Walther, Michel (2)
Walther, Michel (1)
a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born at Nuremberg, April 6, 1593. He studied, at first, medicine at Wittenberg; but afterwards he betook himself to the study of theology at Giessen and Jena. In the latter place he was appointed adjunct to the philosophical faculty. For a time he acted as court-preacher to the duchess of Brunswick and Lineburg, occupying at the same time a professorship at Helmstatdt. After the death of the duchess in 1626, he was appointed court-preacher and general superintendent at East-Friesland; in 1642 he-was called to Zelle, where he died, Feb. 9, 1662. He wrote, Harmonia Biblica: Post’lla Mosaicca. Pophetica, liero- psalticua, Evangelistica: Comsm. in Epist. ad Hebraeos: Introitus ad Psalterii Sacrarium: Spicilegium Controversiarumu de Nominibus Jehovah, Elohim Agnus est Phase Tractatus de Unctione Christi. etc. See Freher, Theatrum Eruditorum; Hoffmann, Lexicon Universale; Acta Enkruditorum Latina; Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten Lexikon, s.v. (B. P.)
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Walther, Michel (2)
a Lutheran theologian of Germany, son of the preceding, was born March 3, 1638, at Aurich, in Friesland. When sixteen years of age he entered the University of Wittenberg, where he was appointed, in 1687 professor of theology. He died Jan. 21, 1692. He wrote, De Fide Niccena: De Fide Infantum Baptizatorum: De Catechizatione Veterum: De Novo Legislatore Christo contra Socinianos et Arminianos: De Satisfactione Christi: De Dissimilitudine Ortus Nostri et Christi Honminis: De Duabus Tabulis Lapideis ex Exo 30:18, et 32:15, 16: De Ingressu Sacerdotis Summli in Sanctum Sanctorum ex Leviticus 16 : De Chiromantia ex Job 37:7, non Probabili: De Deo Abscondito ex Jes. 45, 15: De Viro Nominze Zemach sive Gerinen ex Zach. 6:12: De Sensu Verborum Marc. 14:72: De Exodus 2 Peir. 1, 4: De Articuli SS. Trinitatis Antiqvitate, Veritate et Necessitate, etc. See Bunemann, De Doctis Westphalis; Nova Literaria Germaniae; Pipping, Memoriae Theologorunim; Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten-Lexikon, s.v. (B. P.)