Titius, Gerhard

Titius, Gerhard a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born at Quedlinburg, December 17, 1620, and studied at different universities. In 1646 he was professor of Hebrew at Helmstadt, in 1650 doctor of theology, and died June 7, 1681. Titius was a voluminous writer. Of his publications we mention, De Principio Fidei Christianae sen Canonica Scriptura: — De Ministris Ecclesiae: — De Beatitudine et Damnatione AEterna ex Mischnajoth et Commentarsiis Rabbinorun Considerata: — De Theopaschitarum Haeresi: — De Orthodoxa Fidei Christianae Doctrina: — De Jesu Christi Officio Prophetico, Sacerdotali et Regio, etc. See Witte, Memoriae Theologorum; Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten-Lexikon, s.v. (B.P.)