He was an effective preacher and faithful collaborator of Melanchthon. A proponent of a mild Lutheran doctrine, he played an important role in the theological conflicts of the time, trying to mediate between the extreme tendencies, particularly between the Gnesio-Lutherans and the Crypto-Calvinists.[2]
From 1559 to the close of his life he was superintendent general of the electorate of Saxony. He attained some fame as a hymn writer, his best-known composition being Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein.
In Wittenberg he lived on the north east corner of Kirchplatz/Judenstrasse, close to the Stadtkirche.[3]
He died at Wittenberg on 10 December 1569.[1] He is buried near the altar in St Mary's Church (Stadtkirche Wittenberg). The grave is less than 100m from his home.
Werner Raupp: Art. Eber, Paul, in: Lexikon der Reformationszeit. Ed.: Klaus Ganzer u. Bruno Steimer, Herder, Freiburg/Basel/Wien 2002 (ISBN 3-451-22019-9) (engl.: Dictionary of reformation. Transl. by Brian McNeil, New York: Crossroad Publ. Co. 2004; ISBN 0-8245-2119-6), col. 205-206.
Daniel Gehrt und Volker Leppin (Ed.): Paul Eber (1511–1569). Humanist und Theologe der zweiten Generation der Wittenberger Reformation, Leipzig 2014 (ISBN 978-3-374-03056-9).
