 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Io. Aug. Ernesti Observationes Philologico-criticae In Aristophanis Nubes Et Flav. Iosephi Antiq. Iud. Accesserunt Godofredi Olearii Notae Ad Suidam by Johann August Ernesti, Gottfried Olearius 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clavis Ciceroniana: Sive Indices Rerum Et Verborum Philologico-critici In Opera M. T. Ciceronis 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clavis Ciceroniana, Sive, Indices Rerum Et Verborum Philologico-critici In Opera Ciceronis: Accedunt Graeca Ciceronis Necessariis Observationibus Illustrata, Volume 3 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clavis Ciceroniana, Sive, Indices Rerum Et Verborum Philologico-critici In Opera Ciceronis: Accedunt Graeca Ciceronis Necessariis Observationibus Illustrata, Volume 6 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clavis Ciceroniana, Sive, Indices Rerum Et Verborum Philologico-critici In Opera Ciceronis: Accedunt Graeca Ciceronis Necessariis Observationibus Illustrata, Volume 11 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars