Five years later he finished his theological studies in Copenhagen and travelled to Göttingen to continue his theological and philological studies under the guidance of Johann David Michaelis' and Christian Gottlob Heyne.
Da han 5 år senere havde taget teologisk attestats, rejste han til Göttingen for at fortsætte sine teologiske og filologiske studier under Johann David Michaelis' og Christian Gottlob Heynes vejledning.