Caspar Creuziger

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Caspar Creuziger or Caspar Cruciger the Elder (father of Caspar Cruciger the Younger), born January 1, 1504 in Leipzig, died November 16, 1548 in Wittenberg, was a German Humanist ^[1], Professor of Theology at the University of Wittenberg, Preacher at the Castle Church (Wittenberg, Germany), secretary to ^[2] and worked with Martin Luther to revise Luther's German Bible translation.^[3]

1 Early life
2 Career
3 Notes
4 Bibliography

[edit] Early life

Creuziger entered the University of Leipzig at age 12, where he studied under Peter Mosellanus. The outbreak of the plague drove him to Wittenberg in 1521, where he completed his studies in the Hebrew language. ^[4]

[edit] Career

In 1525, he became Rector at Magdeburg's Johannnisschule. He was called to the faculties of Philosophy and Theology at Wittenberg in 1528, where he lectured in both disciplines, preached at the Castle Church and wrote faculty opinions. He received his doctorate from Wittenberg in 1533. He continued to teach exegesis, dogmatics and edited instructional materials. During these years, Martin Luther included him in the reformer's circle of translators, who assisted him in revising the German Bible version.^[5]

In 1539, Creuziger assisted Leipzig introduce reforms. He served as a delegate to theological convocations at Hagenau, Worms and Regensburg. When other theologians fled the Schmalkald War, he remained at his post.^[6]

Creuziger also edited the Wittenberg edition of Luther's Works^[7] and helped to draft the Leipzig Interim. ^[2].

[edit] Notes

^ "Cruciger, Caspar," in The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation, ed. Hans J. Hillerbrand (New York: Oxford University Press, 1996), 1:456.
^ ^a ^b "Cruciger," Christian Cyclopedia, eds. Erwin L. Lueker, Luther Poellot, Paul Jackson.(St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2000)
^ "Creuziger, Caspar," Leipzig Lexikon (Leipzig: TDG, 1998)
^ Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation, 456.
^ Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation, 457.
^ Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation, 457.
^ Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation, 457.

[edit] Bibliography

In epistolam Pauli ad Timotheum priorem Commentarius
Enarratio Psalmi 116–118
Der XX. Psalm für christliche Herrschaft zu beten
In Evangelium Johannis Apostoli Enarratio
Enarratio Psalmi: Dixit Dominus [110] et aliquot sequentium
Comment. in Matthaeum
In Epistolam Pauli ad Romanos Commentarius
De iudiciis piarum Synodorum sententia
Enarrationis Symboli Nicaeni articuli duo, de Synodis et tribus personis Divinitatis.