670 Retrofpedt of German 
tenfions to exciufive privileges and do- 
minion are. unfounded, &c. Againft 
this author, and againft SOCKELS, au- 
thor of a ** Charaéteriftic des Weib- 
lichen Gefchlechts,” an ingenious 
Lady, AmMaLia Hotst, fent forth a 
work ‘¢ Ueber die Beftimmung der Weli- 
ber,”’—(OntheDefiination of Woman.) 
in which, however, fhe does not go io 
far as Hippel, who contends ‘that the 
women onght to be declared capable 
of holding civil offices in the ftate. 
THEOLOGY, BIBLICAL CRITICISM, &c. 
Though there appears leis of acri- 
mony among the theological difputants, 
and though we do not fo frequently as 
formerly find them ftigmatifing one 
another with the opprobrious name of 
heretic, yet much activity prevails, as 
well in the theoretical and learned, as 
in the practical and popular depart- 
ments of this {cience; the latter in par- 
ticular, is at prefent zealoufly cuiti- 
vated in both the Catholic and Protef- 
tant parts of Germany. 
Among the Proteftants, Abbot 
Henke, of Helmitadt, continues his 
“Magazin fur Religiuns-Philofophie, 
Exeg gele, und Kirchengeichichte.’— 
(Ma agazine for the Philofophy of Reii- 
gion, Biblical Criticifm, and Ecclefiafti- 
Cal Hiltory, &c.) of which the twelfth 
volume is completed. Of the ** Theo- 
Jogical Journai” of Profeffor GaBLER, 
of Aitdorf, the ninth and tenth vo- 
Iemes, and a continuation of the 
«* Theologifche Menat{chrift,”"—(The 
Monthiy Theological Magazime), 
made theirappearance. All theiejour- 
nals contain original theological tra¢ts, 
and criticifms upon new theological 
works. Proteflor WocHLeER, formerly 
of Rinteln, now of Marpurg, tavours 
the public {till with ‘ Theologitche 
Annalen und Nachrichten,” (Theolo- 
gical Annals, &c.); and in Switzer- 
land, the excellent ‘* Beytrage zur Be- 
forderung des vernunitigen Denkens 
in der Re cligion,’ > (Contributions to- 
wards promoting a Rational Mcde of 
Thinking in Rejigion), exghteen num- 
bers of which bad been publifhed by 
the lately deceafed CoRR ODI, were con- 
tinued after his deatn under the title 
of ‘* Nene Breytrage, ee. Atasotal 
animated by the fame fpirit which dif- 
tinguithed the late learned and acute 
editor, whofe aim it was to enlighten 
the minds of his countrymen. Of an 
oppofite tendency is the ** Magazin tir 
Chrifthiche Dogmatik und Moral,” 
(Magazine for Chriftian Dozmatiim 
2 
Literature Theology. 
and Morality), by a fociety of Tubin- 
gen literati, and edited by Profeffor 
Fiat. 
fended witha great difplay of erudi- 
tion and acumen. The “ Geiftliche 
Monatfchrift mic befonderer Ruckficht 
auf das Bisthum Conftanz,”’ pices 
Magazine, for the nfe of thé Clergy of 
the Bifhoprick of Conftance), begun 
under the aufpices of Baron Dalberg, 
then Bifhop ci that See, would be at- 
tended with beneficial confequences 
among the Catholics of that ditri@t if 
properly continued. A ftriking con- 
raft to it is exbibited mn the ‘* Ueber- 
fetzung und Auflegung des neuen Tef- 
tamentsnach feinem buchfiablichen und 
moraliichenInhalte, zuamGebrzuche der 
Prediger und Religionflehrer,” (Tranf= 
lation and Explanation of “es New 
Teftament, for the ufe of the Clergy), 
by Profeffor SCcHWARZEL, of Freyberg. 
This work, which is patronized by 
the prefent B thep of Conttance, re- 
vives the exegetical abfurdities of tor- 
mer ages. On the'whole, rational Bib- 
ical criticifm is very rarely found 
among the Catholics in Germany. But 
the harvett in this department of icience 
is ftill abundant an-:ong the Proteftants. 
Befides many tra€ts icattered in the 
above-mentioned journals, many expla- 
tory and critical works on the Old and 
New Teftaments have been publithed 
by eminent Brblical fcholars. On the: 
former we find a continuation of a 
SENMULLERS ‘*£ Scholia in V. T.” 1 
which he has taken for his medel his 
father’s §* Scholia in Novum Teftamen- 
tum. Profeflor VaTER, of Haile, has gi- 
ven us a ** Commentar uber den Penta- 
teuch, (Commentary on the Penta- 
teuch), with an introduction to the dif- 
ferent feétrons of it, &c. Fhe editor 
has communicated here the fubftance 
of the Critical and Explanatory Notes 
of the late Dr. Geddes, whofe merits 
are duly appreciated by the Biblical 
fcholars of Germany. Another Pro- 
fefforin the univerfity of Halle, Mr. 
Gute, publifhed an “ Einicitung in 
die Pialmen, (Introduétion to the 
Pialms.)—To the learned and acute 
ProfefiorPauLus’s, (of Jena), excellent 
explanatory work on the New Tefta- 
ment, entitled «+: Philoiogifch-Kritifche 
und Hiftorifche Commentar,” a third 
volume has been added, which finifhes 
the Commentary on the three firft Evan- 
geliits. A new edition, and continu- 
ation, is aie: announced of the ee 
ess 
In this Magazine the earlier | 
doctrines of faith and morality are de- 
