Friedrich Oehninger

Born in 1837, Friedrich Oehninger was a German Pfarrer (pastor), religion teacher, and writer. Library and authority records consistently connect him with Christian teaching and religious literature, and they list him as the author of works including Geschichte des Christentums in seinem Gang durch die Jahrhunderte and Das Leben Jesu.

His writing seems aimed at readers beyond a narrow academic audience. Geschichte des Christentums in seinem Gang durch die Jahrhunderte, first published in the late 19th century and reprinted many times since, presents the long story of Christianity in a form that remained useful and readable enough to keep circulating long after his lifetime.

There is some disagreement in the sources about his death year: some catalog records identify him as 1837–1914, while at least one authority-style entry lists 1912. Because of that conflict, the exact year should be treated with a little caution. What is clear is that Oehninger belongs to the tradition of German Protestant religious writers who tried to bring church history and the figure of Jesus to a broad reading public.