Schoettgen,C.

Horae hebraicae et talmudicae in universum Novum Testamentum.... 2 vols. Drsdn. and Lpz., Hekel 1733-42. 4°. With gest. portr. a. 2 gest. title vign. a. 2 ed. gest. text vign. 13 fol., 1280 p., 18 fol.; 16 fol., 996 p., 30 fol. gilt bds. d. Zt. with hs. tit. (rubbed, corners somewhat damaged). Brunet V, 215, Ebert 20593, Prince III, 286. first edition. - "The reputation of his name (the Saxon school rector and polyhistor Schoettgen) owes especially to his `Horae' ... which in connection with the works of Lightfoot and others use Jewish archaeology and literature for the explanation of the New Testament and still today form a rich treasure trove for the exegete. S. owed his knowledge of Indian literature to his acquaintance with Frankfurt Jews, who introduced him to it and provided him with the necessary bibliographical apparatus" (AD. Apparatus" (ADB XXXII, 416). - Bookplate, N.a.Vors.