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Osterwald, John Frederick [Ostervald, Jean or Johann], 16...
A COMPENDIUM OF CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY
Hartford, CT N. Patten 1788, Jean Ostervald (also spelled Osterwald) studied in Geneva under Louis Tronchin and then joined Turretin and Werenfelts to form the "helvetische Triumvirat". Karl Barth said he was a "church man of large style". This work was published after his death by his adoring students. He worked with Bible translation, interpretation and liturgical studies. List of subscribers included Zebulon Pike; Isaiah Thomas (the latter ordered 40 copies), Robert Foulis, the printer, thought highly of his work and recommended it. 406p. Bound in contemporary calf wtih a moroco label, it contains the errata but lacks the front end paper. It is also listed in Early American Imprints as no. 21351. An uncommon book.
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