Johann Jakob Stähelin Explained

Johann Jakob Stähelin (1 May 1797, in Basel  - 27 August 1875, in Langenbruck) was a Swiss theologian, who specialized in Old Testament studies.

From 1817 to 1821 he studied theology at the University of Tübingen. In 1823 he received his PhD and subsequently worked as a lecturer at the University of Basel. In 1829 he became an associate professor at Basel, where in 1835 he was named a full professor of Old Testament studies. In 1842 he obtained his doctorate of divinity, and in 1846 was appointed university rector.^{[1] [2]}

Principal works

• Kritische Untersuchungen über die Genesis, 1830  - Critical investigations on the biblical Genesis.
• Kritische Untersuchungen über die biblische Chronik, 1830  - Critical investigations on the biblical Chronicles.
• Kritische Untersuchungen über den Pentateuch, die Bucher Josua, Richter, Samuels und der Könige, 1843  - Critical investigations on the Pentateuch, the Books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings.
• Die messianischen Weissagungen des Alten Testaments in ihrer Entstehung, Entwicklung und Ausbildung : mit Berücksichtigung der hauptsächlichsten neutestamentlichen Citate, 1847  - The messianic prophecies of the Old Testament.
• Specielle Einleitung in die kanonischen Bücher des Alten Testaments, 1862  - Introduction to the canonical books of the Old Testament.^[3]

Notes and References

1. https://unigeschichte.unibas.ch/materialien/rektoren/johann-jacob-staehelin.html Stähelin, Johann Jacob
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=EaY8AAAAYAAJ&dq=%22St%C3%A4helin%2C+Johann+Jacob%22&pg=PA978 Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature, Volume 9
3. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Search/Home?lookfor=%22Stähelin,J.J.1797-1875.%22&type=author&inst= HathiTrust Digital Library