Johannes Stricker

Johannes Paulus Stricker (18 October 1816, The Hague - 27 August 1886, Nieuwer-Amstel) was a theologian and biblical scholar. He attended the University of Leiden where he worked with J. F. van Oordt, a key figure in the new Groningen theology. He sat his ordination examination in May 1841, and was appointed to a ministerial post in October of that year. In December of that year, he married Willemina Carbentus, an older sister of Vincent van Gogh's mother. As an uncle he tutored the young Vincent in theology and biblical criticism in 1877-78.

Works

*"Bijbelwordenbock voor het Christelijke Gezin," (1855) ("Biblical Dictionary for the Christian Family")
*"Het Geloof in Jezus Christus de Eenige Weg tot Zaligheid," (1861) ("Belief in Jesus Christ, the only Way to Salvation")
*"Jezus van Nazareth volgens de Historie Geschetst," (1868) ("Jesus of Nazareth, Drawn according to History")

References

Kathleen Powers Erickson, "At Eternity's Gate: The Spiritual Vision of Vincent van Gogh," 1998, ISBN 0-8028-4978-4.