Behm, Ernest Leopold Friederich a French Protestant theologian, who was born at Wolfenbuittel, June 8, 1700, and died Dec. 20, 1742, is the author of Commentatio de Heinrich Heinecken (Lubeck, 1725): — Die Grundlehrehen des Christenthum (1729): — Interpretatio Locorum quorumdam guce in Luthero Aliisgue Theologio Sceculi Reformationis Nonnullis Dificultatem in Articulo Prcedestinatione Habere Videntur (Helmstiidt, 1729). See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v. Behm, Johann (1), a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born June 23, 1578, at Konigsberg, in Prussia. He studied at Leipsic; obtained t.he degree of doctor of divinity at Wittenberg in 1608; and accepted a call in 1609 as professor of theology to his native place, where he died, April 27, 1648. He wrote, Thema Theologicum de Aterna Filii Dei Divinitate Ebionitarunm Blasphemiis Oppositum: — Disputationes viii de Voluntate Dei: — Disputatt. xx contra Osiandri Sententiarm de Justificatione: — Dissertatio de Qucestione: An Petrus Fuerit Romanus Episcopus aut Pontifex Porimuss?-De Qucestione: An Maria Absque Omni Peccato Coacepta, Nata et Afortua Sit ?-De Servo Arbitrio: — De Vero V. T. Deo, Uno Eodemgue cum, eo qui Pater est Domini Nostri Jesu. Christi: — De Termino a Quo et ad Quemn lxx Annorum Captivitatis Babylonice: — De Generatione Filii Dei ab 'Eterno: — De περιχωρήσει Duarum in Christo Naturarum Personali, etc. See Witte, Memorice Theologorum; Arnold, Historie der konigsbergischen Universitat; Hartknock, Preussische Kirchen-Historie; Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten-Lexikon, s.v.; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v. (B. P.)
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