Ludwig Diestel
Ludwig Diestel was a German Protestant theologian born in Königsberg.
Diestel’s father died young and Diestel was raised by his mother and his uncle, who was a pastor.
He studied at several universities and in 1851 became a lecturer at the University of Bonn. In 1858 at Bonn he became an associate professor of theology. Later on, he served as a professor at the universities of Greifswald, Jena and Tübingen. He worked closely with the theologian Albrecht Ritschl.
Diestel was known for his liberal-minded theological views. He specialized in Old Testament exegesis and was the author the highly acclaimed Geschichte des Alten Testamentes in der christlichen Kirche,. Other noted works by Diestel include:Der Segen Jakob's in Genesis, xlix historisch erläutert. ; CA Schwetschke & Son, Brunswick, 1853Die Sintflut und die Flutsagen des Alterthums ; C. Habel, 1871
- ''Der Prophet Jesaia''