Dancing among the Jews, notice of III.
463, 464.
532-536. And also in points of doc-
trine, 554.
Deuteronomy, (book of) date and chrono-
logy of, IV. 21. