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The Biblical Repository (v. 4,nos. 13-16)
The Biblical Repository - v. 4,nos. 13-16 Author:Unknown Author Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Art. V. Outlines Of A Course Of Theological Study FOR THE USE OF STUDENTS. Prepared by the Theological Faculty in the Univeriity of Leipaic. Translated fro... more »m the Gorman by the Editor. Introduction. § 1. The successful prosecution of any study depends upon a proper choice of the objects of study, and upon a good beginning. Ignorance of the true object in view and the extent of it, as also the want of a regular plan in respect to diligence both in public and private study, have often heen the source of irretrievable injury even to the most gifted mind. $ 2. It is therefore the purpose of the Theological Faculty, in the following pages, to present to the young theologian as complete a view as possible of the whole circle of theological science, and also brief instructions for pursuing the study of it in this university. $ 3. The essential features of this outline of theological Propaedeutics,1 (called also Hodegetics, Isagoge, Introduction, etc.) The following article, it will be perceived, is similar in its character to one published in a former number of this work, Vol. 1. p. 613 sq. which was drawn up by the Theological Faculty of the University of Halle. The present one, however, exhibits a more condensed view of the subject, and also imparts more definite advice in respect to the mode of pursuing theological studies. It was therefore thought expedient to insert it, as a correct and interesting outline of the state and character of theological science in Germany. It was transmitted to the Editor by Prof Hahn, and is not improbably from his pen.—Ed. 1 Propaedeutics, Hodegetics, Isagoge, equivalent to the Greek words nijfniufitlu, ofojylu, liaaytayi), (or rather to adjective forms, nonaiSev- Toeoj, '','V, !,/.''K, j all mean preparatory instruction, i. e. di...« less