# Otto Eissfeldt

> Otto Eißfeldt, spelled alternatively Otto Eissfeldt, was a German Protestant theologian, known for his work on the Old Testament and comparative near-east religious history. His magisterial 860-page The Old Testament: An Introduction, giving a detailed literary-critical assessment of the history of the formation of each part of the Old Testament on the basis of the documentary hypothesis, has been called the "best of its kind".

*German theologian (1887–1973)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1887-09-01
- **Died:** 1973-04-23
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
- [Otto Eissfeldt](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Eissfeldt)
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- [Otto Eißfeldt](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Ei%C3%9Ffeldt)
- [Otto Eissfeldt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Eissfeldt)
- [Otto Eissfeldt](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Eissfeldt)
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- [オットー・アイスフェルト](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q74879)

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