3 What will ye do in the day of visitation, And in the desolation which cometh from afar? And where will ye deposit your glory? 4 Forsaken by me, they shall sink down among the bound, And fall among the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, But his hand is stretched out still." Ps. xlii. xliii. xlvi. Isa. ix. 7, x. 4. Am. i. 2—ii. 16. Ps. cvii. xlix. lix. But there are so few logical strophes," that we cannot consider them any thing more than the work of unconscious instinct. 18 BOOK I. THEOCRATICAL-HISTORICAL BOOKS." § 135. A VIEW OF THESE BOOKS, AND A CLASSIFICATION OF THEM. They contain the history of the theocracy; and, I. The books of Moses and Joshua contain the history of its establishment, together with the theocratic laws. a LIST OF THE BEST AND MOST VALUABLE EXEGETICAL WORKS ON THE BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. I. RABBINICAL COMMENTARIES. R. Salomo Jarchi, (or R. Salomo Isaac, commonly abbreviated, Raschi,) Commentary on the whole Bible, in Buxtorf's Rabb. Bible; Lat., with notes, ed. by Breithaupt; Gotha, 1710-1714, 3 vols. 4to. Aben Esra, (or Abraham Ben Meir A. E.,) Commentary upon most of the Books of the O. T., in Buxtorf's Rabb. Bible, wherein, also, is David Kimchi's Comment. on the early and later Prophets and the Chronicles, and R. Levi Ben Gerson's Explanation of the first Prophets, the Proverbs of Solomon and Job. Isaak Abarbanel, Comment. on the Pentateuch; Lat., by Henr. van Bashuisen; Hannov. 1710, fol. On the historical books, by Aug. Pfeiffer; Leipz. 1686, fol. On the later Prophets; Amst. 1641, fol. On Isaiah; Lat. by J. H. Majus; Frcf. a. M. 1711, 4to. On Hosea; Lat. by Fr. von Hasen; Leid. 1686. On Nahum, Hebr. and Lat. by J. D. Sprecher; Helmst. 1703. On Malachi, with Commentaries of Aben Esra, Jarchi, and Kimchi ; Lat. by Sam. Bohl; Rost. 1637, 4to. R. Salomo Ben Melech,; best editions, Const. 1685, fol., with Abendana's addition. Ex Michlal Jophi, sive Commentario R. Salom. Ben II. The (so called) historic books, with their appendages, Chronicles and the book of Ruth, contain the Melech in V. T. Libros...... particula complectens Prophetiam Jonæ. Vers. Lat. et Indice illustravit, Paraphrasin Chald. Textui Hebr. adposuit atque Præf. præmisit Ern. Chr. Fabricius; Gott. 1792, 8vo. II. CHURCH FATHERS. Origen, Exegetical Remains on the O. T., in Origenis Commentaria, ed. Huetius; Rothomagi, 1668. Opera, ed. De la Rue, vol. ii. iii. Jo. Chrysostomus, Homilies, Opp. ed. Montfaucon ; Paris, 1718–1738, 13 vols. fol. Ephraem the Syrian's Commentary on the O. T., after the Peshito, in his Opp. Syr. et Lat. ed. Petr. Benedictus; Rom. 1740, fol. Theodoreti Quæst. in Pentat., Jos., Jud., Ruth, Sam., Regg., Paralip. Comment. in Psalm., Cant. Cant., Proph., Opp. ed. Jac. Sirmond; Par. 1642, 4 tom. fol.; ed. J. L. Schulz et J. A. Nösselt; Hal. 1769-1774, 5 tom. 8vo. Procopii Gazaei Comment. in Octateuchum Lat. ; Tigur. 1555; in Libros Regg. et Paralipp. Græce et Latine a Jo. Meursio; Lug. Bat. 1620, 4to. Variorum in Esaiam Prophetam Commentariorum Epitome Græce et Lat. a Jo. Curterio; Paris, 1580. Σειρὰ ἑνὸς πεντήκοντα υπομνηματιστῶν εἰς τὴν ̓Οκτάτευχον καὶ τῶν Βασιλειῶν ἤδη πρῶτον τύποις ἐκδοθεῖσα ἐπιμελείᾳ Νικηφόρου; Leipz. 