Balthasar, Jacob Heinrich Von

Balthasar, Jacob Heinrich von a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born Oct. 2, 1690, at Greifswalde, where he also died, Jan. 2, 1763, as doctor and professor of theology and general superintendent of Pomerania. He wrote, Sammlung einiger zur pom. merschen Kirchen-Flistorie gehorigen Schriften (Greifswalde, 1723): — CensuracConfessionis Fidei Anno 1724 Berolini Editoe (ibid.): —

Denmonstratio Veritatis et Divince Originis Librorum Novi Test. ex Clementis Romani Testimoniis (ibid. 1724): — Theses Theologice ad Ductum Epitomes Formulce Concordice (ibid. 1726 ): — Historia Creationis Mosaicce Capite Genesis Exposita (ibid. 1749): Disp. I-IV, de Doctrina Polycarpi de Scriptura S., de Deo. Triuno, de Filio Dei, atgue Ecclesia (ibid. 1731, 1738): — Die Lehre von der Menschwerdung Jesu Christi (ibid. 1732): — Disp. de Articulis Fidei (ibid. 1740): — Historie des. Torgischen. Buekes (ibid. 1741): — Disp. de Electione Absoluta in Art. xi Forumulce Concordice non Adserta (ibid. 1743): — Disp. de Peccato Protoplastorum Primo (ibid. 1754): — Disp. de Fide Infantum Proesunta (ibidi). See Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten-Lexikon, s.v.; Winer, Handbuch der theol. Lit. i, 330, 807. (B. P.)