Johann Erhard Kapp

[1][2] Johann Erhard Kapp was born in Oberkotzau, a small market town in the hill country between Leipzig and Nuremberg.

[1] Among his more noteworthy teachers, Christian Friedrich Börner (1663-1753) taught him Biblical Exegesis and aspects of Church History.

[4] Thus prepared, in 1715 Kapp entered Johann Georg Walch's College of Historical Literature, obtaining on 17 February 1718 a Magister degree in Philosophy.

[4] On 20 December 1720 he received a Magister Legens ("Habilitation") degree in return for a piece of work on the distribution of indulgences.

Kapp also took his share of administrative responsibilities more generally, serving on several occasions as dean of the Philosophy faculty.

When Valentin Ernst Löscher died he took over as producer of the journal "Unschuldige Nachrichten von alten und neuen theologischen Sachen",[8] which he continued to direct till his death.

[1] Judged by his academic research work, he was a close follower of Johann Martin Chladenius' Hermeneutic approach.