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{{Short description|German Protestant theologian}}
{{for|the botanist|Georg Carl Wilhelm Vatke}}
'''Johann Karl Wilhelm Vatke''', known as '''Wilhelm Vatke''' (March 14, 1806{{snd}}April 18, 1882) was a German [[Protestant]] theologian, born in [[Behnsdorf]], near [[Magdeburg]]. After acting as ''[[Privatdozent]]'' in [[Humboldt University of Berlin|Berlin]], he was appointed in 1837 [[extraordinary professor|professor extraordinarius]].{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=951}}

Vatke was one of the founders of the newer [[Hexateuch]] criticism. In the same year in which [[David Friedrich Strauss|David Strauss]] published his ''Life of Jesus'', Vatke issued his book, ''Die Religion des Alten Testaments nach den kanonischen Büchern entwickelt'', which contained the seeds of a revolution in the ideas held about the [[Old Testament]]. Since, however, his book was too philosophical to be popular, the author's theories were practically unnoticed for a generation, and the new ideas are now associated especially with the names of [[Abraham Kuenen]] and [[Julius Wellhausen]].{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=951}}

His other works include: ''Die menschliche Freiheit in ihrem Verhältniss zur Sünde und zur göttlichen Gnade'' (1841), ''Historisch-kritische Einleitung in das Alte Testament'' (1886), and ''Religionsphilosophie'' (1888). See [[Otto Pfleiderer|O Pfleiderer]], ''Development of Theology'' (1890), and [[Thomas Kelly Cheyne|TK Cheyne]], ''Founders of Old Testament Criticism'' (1893).{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=951}}

He died in Berlin.

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*{{EB1911|wstitle=Vatke, Johann Karl Wilhelm |volume=27 |page=951}}

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