Introduction

Biography

Joachim was the son of Chris­tian Breit­haupt, su­per­in­ten­dent of the dis­trict of Hoh­en­stadt or Hon­stedt, Han­nover…

After a theo­lo­gic­al course at Helm­stadt, he be­came, in 1680, con­rec­tor of the Gym­na­si­um at Wolf­en­büt­tel, but left in 1681. Af­ter serv­ing as a Pro­fes­sor of Ho­mi­le­tics in Kiel, he was ap­point­ed, in 1685, Court preach­er and mem­ber of the Con­sis­to­ry at Mein­ing­en.

In 1687 he be­came pas­tor and pro­fes­sor of theo­lo­gy at Er­furt, re­ceiv­ing in the same year the de­gree of D.D. from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Kiel.

Driven from Kiel by the Pie­tis­tic Con­tro­ver­sy, he was ap­point­ed in 1691 pas­tor of the Ca­thed­ral Church, and dean of the Theo­lo­gic­al Fa­cul­ty, at Hal­le; and in 1705, in ad­di­tion, Ge­ne­ral Su­per­in­ten­dent of the Du­chy of Mag­de­burg.

Julian, pp. 169–70

In 1709 he be­came ab­bot of the Mag­de­burg mon­as­te­ry and the Berge mon­as­tery near Mag­de­burg.

Works

• Wohlgemeinte Warn­ung für den­en Be­schul­di­gung­en da­mit zu dies­er Zeit viele, 1693
• Institutio Her­men­cu­ti­co-ho­mi­le­ti­ca, hoc Est, Prae­cep­ta In­ter­pre­tan­di, 1694
• Herrn d. Jo­hann Fried­er­ich May­ers auf der Post ab­ge­fer­tig­ter An­ti­spe­ner­us, 1695
• Des christ­lich­en Zu­hör­ers recht­schaf­fen­er Christ­en-wan­del, 1698
• Drey Pas­sions- und Creutz-pre­dig­ten in welch­en das Ge­heim­niss des Creutz­es, 1698
• Fünff Er­läu­ter­ungs-pre­dig­ten von dem Ge­heim­niss des Creutz­es öf­fent­lich, 1724
• Memoria Cap­la­to­ni­ana: Od­er Le­bens-be­schrei­bung Zwee­ner Breit­haup­ten, 1725
• Acht Clos­ter-berg­ische Char-frey­tags-pre­dig­ten, über aus­er­le­se­ne Sprüche, 1732