Carl Friedrich Keil

Johann Friedrich Karl Keil or Carl Friedrich Keil (26 February 1807 – 5 May 1888) was a conservative German Lutheran Old Testament commentator.

Carl Friedrich Keil
Born(1807-02-26)26 February 1807
Lauterbach near Oelsnitz, Kingdom of Saxony
Died5 May 1888(1888-05-05) (aged 81)
Rödlitz near Lichtenstein, Kingdom of Saxony
NationalityGerman
Other namesJohann Friedrich Karl Keil
OccupationLutheran theologian
Known forOld Testament commentary

Biography

Keil was born at Lauterbach near Oelsnitz, Kingdom of Saxony, and died at Rätz, Saxony.

He is best known for his contributions to the Keil and Delitzsch commentaries, a ten-volume set written with Franz Delitzsch.[1]

Keil was a student of Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg.

Works

Old Testament Commentary

Keil–Delitzsch: Commentary on the Old Testament I–X. Grand Rapids 1975.

From the commentary compilations by Keil and Delitzsch:[1]

  • Volume 1: Pentateuch
  • Volume 2: Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 & 2 Samuel
  • Volume 3: 1 & 2 Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles
  • Volume 4: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job
  • Volume 5: Psalms
  • Volume 6: Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs
  • Volume 7: Isaiah
  • Volume 8: Jeremiah, Lamentations
  • Volume 9: Ezekiel, Daniel
  • Volume 10: Minor Prophets

References

  1. Carl Friedrich Keil; Franz Delitzsch (1975). Commentary on the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-8028-8035-2. OCLC 2363963.

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