The Life of Aug. H. Franké, Tr. by S. Jackson - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1837. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IV. Professorship of the oriental languages, and subsequently of divinity--Lectures instituted--Extracts from them--Labours for the spiritual benefit of the students--Academical worhs, and extracts from them. Franke began his new office of professor of the Greek and oriental languages at Easter in the year 1692, consequently two years before the consecration of the university, with a Latin programme, in which he encouraged the students to the study ef the languages of the Holy Scriptures--the Hebrew and the Greek. He filled this office, especially from the year of consecration, till the year 1699. In 1698 he had become regular professor of divinity; and the former professorship was therefore filled by another. He discharged the office of professor of divinity till his decease.1 In his capacity as academic teacher, it was chiefly owing to his endeavours that the theology of the Lutheran church was again led back from the scholastic and polemic position it occupied, to the Holy Scriptures, and that amongst the students of divinity, an animated interest for hiblical and practical religion was excited. Even when member of the philosophical faculty, he read lectures on the books of the Old and New Testament, with practical application: and as member of the theological faculty, he saw that it was his duty, in all his addresses, to promote amongst the students the knowledge and application of the Holy Scriptures. It was his maxim, that the true divine should be born in the Holy Scriptures, and his endeavour, that his hearers should not obtain a mere inefficient and unfruitful knowledge, but a vital acquaintance with the truth. (See his "Idea Studiosi Theologian," p. 222.) All his efforts were directed to the following points:--1 He was also Pro-Rector of the Un...