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| − | Johann Jacob Wolleb, [[Pietism|pietistic]] Reformed minister in Thenniken, canton of [[Basel (Switzerland)|Basel]], Switzerland, during the first half of the 18th century. He was the author of the remarkable book, [[Gespräch zwischen einem Pietisten und einem Wiedertäufer| | + | Johann Jacob Wolleb, [[Pietism|pietistic]] Reformed minister in Thenniken, canton of [[Basel (Switzerland)|Basel]], Switzerland, during the first half of the 18th century. He was the author of the remarkable book, [[Gespräch zwischen einem Pietisten und einem Wiedertäufer|<em>Gespräch zwischen einem Pietisten und einem Wiedertäufer</em>]] (Basel, 1722). In his later years he became an enthusiastic follower of [[Zinzendorf, Count Nicholas Ludwig von (1700-1760)|Count Zinzendorf]], who visited him in 1740. The <em>Gespräch </em>was written apparently in a missionary spirit, with the hope of winning the [[Anabaptism|Anabaptists]] (of the [[Jura Mountains|Jura]] area) to the new trend of Pietism. |
= Bibliography = | = Bibliography = | ||
Friedmann, Robert. <em>Mennonite Piety Through the Centuries</em>. Goshen, 1949. 40. | Friedmann, Robert. <em>Mennonite Piety Through the Centuries</em>. Goshen, 1949. 40. | ||
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Johann Jacob Wolleb, pietistic Reformed minister in Thenniken, canton of Basel, Switzerland, during the first half of the 18th century. He was the author of the remarkable book, Gespräch zwischen einem Pietisten und einem Wiedertäufer (Basel, 1722). In his later years he became an enthusiastic follower of Count Zinzendorf, who visited him in 1740. The Gespräch was written apparently in a missionary spirit, with the hope of winning the Anabaptists (of the Jura area) to the new trend of Pietism.
Bibliography
Friedmann, Robert. Mennonite Piety Through the Centuries. Goshen, 1949. 40.
Jöcher, Christian Gottlieb. Allgemeines Gelehrten-Lexicon. 1756.
Wernle, P. Geschichte des Schweizer Protestantismus im 18 Jahrhundert, vol. I. Tübingen, 1923.
| Author(s) | Robert Friedmann |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Friedmann, Robert. "Wolleb, Johann Jacob (18th century)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 23 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Wolleb,_Johann_Jacob_(18th_century)&oldid=96902.
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Friedmann, Robert. (1959). Wolleb, Johann Jacob (18th century). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Wolleb,_Johann_Jacob_(18th_century)&oldid=96902.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, pp. 971-972. All rights reserved.
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