volume (1856) is the thirteenth of the Bibliotheca Sacra, and the twelfth of the Repository in the continued series, and the forty-fourth of the Repository in the entire series. Professor Edwards retired from the editorial care of the work in 1852. During the past five years it has been edited by Professor Edwards A. Park and Samuel H. Taylor, LL. D., Principal of Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass. The First Series of the Repository was commenced in January 1831, the Second, 1839, and the Third, 1845. The First Series of the Bibliotheca Sacra consists of only three numbers, published in 1843. Of the two works there have been published 44 volumes, which are thus designated: BIBLICAL REPOSITORY. First Series, 12 vols. 1831-1838. BIBLIOTHECA SACRA. First Series, 3 numbers, 1843. Second Series, 13 vols. 1844-1856. An Index to the First and Second Series of the Repository, extending from 1831 to 1844, was prepared and published by Dr. Agnew. The present Index embraces the Second Series of the Bibliotheca Sacra from 1844 to 1856, and the American Biblical Repository since the union in 1851. In preparing this Index two things have been sought; to facilitate reference to the work by those who possess the volumes, and to make their contents more easily available to those who may have access to them through public libraries or otherwise. To accomplish these objects the Index is divided into two parts, the first containing the titles of the articles in the order in which they appear in the volumes, with a full synopsis of each, so that any one having the Index, will be able to ascertain very fully the contents of each volume of the series, without having it before him. This plan serves also to render the Topical Index more compact and simple for ordinary reference, while by means of the head lines at the top of the pages in the Index of Subjects, most of the topics mentioned in the Topical Index may readily be referred to in the synopsis for their particular connection. Take, for example, the topic, Cicero's Tusculan Questions; to ascertain the connection in which it occurs, notice the volume and page, vi, 58. Turning to the Index of Subjects, and running the eye along the top of the pages, the heading, volume vi, pages 1-66, appears on page 57; on examining the synopsis on this page, Cicero's Tusculan Questions is found to be incidentally noticed in an article on the Immortality of the Soul; or, taking the topic, Atonement, we find an article on the subject in volume xiii, page 130, and wish to examine the synopsis; turning as before to the Index of Subjects, the heading, volume xiii, pages 76-131, is found on page 123, and below is found the synopsis of the article sought. The Topical Index, though not large, is full. A few important topics have been minutely extended; such are Church History, Commentaries, Grammars, Lexicons, Libraries, Philosophy, Universities, etc. Books are generally designated by their short or popular titles, and not by the words of the title page. Foreign titles are mostly translated. Small Roman numerals uniformly refer to the volumes of the work, never to anything else. The Index to Scripture Texts embraces all those texts which are explained or illustrated at length, and many others but briefly treated or incidentally noticed. This Index has been prepared with great care, and an amount of labor which will be appreciated only by those who have had experience in such work. If it shall serve as a guide to the rich stores of learning treasured in the volumes of the Bibliotheca Sacra; and if it shall save as much of the more valuable time of those for whom it is prepared, as its preparation has consumed, the object of the work will have been attained. Andover, Dec. 31, 1856. W. F. D. INDEX OF SUBJECTS AND AUTHORS, CONTAINING A SYNOPSIS OF EACH ARTICLE IN CONSECUTIVE ORDER. VOLUME I. THE ASPECT OF LITERATURE AND SCIENCE IN THE UNITED STATES, AS COMPARED WITH EUROPE, By Dr. E. Robinson, New York. 1-39 Influence of facilities and encouragements upon individuals and nations, 1, 2; physical development more rapid than intellectual in our country, 3; reasons, 4-16; intellectual superiority of Europe and the cause, 4; obstacles in the way of a literary and a scientific class of men in our country, 4-16; form of society, 6-8; our country compared with Rome, Greece, 9; Switzerland, 29; cultivation and means of cultivation here diffused, concentrated in Europe, 10-16, 29; cultivation of the higher branches of