Doederlein, Johann Christoph a celebrated Lutheran theologian, was born at Windheim, in Franconia, January 20, 1745, and studied at the University of Altorf, where he was appointed professor of theology in 1772. In 1782 he became professor of theology at Jena, where he died December 2, 1792. His erudition was solid and various. His most important works are, Esaias ex recensione text. hebr., cum notis (1789, 8vo): — Spriiche Salomons neu iubers. etc. (1778, 8vo): — Institutio theologiae christiane (Altdorf, 1791, 8vo, 6th ed.). His miscellaneous writings and sermons are very numerous, and he edited the Theologische Bibliothek from 1780 to 1792. His Institutio Theologiae was a very successful book. In theology, Doederlein stood at the point of transition from the old German orthodoxy to modern Rationalism. — Saintes, History of Rationalism, book 2, chapter 4.
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John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More