Krebs, Johann Tobias a German theologian, was born at Buttelstadt (Thuringia) in 1718, and was educated at Leipzig University, where, after attaining to the master's degree, he lectured on N.T. exegesis. Later he was conrector at Chemnitz, and finally rector at the gymnasium in Grimma, where he died in 1782. Krebs edited Schottgen's Lexicon in Nov. Testcament (Lips. 1765), and wrote himself two works of considerable value for the illustration of the facts and language of the N.T., De usu et prcestantia Romance Historimc in N.T. interpretatione (Lips. 1745): — Observationes in N.T. e Flacvio Joseph. (Lips. 1755). "The latter contains a rich collection of examples of the peculiarities of N.-T. phraseology."-Pierer, Univ. Lexikon, vol. 9:s.v.; Kitto, Bibl. Cyclop. s.v.
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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