1772, 2 vols. fol. Catena Græcorum P. P. in beatum Job. Collectore Niceta ed. et Lat. Vers. Op. et St. Patricii Junii; Lond. 1637, fol. Expositio Patrum Græcorum in Psalmos a Balth. Corderio ex Codd. concinnata, Latinitate donata; Antwerp, 1643—1646, fol. 3 vols. Eusebii, Polychronii, Psellii in Cant. Cant. Expositt. Græce Jo. Meursius publicavit; Lug. Bat. 1617, 4to. Hieronymi Comment. in Prophetas, Eccles. Quæst. Hebr. in Genes. Epist. critt. xviii. Opp. ed. Martianay; Par. 1693-1706, 5 vols. fol.; — ed. Vallarsi; Veron. 1734-1742, 11 vols. fol.; ed. 2, 1766-1772, 11 vols. 4to. Augustini Liber de Genesi ad Litteram imperf.; de Genesi ad Litteram LL. xii.; Quæst. in Heptateuchum LL. vii.; Enarrat. in Psalm.; Annotatt. in Job. L. I. Opp. ed. Bened.; Par. 1679—1701, 11 vols. fol. ; — ed. 2, Cur. Clerici; Antwerp, 1700-1703, 12 vols. fol. III. MODERN INTERPRETERS. Conr. Pellicani Comm. in Libros V. et N. T.; Tigur. 1532-1539, 9 vols. fol. Jo. Piscatoris Comm. in omnes Libros V. T.; Herborn. 1646, fol. subsequent history of the theocracy, its struggle and downfall. Franc. Vatabli (Vatblé) Annotatt. in V. T. ex ejus Prælectt. collectæ a Bertino le Comte; Par. 1545; also at the end of the Vulgate of Rob. Stephanus; 1557, 2 vols. fol. Seb. Münster, Annotatt. in omnes Libros V. T. in his Bibl. Hebr. Lat. ; 1535-1546. Jo. le Mercier, Comm. in Gen.; 1598; in Job., Proverbb., etc.; 1573, fol.; in Prophetas quinque priores inter eos, qui minores vocantur; 1698, 4to. Jo. Drusii Annotatt. in Loca diffic. Pentateuchi; Frankf. 1617, 4to.; in Loca diffic. Jos., Judd., et Sam.; 1618, 4to. Lectiones in Proph. Nahum, Hab., Sophon., Joel., Jon., Abdiam. In Græcam Editionem Conjectanea, et Interpretum vett. quæ exstant Fragmenta; Leid. 1595. Lect. in Hos., etc.; Leid. 1699. In Amos; Leid. 1600. In Mich., Agg., Zachar., et Malach.; Amst. 1627, 4to. Comm. in Prophetas min., ed. Sixt. Amama; Amst. 1627, 4to. Comm. in Libr. Ruth; 1586, 4to. Annotatt. in L. Esther; Leid. 1586. Scholia in Job.; Amst. 1636. In Cohel.; ib. 1635, 4to. Grotii Annotatt. in V. T.; Par. 1644, 3 vols. fol.; ed. G. J. L. Vogel et Döderlein; Hal. 1775, 1776, 3 vols. 4to.;— with an Auctarium by Döderlein; 1779, 4to. See these and other interpreters in Critt. sacris; Lond. 1660, 9 vols. fol., (by J. and R. Pearson Scattergood, and Gouldman,) reprinted and enlarged; Amst. 1698, 9 vols. fol., ed. by Gürtler; Frankf. 1696, 7 vols. fol.; and 2 suppl. vols.; 1700, 1701. Matth. Poli, Synopsis Criticorum aliorumque S. S. Interpretum; Lond. 1669, 5 vols. fol.; Frankf. 1712, 5 vols. fol.; ib. 1694, 5 vols. 4to. Jo. Maldonati Comm. in Præcip. Libr. V. T.; Par. 1643, fol. Lud. de Dieu, Animadverss. in V. T. Libros omnes; Leid. 1648. Critica sac. sive Animadverss. in Loca quæd. diffic. V. et N. T.; Amst. 1693, fol. Lud. Cappelli Comm. et Not critica in V. T., cum Jac. Cappelli Observatt. in V. T.; Amst. 1689, fol. Abrah. Calovii Biblia V. et N. T. illustrata, sive Comm. Locupl. in V. et N. T., præmissis Chronico s., Tractatu de Nummis, Ponderibus, et Mensuris, insertis et refutatis Annotatt. Grotianis universis; Frcf. a. M. 1672— 1676, 4 vols. fol. Seb. Schmidt, Annotatt. super Mosis L. I.; Arg. 1697, 4to. Prælect. in viii. priora c. Jos. in