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Alber, Johann Nepomuk

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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a Roman Catholic theologian of Hungary, was born at Ovar, July 7, 1753, died about 1840. He wrote a large work on Hermeneutics, in 16 vols. (Interpretatio Sacrae Scripturae, Pesth, 1801-4), which Horne recommends as an able refutation of the opinions of the anti-supernaturalist divines of Germany. He also wrote Institutiones Historiae Ecclesiastes (Vienna, 1793); Institutiones Hermeneuticoe, 1817; and Institutiones Linguoe Hebraicoe, 1826. Hoefer, Biog. Generale. 2, 539.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Alber, Johann Nepomuk'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/alber-johann-nepomuk.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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