Aberle, Moritz Von
Aberle, Moritz von
Catholic theologian, b. at Rottum, near Biberach, in Swabia, 25 April, 1819; d. at Tübingen, 3 November, 1875. He became professor in the Obergymnasium, at Ehingen, in 1845; director of the Wilhelmstift, in 1848; professor of moral theology and New Testament exegesis in the university at Tübingen, in 1850, a position he retained till the day of his death. He had a considerable number of pupils in both branches, but he was especially devoted to Scriptural studies. He emphasized the activity of the human bearers of revelation, without changing it into a purely natural process. The results of his investigations he published in a series of articles contributed to the Tübingen theol. Quartalschrift, 1851-72, and to the Bonner theol. Lit.-Blatt. The main thoughts of these articles were collected and published under the title, Introduction to the New Testament, by Dr. Paul Schanz (Freiburg, 1877). Aberle’s view that the Gospels and the Book of Acts are apologetic writings, meeting certain needs of the Apostolic times, cannot be sustained. He took also an active part in the struggle for ecclesiastical liberty in Würtemberg, and his strong newspaper articles forced the State to arrange Church matters on a tolerable basis.
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HIMPEL, Theologische Quartalschrift, 1876, 177-228; WERNER, Geschichte der neuzeitl. christlich-kirchl. Apologetik (Schaffhausen, 1867).
A.J. MAAS
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume ICopyright © 1907 by Robert Appleton CompanyOnline Edition Copyright © 2003 by K. KnightNihil Obstat, March 1, 1907. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., CensorImprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York
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Aberle, Moritz Von
a Roman Catholic theologian of Germany, was born April 15, 1819, at Rottum, near Biberach. In 1842 he received holy orders, and in 1850 he was called to Tubingen as professor of ethics and New-Test., exegesis. In 1866 he was ennobled, and died Nov. 3, 1875. Aberle was one of the brightest lights of the Catholic faculty at Tubingen, and a very learned scholar. He was always a hard student, and found no time for producing large publications, although he contributed extensively to the Tubingen Theologische Quartalschrift. He left in manuscript Einleitung in das Neue Testament, which was edited by Paul Schanz (Freiburg, 1877). See Literarischer Handweiser, 1875, p 433 sq.; Himpel, in the Theologische Quartalschrift, 58, 2. (B.P.)