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BS 475 H65
1824
v.4
CONTENTS
OF
THE FOURTH VOLUME.
ON THE ANALYSIS OF SCRIPTURE.
PART I. 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. Notice of other Writings as-
cribed to Moses.
SECTION II. On the Book of Genesis.
Page 1
I. Title.-II. Author and Date.-III. General Argument.-IV. Scope.-V. Sy..
nopsis. VI. Literal Sense of the first three Chapters of Genesis vindicated. 3
SECTION III. On the Book of Exodus.
I. Title.-II. Author and Date.-III. Occasion and Subject-matter.-IV. Scope.
-V. Types of the Messiah.-VI. Synopsis of its Contents.-VII. Remarks
on the Plagues inflicted upon the Egyptians.
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I. Title, Author, and Date.-II. Scope.-III. Synopsis of its Contents.
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SECTION IV. On the Book of Leviticus.
SECTION V. On the Book of Numbers.
I. Title, Author, Date, and Argument.-II. Scope.-III. Types of the Messiah.
-IV. Prediction of the Messiah.-V. Chronology.-VI. Synopsis of its Con-
tents.-VII. Observations on the Book of the Wars of the Lord, mentioned
in Numbers xxi. 14.
17
SECTION VI. On the Book of Deuteronomy.
I. Title, Date, and Chronology.-II. Scope.-III. Predictions of the Messiah.
-IV. Synopsis of its Contents.-V. Observations.
21
CHAPTER II. On the Historical Books.
SECTION I. General Observations on the Historical Books.
26
VOL. IV.
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SECTION II. On the Book of Joshua.
I. Author and Genineness of this Book.-II. Argument.-III. Scope.-IV. Sy-
nopsis of its Contents.-V. Observations on the Book of Jasher, mentioned
in Josh. x. 13.
SECTION III. On the Book of Judges
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I. Title.-II. Date and Author.-III. Scope, Chronology, and Synopsis of its
Contents.-IV. Observations on some difficult Passages in this Book.
SECTION IV. On the Book of Ruth.
35
I. Title and Argument.-II. Chronology.-III. Author.-IV. Scope.-V. Sy-
nopsis of its contents
SECTION V. On the Two Books of Samuel.
38
I. Title.-II. Authors.-III. Argument, Scope, and Analysis of the First Book
of Samuel.-IV. Argument, Scope, and Analysis of the Second Book of
Samuel.-V. General Observations on these two Books.
SECTION VI. On the Two Books of Kings.
40
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.
46
I. Title. II. Author and Date.-III. Scope and Analysis of the two Books of
Chronicles.-IV. Observations on them.
51
SECTION VIII. On the Book of Ezra.
I. Title and Author.--II. Argument, Scope, and Synopsis of its Contents.—
III. Observations on a spurious Passage ascribed to Ezra.
56
SECTION IX. On the Book of Nehemiah.
I. Title and author.-11. Argument and Synopsis of its Contents.
59
SECTION X. On the Book of Esther.
I. Title.-II. Author.-III. Argument.-IV. Synopsis of its Contents.
60
CHAPTER III. On the Poetical Books.
63
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 aud Scope.-VIII. Rules for study-
ing this Book to advantage.-IX. Synopsis.-X. Idea of the Patriarchal The-
ology, as contained in the Book of Job. 63
SECTION II. On the Book of Psalms.
1. General Title of this book.-II. Structure of the Psalms.-III. Their Canoni.
cal Authority.-IV. Authors to whom they are ascribed:-1. Moses.-2. David.
-3. Asaph.-4. The Sons of Korah.-5. Heman and Ethan.-6. Solomon.-
7. Anonymous Psalms.-Chronological Arrangement of the Psalms by Calmet.
V. Collection of the Psalms into a Volume.-VI. The Inscriptions or Titles
prefixed to the different Psalms.-VII. Probable Meaning of the Word Selah.
-VIII. Scope of the Book of Psalms.-IX. Rules for better understanding
them.-A Table of the Psalms, classed according to their several Subiects. 93
SECTION III. On the Book of Proverbs.
I. Title, Author, and Canonical Authority-II. Scope.-III. Synopsis of its
Contents.-IV. Observations.
SECTION IV. On the Book of Ecclesiastes.
Page 116
I. Title, Author, and Canonical Authority.-II. Scope and Synopsis.-III. Ob-
servations.
