‎BAUMGARTEN, SIEGM. JAC.‎
‎Kleine Teutsche Schriften. 2 vols.‎

‎Halle, 1743 & 1745 8vo. Uniformly bound in two contemporary full calf bindings with five raised bands and richly gilt spines. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spines. Front board on vol. 2 with wormtracts. First half of bookblock in vol. 2 with wormtract, otherwise a nice and clean set. (16), 374 pp. (28), 338 pp.‎

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‎Uncommon first edition of this set containing various works by German theologian Baumgarten. Siegmund Jakob Baumgarten (1706–1757) was a prominent German Lutheran theologian and historian. He was a significant figure in the early development of modern historical theology and had a substantial impact on later theologians, including his more famous student, Johann Salomo Semler. Baumgarten studied theology at the University of Halle where he later became a professor. His work primarily focused on the integration of Enlightenment rationalism with Lutheran orthodoxy, aiming to reconcile faith and reason. Baumgarten's theological approach emphasized historical-critical methods, laying the groundwork for a more scientific and historical analysis of the Bible and Christian history.‎