RICHARD ADELBERT LIPSIUS
\ɹˈɪt͡ʃəd ɐdˈɛlbət lˈɪpsɪəs], \ɹˈɪtʃəd ɐdˈɛlbət lˈɪpsɪəs], \ɹ_ˈɪ_tʃ_ə_d ɐ_d_ˈɛ_l_b_ə_t l_ˈɪ_p_s_ɪ__ə_s]\
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A German theologian; born at Gera, Feb. 14, 1830; died at Jena, Aug. 19, 1892. Among his writings are: "The Pauline Doctrine of Justification" (1853); "Gnosticism" (1860); "Chronology of the Bishops of Rome" (1869); "Sources of the Roman Fable of Peter" (1872); "Text-Book of Protestant Dogmatic Theology" (1876); "Philosophy and Religion" (1885); "Chief Heads of Christian Doctrine" (1889); "Brief Commentary on the New Testament" (2 vols., 1891); "Luther's Doctrine of Penance" (1892).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Snake's-head
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