Johann Benjamin Koppe


Johann Benjamin Koppe was a German Lutheran theologian. He originated the "fragment
hypothesis" in response to the Synoptic problem.
He studied at the universities of Leipzig and Göttingen, where in 1775 he became a professor of theology. In 1784 he relocated to Gotha as a senior pastor, upper consistory and general superintendent, then in 1788 moved to Hanover as first court chaplain at the Schlosskirche, consistory and general superintendent for the Grafschaft Hoya.

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