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Martin Brückner
1868–1931
A German Protestant theologian and scholar of religion, he wrote on the Old Testament, the life of Jesus, and the connections between Christianity and ancient Near Eastern faiths. His work reflects the energetic biblical and comparative-religion debates of the early 20th century.
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Die Komposition des Buches Jes. c. 28-33.
by Martin Brückner
About the author
Born on June 16, 1868, in Friedersdorf near Görlitz, Martin Brückner was a German Protestant pastor, theologian, and Privatdozent. He died on January 4, 1931, in Berlin-Tempelhof.
Bibliographic and authority records identify him as the author of works including Die Komposition des Buches Jes. c. 28–33., Die Geschichte Jesu in Galiläa, and Der sterbende und auferstehende Gottesheiland in den orientalischen Religionen und ihr Verhältnis zum Christentum. Taken together, these titles show a writer interested in biblical interpretation, the historical Jesus, and the relationship between Christianity and other ancient religions.
Although not a household name today, Brückner's books belong to a period when German theology was asking broad historical questions about scripture and belief. For listeners interested in older religious scholarship, his work offers a glimpse into that world of careful textual study and wide-ranging comparison.