Karl Christian Johann Holsten (March 31, 1825 â January 26, 1897) was a German Protestant theologian.
Holsten was born in Güstrow, Mecklenburg. He studied at Leipzig, Berlin, and the Rostock, where he became a teacher of religion at the Gymnasium in 1852. In 1870, he became a professor of New Testament studies at the Bern and moved to the Heidelberg in 1876, where he remained until his death.
Holsten was a follower of the Tübingen school and supported Baur's views on the alleged antagonism between Petrinism and Paulinism. His writings include: