PROSPECTUS OF THE BIBLICAL REPOSITORY, A QUARTERLY PERIODICAL JOURNAL. THE proposed publication is intended to be, as its name imports, a Collection of Essays and Tracts of permanent value, which shall relate, first and principally, to the literature of the Bible, and to subjects connected with this literature. A less prominent, but no less important, object of the work, will be the conservation of similar essays in the departments of Sacred Rhetoric, and of Doctrinal and Historical Theology; more particularly the latter, as having been hitherto less cultivated in our country than any other. It is a part of the plan, that a portion of each number shall consist of one or more original articles, comprising essays on biblical and other theological topics; as well as views of the state of theological education and literature in other countries. The rest of the work will be made up of such selections from the vast range of essays,—historical, philological, hermeneutical, geographical, etc.-existing in the theological literature of England and the various countries of the European continent, as shall seem most worthy of being presented to the American student, and best adapted to aid his progress, and promote among us the cause of biblical learning and of pure religion. These will be translated where necessary; and will every where be accommodated to the American reader, by the addition of such notes and explanations as may seem to be requisite. To every article the name of the author or translator will be affixed. At the close of each number there will be given a list of any new and valuable publications in our own or in foreign countries; and the more important works, so far as practicable, will be particularly pointed out. In assuming the superintendence of the present work, the Editor is permitted to expect from the Rev. Prof. STUART the assistance not only of his pen, but also of his judgement and counsel. From various other quarters he looks also for extensive aid. Thus supported, he approaches the task with less diffidence. The field before him is boundless, and he pledges himself to spare no effort on his part; but whether the harvest which he may be able to gather, will be such as to satisfy the biblical students of our country, remains to be determined by experiment. May the Great Head of the Church enable him in this way to contribute his mite to the advancement of sacred learning and true piety! Andover Theol. Seminary, 1831. EDWARD ROBINSON. CONDITIONS. 1. The Work will be published quarterly, on the first days of January, April, July, and October, by FLAGG & GOULD; each Number to contain from 175 to 200 pages octavo. 2. The price to Subscribers will be FOUR DOLLARS per annum, payable on the delivery of the second number. To Agents who become responsible for five copies, a sixth copy will be allowed gratis. Communications respecting the work may be addressed (post paid) to FLAGG & GOULD, Andover, Massachusetts, or to any of the agents whose names are printed on the last page of the cover. NOTE. The two numbers already issued contain each 200 pages or more, and it is the intention of the publishers, (should there be sufficient encouragement,) to make the work uniformly of the same average size, unless in extraordinary cases. It will also be perceived, that more than three fourths of the two numbers published, is composed of original matter. CORRIGENDA IN NO. I. Page 60, 1. 12 fr. bot. It is there said that Wegscheider's Institutiones have reached the ninth edition. It should read sixth edition. Page 198 at the close. Later information enables us to state, that Freytag's Arabic Lexicon is to be completed in three parts or volumes, and that the retail price of the whole work in Germany is 20 rix dollars, or between $14 and $15, payable on the delivery of Part I. THE BIBLICAL REPOSITORY. No. II. APRIL, 1831. ART. I.-THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN GERMANY. By the Editor. PART II. Course of Study at the Universities. We have seen in the former part of this article, that teachers in the universities and all those who engage in the practice of the various professions in Germany, are directly or indirectly dependent on the governments of the respective states, not only for actual employment, but also even for the previous license or permission to enter upon any profession or course of life. So far as it regards our present subject, all those who desire to become teachers of theology in the universities, or pastors of churches, have to submit themselves to various examinations required by the government, before they can make any application for employment in either of these capacities. Those who are preparing to become preachers, have also to pay attention to the subject of Pädagogik, or the science of school-keeping; inasmuch as every pastor is ex officio required to inspect and superintend the school or schools within his jurisdiction. To enable the reader the better to understand the several steps and gradations of this ministerial preparation in Germany, it will be proper here to exhibit a brief outline of the constitution of the Ġerman churches, and thus shew the manner in which the civil power directs and controls all the internal as well as external regulations, and all the movements, of the ecclesiastical community. In doing this, we shall chiefly advert to the present system No. II. 26 |