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128, 129
129
108
II. Requisites essential to the Validity of a Vow
III. Different Sorts of Vows:-
1. The Cherem or irremissible Vow
2. Other Vows that might be redeemed:--
i. Vows of Dedication
. 129, 130
130
ib.
108, 109
ii. Vows of Self-Interdiction, or Absti
nence. Of the Nazareate
109
110
SECTION II. On the Prayers and Fasts of the Jews.
110, 111
I. Various Appellations given to Prayers
II. Public Prayers
131
Prayer
III. Private Prayers.-Attitudes of the Jews during
IV. Forms of Prayer in use among the Jews
V. Fasts of the Jews:-
131, 132
132
1. Public Fasts
3. Solemnities of the Jewish Fasts
III. The High-priest, his Functions, Dress, and Pri
vileges.
Succession to the Pontifical Dignity
IV. Officers of the Synagogue
V. The Nazarites; Nature of their Vows
VI. The Rechabites
VII. The Prophets
116
I. Materials with which the Purifications of the Jews
were performed
133
II. Ceremonies of Purification
III. Of the Persons lustrated
CHAPTER III. Sacred Things.-On the Sacrifices and
other Offerings of the Jews.
General Classification of Sacrifices and Offerings
IV. Account of the different Kinds of legal Impurities,
particularly
1. The Leprosy of the Person
133, 134
2. The Leprosy of Clothes
134
3. The House-Leprosy
V. Minor legal Impurities and their Lustrations
I. BLOODY OFFERINGS, and the Divine Origin of
Sacrifices
117
1. Different Kinds of Victims
2. Selection of Victims
b. CHAPTER VI. On the Corruptions of Religion by the
§ 2. On the extreme Corruption of the Jewish Peo-
ple, both in Religion and Morals, at the Time of
Christ's Birth.
VI. Hospitality, a Sacred Duty among the Jews
Account of the Tessera Hospitales of the Greeks
and Romans.
CHAPTER VII. On the Occupations, Literature, Stu-
dies, and Sciences of the Hebrews.
SECTION I. Rural and Domestic Economy of the
Jews.
I. MANAGEMENT OF CATTLE by the Jews.-Various
Animals reared by them
171-173
173
173, 174
II. Laws of Moses respecting AGRICULTURE
III. Manures known and used by the Jews.
174-176
176
176, 177
IV. Their Mode of Ploughing, Sowing, and Reap-
ing
177
V. Different Ways of threshing out Corn
178
VI. Vineyards, and the Culture of the Vine and Olive-
Gardens
178-180
180
VII. Allusions in the Scriptures to the Rural and Domes-
tic Economy of the Jews
SECTION II. On the Arts cultivated by the Hebrews
or Jews.
155, 156
156
156, 157
VI. Dancing
157
V. Music and Musical Instruments
180, 181
181
.
181-183
183
183, 181
184
158, 159 SECTION III. On the Literature and Sciences of the
159
Hebrews.
II. Polygamy
tolerated.-Condition of Concubines
ih.
160, 161
V. Divorce
162, 163
CHAPTER IV. Birth, Nurture, &c. of Children.
9. Astrology
10. Surveying
187
11. Mechanic Arts
ib
12. Geography
III. Nuptial Contract and Espousals
2. Poetry
3. Oratory
4. Ethics
5. Physics
6. Arithmetie
7. Mathematics
III. Preparations for Interment
ib. SECTION V. On the Two Books of Samuel.
198
198, 199
I. Title. II. Authors.-III. Argument, Scope, and Ana-
lysis of the First Book of Samuel.-IV. Argument,
Scope, and Analysis of the Second Book of Samuel.
-V. General Observations on these two Books
IV. Rites of Sepulture.-Lamentations for the Dead 199, 200 SECTION VI. On the Two Books of Kings.
V. Notice of the Tombs of the Jews
Monumental Inscriptions
VI. Funeral Feasts.-Duration of Mourning
200, 201
202
ON THE ANALYSIS OF SCRIPTURE.
PART V.
ANALYSIS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.
CHAPTER I. On the Pentateuch, or Five Books of
Moses.
SECTION I. General Observations on the Pentateuch.
I. Title.-II. Argument of the Pentateuch.-III. No-
tice of other Writings ascribed to Moses
SECTION II. On the Book of Genesis.
L Title II. Author and Date.-III. General Argu-
ment-IV. Scope.-V. Types of the Messiah.-
VI. Synopsis.-VII. Literal Sense of the first three
Chapters of Genesis vindicated.
I. Order and Title of these Books.-II. Author.-
III. Argument and Synopsis of the First Book of
Kings. IV. Argument and Synopsis of the Second
Book of Kings.-V. General Observations on these
Books
SECTION VII. On the Books of Chronicles.
