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A short view of the facts contained in the History of the
Acts, with some natural reflections thence arising
CHAP. II.
27
What is written in the History of the Acts of the ordinary
occurrences of that time, and of the great persons therein
named, confirmed from other authors
CHAP. III.
37
A further account of the occurrences of the time, and of
the persons named
CHAP. IV.
51
How far the various distinctions of the Jews, which happen
to be spoken of in the Acts, are confirmed by other
authors
76
CHAP. V.
How far the Jewish customs referred to are confirmed 95
CHAP. VI.
PART I.
The Jewish magistrates in Judæa, when under the Ro-
mans, had the power of inflicting capital punishments 113
The Introduction to this
113
SECT. I. An answer to the first argument against it,
taken from the civil law
116
SECT. II. The second and third arguments, taken
from the civil law, answered
-
124
SECT. III. The principal argument, taken from the
New Testament, answered
130
SECT. IV. An answer to two other arguments taken
from the New Testament
142
SECT. V. The Romans frequently indulged the na-
tions they conquered in the use of their own laws, even
in capital cases
145
SECT. VI. The Romans were peculiarly favourable to
the Jews, and allowed them singular privileges in all
parts of the empire 164
170
SECT. VII. The Jews petitioned the emperor Au-
gustus that their country might be made a Roman pro-
vince, with this view, that they might have the free use
of their own laws
SECT. VIII. The reasons we have to believe that the
emperor Augustus granted to the Jews what they had in
view in this petition
174
SECT. IX. Passages from Josephus and Philo, proving
that the Romans did grant to the Jews the execution of
their own laws even in capital cases
SECT. X. Objections answered
180
185
SECT. XI. Other passages from Josephus, proving
that the Jewish magistrates had the power of putting
persons to death in the execution of their own laws 193
SECT. XII. Passages from the Talmud to the same
purpose, and the Talmudical account very consistent
with the History of Josephus
202
SECT. XIII. An argument of another nature, render-
ing it highly probable that the Jewish magistrates under
the Romans had the execution of their own laws in
capital cases
208
SECT. XIV. Arguments taken from the sacred writ-
ings to prove the same thing
210
SECT. XV. Further arguments from the History of
the Acts
215
SECT. XVI. Arguments to the same purpose from the
Gospels
220
SECT. XVII. Further arguments from the Gospels
PART II.
227
The authority of the high priest and Jewish magistrates in
the affairs of religion extended to foreign cities
234
The Acts of the Apostles was owned and received by the
Christians of the first ages as a sacred book
457
CHAP. XVI.
A brief recapitulation of the things said in the foregoing
chapter, together with the evidence thence arising of the
truth and certainty of the principal matters related in the
Acts
482
CHAP. XVII.
The evidence of the truth of Christianity arising from the
principal facts related
CHAP. XVIII.
513
The objections raised by rabbi Isaac ben Abraham an-
swered
539