RUDOLF

See also:

• EWALD, GEORG HEINRICH AUGUST VON (1803-1875)
• EWALD, JOHANNES (1743-1781)

EWALD

See also:

• RUDOLF EWALD STIER (1800-1862)

STIER (1800-1862)  , German Protestant divine and mystic, was born at Fraustadt in Posen on the 17th of March 'Soo . He studied at Halle and Berlin, first law and afterwards theology; and he continued his theological studies later at the pastoral seminary of Wittenberg . In 1824 he was made professor in the Missionary Institute at Basel . Afterwards he held pastorates at Frankleben near Merseburg (1829) and at \Vichlinghausen in the Wupperthal (1838) . In 185o he was appointed superintendent at Schkeuditz, and in 1859 at Eisleben . He published a new edition of Luther's Catechism and a translation of the Bible based on that of Luther; but he is noted chiefly for his thoughtful, devotional and mystical commentary on the words of the Lord (Reden des Herrn, 3 vols., 1843; 3rd ed., 7 vols., 1870-1874; Eng. trans., 8 vols., 1855-1858; 3 vols., 1869) . He died at Eisleben on the 16th of December 1862 . His other works, besides commentaries on the Psalms, Second Isaiah, Proverbs, Ephesians, Hebrews, Epistles of James and Jude, include: Die Reden der Apostel (2 vols., 1824-1830; Eng. trans., 1869) and Die Reden der Engel in der heiligen Schrift (1862) . Cf . J . P . Lacroix, The Life of R .

Stier (New York, 1874) .