Quote of the day
You must have no dependence on your own genius. If you have great talents, industry will improve them; if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency.
Julius Wellhausen
Born: May 17, 1844
Died: January 7, 1918 (aged 73)
Bio: Julius Wellhausen, was a German biblical scholar and orientalist. In the course of his career, he moved from Old Testament research through Islamic studies to New Testament scholarship.
Known for:
- Prolegomena to the History of Ancient Israel
- Prolegomena zur Geschichte Israels (1878)
- Arab Kingdom and its fall
- The Pharisees and the Sadducees
- Das Evangelium Lucae (1904)