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Beck, Thomas J a Baptist minister, was born in Buncombe County, N. C., Dec. 2, 1805; and was convnerted and united with the Rehoboth Church in Wilkes County, Ga., in 1833. His ordination in 1835 took place at New Providence Church in Warren County. The churches which he served during a period of twentyseven years … Continue reading “Beck, Thomas J”

Beck, Michael a Protestant theologian and Hebraist of Germany, was born at Ulm, Jan. 14, 1653. After having studied at Jena, he devoted himself, under the direction of a rabbin who had become Christianized, to the study of the Oriental languages and of philosophy; and from 1674 he himself prepared: lectures in philology, and, like … Continue reading “Beck, Michael”

Beck, Matthias Friedrich a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born at Kaufbeuren, May 23; 1649. He studied at Jena; was in 1679 deacon, and in 1696 pastor, of the Church of the Holy Ghost at Augsburg, where he died, Feb. 2, 1701. He is best known by his Targum seu Paraphrasis Chaldaica in 1 et … Continue reading “Beck, Matthias Friedrich”

Beck, John (1), D.D. a German Reformed minister, was born in the borough of York, Pa., April 10, 1830. He graduated at Marshall College in 1848, and pursued the regular course of study at Mererrsburg Theological Seminary until 1850, when he was licensed to preach. He first served the Funkstown charge, Md. In 1854 he … Continue reading “Beck, John (1), D.D.”

Beck, John (2) a Moravian missionary, was born at Creuzendorf, Upper Silesia, June 7, 1706. He was converted in 1731; was cast into a dungeon of the castle of Suppau in 1732, because of his refusal to recant the religious principles which he had imbibed; and shortly after escaping therefrom he made his way to … Continue reading “Beck, John (2)”

Beck, Johann Tobias one of the most prominent Protestant theologians of the 19th century, was born Feb. 22, 1804, at Balingen, in WUirtemberg. He studied at Tubingen; was in 1827 pastor at Waldthaun, and in 1829 teacher and preacher in Mergentheim. In 1836 he accepted a call as professor of theology at Basle. and remained … Continue reading “Beck, Johann Tobias”

Beck, Jacob Christoph a Swiss doctor and theologian, was born at Basle, March 1, 1710. In 1737 he was appointed professor of history in his native place, in 1744 professor of theology, and in 1759 professor of Old-Test. exegesis. He died in 1785; He wrote, Disputatio de Diluvio Noachico Universali (Basle, 1738): Synopsis Institutionum Univnersce … Continue reading “Beck, Jacob Christoph”

Beck, Francis an English theologian who lived in the early half of the 18th century, wrote A Complete Catalogue of All the Discourses, Written both For and Against Popery, in the Time of King James II, and an Alphabetical List of the Writers on Each Side (Lonid. 1735). See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Gen., s.v. Fuente: … Continue reading “Beck, Francis”

Beck, Christian Daniel a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born at Leipsic, Jan. 22, 1757. In 1782 he was appointed professor of philosophy, and in 1785 professor of Greek and Latin literature, at Leipsic, where he died, Dec. 13, 1832. He wrote, Monogrammata Hermeneutices Libroroum Novi Foederis (Leipsic, 1803): Commentarii Histor. Decretor. Relig. Christ. et … Continue reading “Beck, Christian Daniel”

Beck, Cave an English theologian who lived in the middle of the 17th century, wrote The Universal Character by which All Nations May Understand One Another’s Conceptions, Reading out of One Common Writing their Own Tongues (1657). See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature