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Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg
1802–1869
A leading voice of 19th-century German Protestant theology, he spent much of his career defending Lutheran orthodoxy and arguing fiercely against the rationalist currents of his day. His commentaries and polemical writing made him one of the best-known conservative theologians in Berlin.
2 Audiobooks
Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2
by Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg
Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1
by Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg
About the author
Born in Fröndenberg, Prussia, in 1802, Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg studied theology and Oriental languages at Bonn and Berlin. He went on to become a professor of theology at the University of Berlin, where he built a reputation as a forceful scholar, editor, and churchman.
Hengstenberg is especially remembered for championing conservative Protestant belief in an age of intense debate over biblical criticism and modern theology. He founded and edited the Evangelische Kirchenzeitung, an influential church paper, and wrote major works on the Old Testament, including studies of Christology and biblical prophecy.
His writing was learned, combative, and deeply influential in 19th-century German church life. Even readers who disagree with his conclusions often note how strongly he shaped debates about Scripture, doctrine, and the future of Protestant theology.