Johann August Ernesti Books

Johann August Ernesti was a German rationalist theologian and philologist renowned for his rigorous approach to textual interpretation. He was the first to formally distinguish the hermeneutics of the Old Testament from that of the New, a groundbreaking step in biblical studies. Ernesti's keen eye for grammatical subtleties, particularly in Latin, and his co-founding of a new school in ancient literature, significantly influenced German theology and classical philology. His methods fostered a generation of scholars and kindled a national enthusiasm for classical learning.