literature, etc. voluntary among us, sustained by the State in Europe, 16–20, 28, 29; naval and military schools better endowed abroad, 16, 17; naval expeditions supported, 17; officers of State trained for that purpose in Europe, 18; facilities for travelling furnished to scholars by government, 19, 20; power of European governments to endow Institutions for the liberal arts, and their interest in them, 20 sq.; influence of universities, 20-24; academies, 24; public libraries, 24, 27; collections in natural science, antiquities, etc., 27, 28; different circumstances of literary classes here and in Europe, 29-31; learned professions in this country not inferior to the same in England and France, 32 sq.; theology, 32; law, 32, 33; medicine, 33, 34; branches of science less practical, not so much cultivated, 34 sq.; pure mathematics, 34; philology, 34, 35; general history and geography, 35; in the natural sciences our scholars rank high in Europe, 35, 36; in the application of science to the arts we are in advance of other nations, 36; inducements to lay broad and deep foundations of knowledge, 37; encouragements, 37–39. LIFE OF ARISTOTLE, By Professor E. A. Park, Andover. 39-84 Biographies of, 39, 40; reverence felt for him, 40; hatred of him by Martin Luther and others, 40; his birth-place, Stagira, 41; time of his birth, 41, 42; his death the same year with that of Demosthenes, 42; personal relations of Aristotle and Demosthenes, 42; intimacy with Philip of Macedon, (7) 43, 68; lineage, 42-45; guardian, 44; filial affection, 44, 45; affection for his friends and benefactors, 44, 54, 56, 57, 64, 65; person and dress, 45, 46; early habits, 46, 47; reason for his first residence at Athens, 47, 48; a pupil of Plato, 48; studies and writings, 48-50; lectures, 49; embassy to Philip of Macedon, 49; relations with Plato, 50-61; Plato's regard for him, 50; subsequent differences between them and the causes, 51-58; rivalry between him and the rhetorician Isocrates, 58-61; leaves Athens for Mysia; cause, 61, 62; relations with Hermias, 62-66; social habits, 79, 82-84; marriage and flight from Assos; domestic character, 67, 76, 77; residence in Mitylene, 67; goes to Macedon, 67; tutor of Alexander, 67-70; how long? 74; his influence over Alexander, 70–74; rebuilds his native city, 69, 70; other pupils, 75; return to Athens, 76; length of his second residence there, 79; manner of instruction at the lyceum, 77–79; library, 80. INTERPRETATION OF THE NUMBER 666 (xέs ́) IN THE APOCALYPSE (13: 18) AND THE VARIOUS READINGS 616 (xis), From the German, by Professor H. B. Smith, New York. 84-86 Previous interpretations, 84, 85; Ewald's statement, 85; Nero, not Cæsar, is meant by both readings, 666 and 616, 86. THE STRUCTURE OF THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW. 86-97 From the Latin, by Professor H. B. Smith, New York. Introductory note, 86, 87; contradictory opinions upon its structure, 88; we should first seek for the leading idea in the Gospels, and then see whether parts correspond, 89; is it so in Matthew? 89 sq.; the gospel intentionally divided into five parts, all having reference to the design of the book, 89-92; its objects, or design, 92; applied to the first nine chapters, 93, 94; to 10-14, 94, 95; to 15-19; 2, 95, 96; to 19: 3-20, 96; to the remainder of the volume, 96; conclusion, it is the work of one author, 97. THE IMPRECATIONS IN THE SCRIPTURES, By Professor B. B. Edwards, Andover. 97-110 Objections to the Scriptures, which relate to matters of taste, an evidence for them, 97; objections caused by our ignorance, in favor of the Bible, 98; difficulties from the limited nature of our faculties, necessary in a revelation, 98; the imprecating of curses upon enemies, a more formidable difficulty, 99; at war with the best feelings of our nature, 99; adverse to the spirit of N. Test., 99, 100; methods which have been employed for obviating these difficulties, not satisfactory, 100-102; true solution of them, 102-106; nature of the emotion exhibited in imprecations-indignation, 103; compassion for the injured 103, 104; sense of justice, 104; it is irrepressible and universal, and therefore an original principle, 104, 105; not necessarily accompanied by malice, 105, 106; but an evidence of generous sympathy, 106; allied to the feeling which prompted the anathemas of our Saviour, 107; how far our position is like that of the Jews, 107, 108; morbid type of much of the religion and philanthropy of the present day, 109, 110. |