He received his education at
seminaries in
Denkendorf,
Maulbronn and
Tübingen, later becoming an associate professor of
practical theology at the
University of Tübingen (1821). In 1826 he was appointed a full professor at Tübingen, a position he maintained for the rest of his career. He was a member of the committee for the
Württemberg liturgy (1840) and of the council for church organization (1848). He was influenced by the Tübingen
supranaturalism of his era, and he worked hard for the positive foundations of
Lutheranism, continuing a trend that dated back to the time of
Johann Albrecht Bengel (1657–1752). He was considered an excellent instructor, his lectures primarily dealing with practical, moral and
exegetical theology. Among his better written efforts,
Biblische Theologie des neuen Testaments, was published posthumously in 1853, and later translated into English as
Biblical theology of the New Testament (1870). Another noted work,
Christliche Sittenlehre ("Christian Ethics", 1861), was also published after his death. He died in Tübingen. == References ==