BENGAL, b&igiel, Johann Albrecht, Ger man theologian and philologist: b. Winnenden, Wiirtemberg, 24 June 1687; d. Alpirsbach, 2 Nov. 1752. He studied at Stuttgart and Tiibin gen, and became citrate of Metzingen. In 1708 he was appointed tutor in theology at Tubin gen. Among other high offices filled by him later in life were those of consistorial coun cillor and prelate of Alpirsbach. He especially applied himself to the critical study of the Greek Testament, of which he published an edition in 1723. Among his other works are 'Apparatus Criticus Novi Testamenti,) a work of great value for its suggestive condensed comments, which first appeared in 1742, and has been several times reprinted, etc. An at tempt has been made to adapt his 'Gnomon' to English readers in the 'Critical English Testament,' by Blackley and Hawes (1866). Bengel was the first Protestant author to treat New Testament exegesis in thoroughly criti cal style. He also rendered invaluable service
in amending the text of the Bible and in point ing the way to the classification of the biblical codices into families. The notes appended to his