Justi, Leonhard Johann Karl a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born at Miinchhausen, Hesse, December 5, 1753. He studied at Marburg and Gottingen, was in 1774 deacon at Marburg, and commenced his academical career in 1775. In 1779 he was professor, and succeeded his brother as first pastor of St. Elizabeth; He died May 12, 1800, leaving, Weissagungsgesang Mosis an die Israeliten, Deuteronomy 32 (Gottingen, 1774): — De Bileami Asina Loquente ad Numbers 22 (Marburg, eod.): — Ueber die den AEgyptern von den Israeliten bei ihrer Abreise abgeforderten Gerathe, Exodus 5, 11, 12 (1777): — Ueber den Genius des Sokrates (1779). See Doring, Die gelehrten Theologen Deutschlands, s.v.; Furst, Bibl. Jud. 2:157; Winer, Handbuch der theol. Lit. 1:23. (B.P.)
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
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