Ludwig Diestel

Ludwig Diestel (September 28, 1825 – May 15, 1879) was a German Protestant theologian who was a native of Königsberg.

He studied at several universities, and in 1851 became a lecturer at the University of Bonn, where in 1858 he became an associate professor of theology. Afterwards he became a professor at the Universities of Greifswald (1862), Jena (1867) and Tübingen (1872).

Diestel was known for his liberal-minded theological views, and specialized in Old Testament exegesis. He was the author the highly acclaimed Geschichte des Alten Testamentes in der christlichen Kirche (History of the Old Testament in the Christian Church), (1868). Other works by Diestel include:

Der Segen Jakob's in Genesis, xlix historisch erläutert. (Jacob's Blessing in Genesis, Historically Explained); CA Schwetschke & Son, Brunswick, 1853
Die Sintflut und die Flutsagen des Alterthums (The Deluge and Flood Legends of Ancient Times); C. Habel, 1871

References

Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz (1975). Bautz, Friedrich Wilhelm. ed (in German). Diestel, Ludwig. Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). 1. Hamm. cols. 1293–1294. ISBN 3-88309-013-1. http://www.bautz.de/bbkl/d/diestel_m.shtml. English translation

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Name	Diestel, Ludwig
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Date of birth	September 28, 1825
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Date of death	May 15, 1879
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