Wahl, Christian Abraham a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born at Dresden, Nov. 1, 1773. In 1808 he was called as pastor to Schneeberg. He was appointed in 1823 superintendent at Oschatz; in 1835, member of consistory in his native place; and died Nov. 30, 1855, at Kotschenbroda. He wrote, Historische Einleitung in die sammtlichen Biicher der Bibel (Leips. 1802): — Histoarisch praktisshe Einleitung in die bibl. Schriften (ibid. 1820): — Qucstiones Theolugico-dogmaticce Candidatis Theol. sese Subjecturis Propositce (ibid. 1806): — Bibl. Handworterbuch (ibid. 1825): — Commentatio de Paritculae El et Praepos. se a apud N.T. Scriptores Usu et Potestate (ibid. 1827): — Clavis Novi Testanenti Philologica (ibid. 1822; 3d ed. 1843), which is the basis of Dr. E. Robinson's Greek Lexicon of the N.T., the best extant: — Clavis Librorum Vet. Test. Apocryphorum Philolog. (ibid. 1853). See Furst. ibl. Jud. 3, 490; Zuchold, Bibl. Theol. 2, 1410 sq.; id. Theol. Universal-Lexikon, s.v.; Winer, Handbuch der theol. Lit. 1, 128; 2, 301, 304 (B. P.)
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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