Franz Volkmar Reinhard

Franz Volkmar Reinhard (12 March 1753 – 6 September 1812) was a German Protestant theologian born in Vohenstrauß.

In 1780 he became an associate professor of theology and philosophy at the University of Wittenberg, where he served as rector in 1790–91.

Reinhard was one of the more influential Protestant ministers of his era, and was an important representative of "enlightened theological supernaturalism".

He was not opposed to contemporary rationalist thought, yet at the same time stressed the importance of divine supremacy and Biblical authority.

Reinhard was a prominent figure in the Leben-Jesu-Forschung (Quest for the Historical Jesus) movement, a concept initiated by Hermann Samuel Reimarus (1694-1768).