Christhold, Christian Albrecht

Christhold, Christian Albrecht a Lutheran minister of Germany, was born in Judaism in 1684; at Oettingen. When three years old he was baptized, with his parents. He studied for the ministry at Tubingen, was conrrector and afterwards rector in his native place, in 1716 became pastor and superintendent at Appetzhofen, and died there in 1766, while a member of consistory. He wrote, De es quod Judaei in Republica sint Tolerandi (Oettingen, 1711): — De Judaeorum Conversione Generali Exspectanda (ibid. 1715). See Furst, Bibl. Jud. 1:177; Wolf, Bibl. Hebr. 3:1895e; Schudt, Judische Merkwurdigkeiten, 4:2303; Saat auf Hoffnung, 4:2, 90; Kalkar, Israel u. die Kirche, page 108; Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten-Lexikon, s.v.; (B.P.)