his Comm. in Jes.; Hamb. 1723, 4to. Comm. in Libr. Judd.; Arg. 1706, 4to. Annotatt. in L. Ruth; ib. 1696, 4to. Comm. in Librr. Sam. ; ib. 1697, 4to. Annotatt. in Librr. Regg.; ib. 1697. Comm. in Job.; ib. 1705, 2 vols. 4to. In Cohel.; ib. 1704, 4to. Super Prophet. Jes.; Hamb. 1702, 4to. In Jerem.; Frcf. a. M. 1706, 2 vols. 4to. In Proph. min.; Lips. 1698, 4to. Jo. Clerici Comm. in Pentat.; Amst. 1710. In Libros hist. V. T.; 1708. In Hagiogr.; 1731. In Proph.; 1731, fol. III. The books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther, treat of the history of the people of Israel after the exile, that is, of the second temple. Commentaire littéral sur tous les Livres de l'Ancien et N. T. par Augustin Calmet; Paris, 1724-1726, 8 vols. fol. J. H. Michaelis, Annotatt. in V. T., in his Bib. Heb.; Hal. 1720. Engl. Bibelwerk, deutsch herausgeg. von Romanus Teller, Baumgarten, Dietelmaier, and Brucker; Leipz. 1749–1770, 19 vols. 4to. J. D. Michaelis, Uebers des A. T. mit Anmerk. für Ungelehrte, 13 vols.; Gött. 1769-1783, 4to. Uebers. u. Erkl. der heil. Bücher des A. T. von Moldenhauer; Quedlinb. 1774-1787, 10 vols. 4to. W. F. Hezel, Die Bibel A. und N. T. mit vollst. erklär. Anmerkk.; Lemgo, 1780-1791, 10 vols. pt. Die heil. Schrift d. A. T. v. Dm. v. Brentano, 1 pt., fortges. v. Dereser, 2 4 pt. 3 vols., geend. v. Scholz, 4 pt. 4 vol.; 1797-1832. J. D. Dathe, Pentateuchus Lat. Vers. Notisque philol. et crit. illustr.; Hal. 1781; ed. 2, 1791, 8vo. Libri hist.; 1784. Proph. maj.; 1779; ed. 2, 1785. Proph. min.; 1773; ed. 2, 1779; ed. 3, 1790. Psalmi; 1787; ed. 2, 1794. Job, Prov., Sal., Eccles., Cant. Cant.; 1789. J. Chr. F. Schulz, Schol. in V. T. inde a iv. tom. contin. a G. Lor. Bauer; Norimb. 1783-1798, 10 vols. 8vo. E. F. C. Rosenmüller, Schol. in V. T. P. I. cont. Gen. et Exod.; Lips. 1788; ed. 2, 1795; ed. 3, 2 vols. 1821, 1822. P. II. Lev., Num., et Deuteron.; 1790; ed. 2, 1798; ed. 3, 1824. Schol. in Pentat. in Compend. redacta; 1828. P. III. sect. 1-2, cont. Jes.; 1790-1793; ed. 2, 3 vols., 1810, 1818, 1820; ed. 3, 1829, vol. i. P. IV. vol. i.—iii. cont. Pss.; 1800-1804; ed. 2, 1821-1823; in comp. red.; 1831. P. V. vol. i. ii., cont. Job.; 1806; ed. 2, 1824. P. VI. vol. i. ii. cont. Ezech.; 1808; ed. 2, 1826. P. VII. vol. i.—iv. cont. Proph. min.; 1812-1816; ed. 2, 1827, 1828. P. VIII. vol. i. ii. cont. Jer., Vatic., et Thren.; 1826, 1827. P. IX. vol. i. ii. cont. Salom. scripta; 1829, 1830. P. X. cont. Dan.; 1832. Exegetisches Handbuch des A. T.; Leipz. 1797-1800, 9 vols., cont. Jos., Richter, Ruth, Sam., B. der Kön., Jes. Kurzgefasstes exegetisches Handbuch zum Altes Test. pt. i. die 12 kleinen Proph.; Leipz. 1838, by Hitzig; pt. ii. Job; ib. 1839, by Hirzel; pt. iii.; ib. 1841, Jeremiah, by Hitzig; pt. iv.; 1842, Samuel, &c. [The Reformer's Bible, (reprinted ;) Lond. 1810, 4to. Annotations on all the Books of the Old and New Testament, (the " Assemblies' Annotations ;") Lond. 1657, 2 vols. fol. Poole, Annot. upon the Holy Bible; 1683, 2 vols. fol. The Old and New Testament, with Annotations, &c., by Samuel Clarke; Lond. 1690, fol. (A false book was published in the name of S. Clarke; 1811, fol.) Patrick, Louth, Whitby's and Arnald's Commentary on the Bible; Lond. |