The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Zahn, Theodor

ZAHN, Theodor, German theologian: b. Mörs, Prussia, 10 Oct. 1838. After studying at Basel, Erlangen and Berlin he became professor of theology in the University of Göttingen in 1871. He filled a similar chair at Kiel in 1877, at Erlangen in 1878, at Leipzig in 1888 and in 1892 returned to Erlangen. He became a foremost authority on the New Testament. Among his works may be named &lsquo;Marcellus of Ancyra&rsquo; (1867); &lsquo;The Shepherd of Hermas&rsquo; (1868); &lsquo;Ignatius of Antioch&rsquo; (1873); &lsquo;The Acts of Saint John&rsquo; (1880); &lsquo;Cyprian of Antioch and the German Story of Faust&rsquo; (1882); &lsquo;Researches Into the History of the New Testament Canon&rsquo; (1881-93); &lsquo;The Gospel of Peter&rsquo; (1893); &lsquo;Introduction to the New Testament&rsquo; (1897); &lsquo;Das Evangelium des Lucas&rsquo; (1913), etc.