NEANDER, nA-iin'di;r„JoilANN ArutTsT Wit. HELM (1789-1850). One of the most famous I if eeelesiastieal historians. lle was born at Got tingen, January 17, 1789. of Jewish parentage, and recei ed his early education at the Johan neunt iii Hamburg. On February 13, 1806, he publicly renounced Judaism, and was baptized in Saint Catharine'. Church, Hamburg, changing his mune from David Mendel to Neander (from t:reek tot, uros. new -f- r, man, in allusion to the religious change which he had 1•Nperivm-ed) and taking his Christian names front several of his friends. lie now proceeded to Ilalle, where lie studied theology tinder Selleierinacher, and concluded his academic course at his native town of Gottingen. In 1811 lie took up his residence at Heidelberg University as a privat-docent; in 1812 he was appointed extraordinary professor of theology; and in the following year was called to the newly established University of Berlin as professor of Church his tory. Here lie labored till his death. July 14, 1850. Neaniler enjoyed great celebrity as a lee tun.r. Students flocked to him. not only from all parts of Germany, but from the most distant l'rotestant countries. his works, in the order of time, are: Veber den Kaiser inlianus uml :a in Zeitalter (1812); Dm- licitly(' Bernhard, and silo Zritaitcr ( 1813) : ftenetische EnDricklung der rornthmsten gnostischen (ISIS) : Der hcilige Johannes t'hrysostomus und Kirche, besomlers di.s Orients, in di ssen Zeitalttr ( 1821 '22 ): Denkteiniligkeittn ens thr t;csehichte tics t'hristenthums umct ties ehristliehen LeZvfls ( 1822-2 I ) ; .1 ntignostieus. Deist (I's Tertullianns
viol Einleitung in dessert Sehriften (ISD1): gcmcine Desehichte der ehristliehen Religion um/ irehe ( 1823-52) ; /Urine tfrfegenheitsschriften ( 182.4 ) (1(.hchic11 tc der Pf1,,ic:aWg unit Leifurg der christliehen icirehe (lurch die inosic( ( 1833 :33) ; Das Leben Jtsu Christi in seine m gv'schic•it !ie/iut Zusamtnenhanye, written as a reply to Strauss's work ( 1337) : ll'issenschafitichr hatullungen, publislied by Jacobi (1831) ; ltr st•Itiehtv- der cto-istliehcn 1)0gtnen, also published by .lawlj (183111; and several ((then posthumous works. The majority of these work: have been translated into English. viz.. amoral History of the Religion cod Church (trans. by Torrey, 12t4s oh 1882) : History of the Planting anti Training of the Christian Church by the Apostles (trans. by Ryland. 1842) : uemorilll. of Christian Life in the Early and Middle Ages (trans. by L'vland, 18321: Life and Times of Naint marl! (trans. by Miss Alsitilde \\'(melt, I81:3); of l'hry.sosfoot ltrans. by Slaplebm.
1813); Life of Jesus Christ (trans. by Aletlin toek and Blumenthal. 1848f ; Lcchires tlo tory of Christian Dogmas (trans,. by Ryland, 1858) Empror dulian (trans. by Coy, 1830) ; and his commentaries on Philippians, .1:11nes, and First John. Consult his Life by Philip Solialf (New York, 188111; by 1\10g:tin!, with bibliography (Erfurt. 189)) ; and by 'Schneider (Schleswig, 1 q9 I t .