u. die siebzig Jahrwochen des Daniel (1836) Geschichte des Aufruhrs in den Cevennen (1837) De argumento psalmi centesimi decimi, Th.D., diss., (1838) Lehrbuch der Weltgeschichte fur Gymnasien (1839), which became a text-book in the Protestant gymnasia of Bavaria Weissagung u. Erfullung im allen u. neuen Testamente (1841–1844; 2nd ed., 1857–1860) Der Schriftbeweis (1852–1855; 2nd ed., 1857–1860) Die heilige Schrift des neuen Testaments zusanimenhangend untersucht (1862–1878, 2nd ed., 1896) Schutzschriften (1856–1859), in which he defends himself against the charge of teaching an unorthodox understanding of the Atonement. Die Augsburger Rechtfertigung der Augsburger Adresse (1874) Theologische Ethik (1878) Vermischte Aufsaetze (1878) Encyklopaedie der Theologie (1879) Biblische Hermeneutik (1880) Die Offenbarung St. Johannis (1896) In theology, as in ecclesiastical polity, Hofmann was a conservative, confessional Lutheran, although the strongly marked individuality of some of his opinions laid him open to repeated accusations of heterodoxy. He was the principal figure in what has been called the Erlangen School, although his unique theological positions frequently put him at odds with his fellow colleagues and set him apart. Elected provost of Erlangen University more times than any other professor there in the nineteenth century, he was unquestionably the leading figure on that faculty during his years of service. Notes References Attribution Further reading External links German Lutheran theologians 1810 births 1877 deaths People from Erlangen Academic staff of the University of Rostock Humboldt University of Berlin alumni 19th-century German Protestant theologians 19th-century German male writers German male non-fiction writers Members of the Bavarian Chamber of Deputies 19th-century Lutherans