I. Title.-II. Author and Date.-III. Scope and Analy-
sis of the two Books of Chronicles.-IV. Observations
on them
218-220
220-222
222-224
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CHAPTER III. On the Poetical Books.
SECTION I. On the Book of Job.
I. Title of the Book.-II. Reality of Job's Person.-
III. Age in which he lived.-IV. Scene of the
Poem of Job.-V. Author and Canonical Authority.
-VI. Structure of the Poem.-VII. Argument and
Scope.-VIII. Spurious Addition to this Book in the
Septuagint Version.-IX. Rules for studying this
Book to advantage.-X. Synopsis.-XI. Idea of the
Patriarchal Theology, as contained in the Book of
Job
SECTION II. On the Book of Psalms.
I. General Title of this Book.-II. Structure of the
Psalms. III. Their Canonical Authority.-IV. Au-
thors to whom they are ascribed:-1. Moses.-
2. David.-3. Asaph.-4. The Sons of Korah.-5. Je-
duthun.-6. Heman and Ethan.-7. Solomon.-
8. Anonymous Psalms.-V. Chronological Arrange-
ment of the Psalms by Calmet.-VI. Collection of
of the Psalms into a Volume.-VII. The Inscriptions
or Titles prefixed to the different Psalms.-VIII. Pro-
bable meaning of the Word Selah.-IX. Scope of the
Book of Psalms.-X. Rules for better understanding
them.-XI. A Table of the Psalms, classed according
to their several Subjects
SECTION III. On the Book of Proverbs.
I. Title, Author, and Canonical Authority.-II. Scope.
-III. Synopsis of its Contents.--IV. Observations on
its Style
SECTION IV. On the Book of Ecclesiastes.
I. Title, Author, and Canonical Authority.-II. Scope
and Synopsis.-III. Observations
SECTION V. On the Song of Solomon.
I. Author.-II. Canonical Authority.-III. Structure of
the Poem-its Subject and Scope-the Song of Solo-
mon, a sublime mystical Allegory
CHAPTER IV. On the Prophets.
SECTION I. General Observations on the Prophets
and their Writings.
I. The Prophetical Books, why so called.-II. Different
Kinds of Prophets mentioned in the Scriptures.-
III. Situation of the Prophets, and their Manner of
Living.-IV. Mosaic Statutes concerning Prophets.-
Evidences of a Divine Mission.-V. Qualifications
of the Prophets.-VI. Nature of the Prophetic Inspi-
ration.-VII. Antiquity and Succession of the Pro-
phets.-VIII. Collection of their Writings, and Mode
of announcing their Predictions.-IX. Number and
Order of the Prophetic Books
SECTION II. Of the Prophets who flourished before
the Babylonian Captivity.
1. On the Book of the Prophet Jonah.
I. Title and Author.-II. Occasion of the Prophecy of
Jonah.-III. Scope.-IV. Synopsis of its Contents
§ 2. On the Book of the Prophet Amos.
I. Author.-II. Occasion of his Prophecy.-III. Its
Scope.-IV. Synopsis of its Contents.-V. Observa-
tions on its Style
§ 3. On the Book of the Prophet Hosea.
I. Author and Date.-II. Occasion and Scope of the
Prophecy.-III. Synopsis of its Contents.-IV. Ob-
servation on its Style
§ 4. On the Book of the Prophet Isaiah.
253-259
I. Author, Date, and Argument of the Book.-II. Sy-
nopsis of its Contents.-III. Observations on its Style
and Structure
§ 3. On the Book of the Prophet Habakkuk.
I. Author and Date.-II. Analysis of his Prophecy.—
III. Observations on his Style
§ 4. On the Book of the Prophet Daniel.
I. Author and Date.-II. Analysis of its Contents.-
III. Observations on its Canonical Authority and
Style.-IV. Account of the spurious Additions made
to it
§ 5. On the Book of the Prophet Obadiah.
I. Author and Date.-II. Synopsis of its Contents
§ 6. On the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel.
I. Author and Date.-II. Canonical Authority of the
Prophecies of Ezekiel.-III. Their Scope.-IV. Ana-
lysis of them.-V. Observations on the Style of Eze-
kiel
SECTION IV. Of the Prophets who flourished after
the Return of the Jews from Babylon.
§ 1. On the Book of the Prophet Haggai.
272-276
276, 277
277
277-282
283-287
259, 260
§ 3. On the Book of the Prophet Malachi.
260-262
287,288
I. Author and Date.-II. Occasion and Scope of this
Prophecy.-III. Analysis of its Contents.-IV. Style 288, 289
CHAPTER V. On the Apocrypha.