SECTION V. On the Song of Solomon.
118
I. Author.—II. Canonical Authority.-III. Structure of the Poem-its Subject
and Scope-the Song of Solomon, a sublime mystical Allegory.
CHAPTER IV. On the Prophets.
124
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE PROPHETS AND THEIR WRITINGS.-I. The Pro-
phetical Books, why so called.-II. Different kinds of Prophets mentioned in
the Scriptures.-III. Situation of the Prophets, and their Manner of Living.-
IV. Nature of the Prophetic Inspiration.-V. Collection of their Writings,
and Mode of announcing their Predictions.-VI. Number and Order of the
Prophetic Books.
137
CHAPTER V. Of the Prophets who flourished before the Babylonian
Captivity.
SECTION I. 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.
SECTION II. On the Book of the Prophet Amos.
147
I. Author.-II. Occasion of his Prophecy.-III. Its Scope.-IV. Synopsis of its
Contents.-V. Observations on its Style.
SECTION III. On the Book of the Prophet Hosea.
148
I. Author and Date.-II. Occasion and Scope of the Prophecy.-III. Synopsis
of its Contents.-IV. Observations on its Style.
SECTION IV. On the Book of the Prophet Isaiah.
151
I. Author and Date.-II. Scope.-III. Analysis of the Contents of this Book.-
IV. Observations on its Style.
SECTION V. On the Book of the Prophet Joel.
155
I. Author and Date.-II. Occasion and Scope.-III. Analysis of the Book.-
SECTION VI. On the Book of the Prophet Micah.
167
I. Author and Date.-II. Occasion and Scope.-III. Synopsis of its Contents.-
IV. Prophecies concerning the Messiah.-V. Observations on its Style. 168
SECTION VII. On the Book of the Prophet Nahum.
I. Author and Date.-II. Scope and Synopsis of its Contents.-III. Observa-
tions on its Style.
SECTION VIII. On the Book of the Prophet Zephaniah.
I. Author and Date.-II. Scope and Analysis of this Book.
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CHAPTER VI. Of the Prophets who flourished near to and during the
Babylonian Captivity.
SECTION I. On the Book of the Prophet Jeremiah.
I. Author and Date.-II. Occasion of his Prophecies.-Different Collections of
them.-III. Synopsis of their Contents.-IV. Prophecies concerning the Mes-
siah.-V. Observations on their Style.
SECTION II. On the Lamentations of Jeremiah.
Page 174
I. Author, Date, and Argument of the Book.-II. Synopsis of its Contents.-
III. Observations on its Style and Structure.
SECTION III. On the Book of the Prophet Habakkuk.
184
I. Author and Date.-II. Analysis of his prophecy.-III. Observations on his
Style.
SECTION IV. On the Book of the Prophet Daniel.
186
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.
SECTION V. On the Book of the Prophet Obadiah.
I. Author and Date.-II. Synopsis of its Contents.
SECTION VI. On the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel.
187
195
I. Author and Date.-II. Canonical Authority of the Prophecies of Ezekiel.-
III. Their Scope.-IV. Analysis of them.-V. Observations on the Style of
Ezekiel.
196
CHAPTER VII. Of the Prophets who flourished after the Return of
the Jews from Babylon.
SECTION I. On the Book of the Prophet Haggai.
206
I. Author and Date.-II. Argument and Scope.-III. Analysis of its Contents.
-IV. Observations on its Style.
SECTION II. On the Book of the Prophet Zechariah.
SECTION III. On the Book of the Prophet Malachi.
207
I. Author and Date.-II. Occasion and Scope of this Prophecy.-III. Analysis
of its contents.-IV. Style.
CHAPTER VIII. On the Apocrypha.
210
I. Account of the First Book of Esdras.-II. Of the Second Book of Esdras.-
III. Of the Book of Tobit.-IV. Of the Book of Judith.-V. Of the rest of the
Chapters of Esther.-VI. Of the Book of Wisdom.-VII. Of the Book of Ec-
clesiasticus.-VIII. Of Baruch.-IX. Of the Song of the Three Children.-
X. Of the History of Susanna.-XI. Of Bel and the Dragon.-XII. Of the
Prayer of Manasses.-XIII. Of the First Book of Maccabees.-XIV. Of the
Second Book of Maccabees.
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