Paul Wernle
Paul Wernle was a Swiss theologian, born in Hottingen, today part of the city of Zürich.
He studied at the Universities of Basel, Berlin and Göttingen. At Basel he was a student of Bernhard Duhm, and in Göttingen was influenced by Wilhelm Bousset. In 1900 he became an associate professor at Basel, where in 1905 he was appointed a full professor of New Testament Studies. During the course of his career he also taught classes in dogmatics and church history.
Wernle was a representative of the Religionsgeschichtliche Schule. His expertise was in the field of New Testament analysis, and he is largely remembered for his work involving Synoptic and Pauline research.
He died in Basel.Selected publications
- Paulus als Heidenmissionar, 1899
- Die Anfänge unserer Religion, 1901
- Die Quellen des Lebens Jesu. Mohr, 1906
- Lessing und das Christentum, 1912
- Der schweizerische Protestantismus im 18. Jahrhundert, 1923-1925
- Der schweizerische Protestantismus in der Zeit der Helvetik 1798-1803, 1938–42
