BISPING, AUGUST. - German Catholic exegete, b. at Albersloh on 11 May 1811, d. at Münster on 17 March 1884. A priest in 1836, he was a private lecturer at the theological Academy of Münster, extraordinary professor in 1850, ordinary professor in 1855, and rector of the Academy in the years 1861-62 and 1875-76.
He was the first of the modern Catholic exegetes to comment on the entire New Testament; first the Epistles of St. Paul (3 vols.), then the Gospels and Acts (4 vols.); finally the Catholic Epistles and Revelation (2 vols.). These nine volumes, issued in various years and editions, form his Exegetisches Handbuch zum N. T. (Münster 1854-76).
B.'s exegesis is not particularly distinguished for its originality, and it lacks depth of thought in passages of some dogmatic importance. Particular reservations have been made about his commentary on Revelation. But brevity, clarity and method of exposition are the principal merit of the work, which commends itself for its practicality.
Bibliography5 worksLiterarische Rundschau für das katholische Deutschland, 10 (Freiburg im Br. 1884), col. 219 sq.; F. H., in Literarischer Handweiser zunächst
BIBL.: Literarische Rundschau für das katholische Deutschland, 10 (Freiburg im Br. 1884), col. 219 sq.; F. H., in Literarischer Handweiser zunächst für das katholische Deutschland, 1867, col. 295 sq. and 341 sq.; A., ibid., 1875, coll. 545-48; Lauchert, in Allgemeine deutsche Biographie, XLVII (1903), pp. 1-2; Hurter, V, col. 1584.
Antolin, Teofilo. “Bisping, august.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, coll. 1678–1679. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/bisping-august.
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Antolin, Teofilo. “Bisping, august.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, coll. 1678–1679. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/bisping-august.
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@incollection{ec2_bisping_august,
author = {Antolin, Teofilo},
title = {Bisping, august},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {II},
pages = {1678--1679},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1949},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/bisping-august}
}
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