Valerius Herberger
Valerius Herberger(21 April 1562 – 18 May 1627) was a GermanLutheranpreacher and theologian.
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Life
[edit]He was born atFraustadt,Silesia(nowWschowainPoland). He studied for three years at Freystadt in Silesia (nowKożuchówinPoland), and then entered theUniversity of Frankfort-on-the-Oder.In 1582 he went toLeipzig University.
In 1584 he became a teacher in Fraustadt, in 1590deacon,and in 1599pastor.Sigismund III Vasaordered his congregation to cede their house of worship to the Roman Catholics; Herberger then acquired two private residences, which he gradually transformed into a church. He died in Fraustadt.
Works
[edit]In 1613 an epidemic broke out at Fraustadt, and under those circumstances Herberger composed his only hymn,Valet will ich dir geben( "O world, so vain, I leave thee" ). It was published in 1614 with a melody byMelchior Teschner.[1]
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He was a prolific writer. His most comprehensive work isMagnalia Dei de Jesu scripturæ nucleo et medulla(12 parts, 1601–18), meditations on the Pentateuch, Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, emphasising the revelation of Christ in theOld Testament.Herberger also wrote commentaries on Revelation xxi.-xxii. and published them asHimmelsches Jerusalem(1609).Passionszeiger(1611),Trauerbinden or funeral sermons(7 vols., 1611–21), andEvangelische Herzpostille (1613) are collections of sermons which may be mentioned.
After his death appearedEpistolische Herzpostille,97 Predigten über Jesus Sirach,andStoppelpostille(sermons on various texts). Several of his works were reprinted in the nineteenth century:
- Magnalia Dei: die Grossen Thaten Gottes 1-4(reprint, ed. Fricke, 1854)
- Das Himmlische Jerusalem(reprint, ed. Bredt, 1858)
- Erklärung des Haus- und Zucht-Buchs Jesus Sirach in 97 Predigten(reprint, ed. Buchka, 1739)
- Paradies-Blümlein aus der Lustgarten der 150 Psalmen(reprint, ed. Otto, 1862)
References
[edit]- Valerius Herbergerccel.org
Notes
[edit]- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication in thepublic domain:Jackson, Samuel Macauley, ed. (1914).New Schaff–Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge(third ed.). London and New York: Funk and Wagnalls.
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Further reading
[edit]- The Great Works Of God: Part One And Two: The Mysteries Of Christ In The Book Of Genesis, Chapter 1–15(2010), translated by Matthew Carver
- Valerius Herberger (Hymn-Writer)(Bach-Cantatas)
- 1562 births
- 1627 deaths
- 16th-century German Lutheran clergy
- German Lutheran theologians
- 17th-century German Protestant theologians
- People from Wschowa
- German male non-fiction writers
- 17th-century German male writers
- 17th-century German Lutheran clergy
- 16th-century Lutheran theologians
- 17th-century Lutheran theologians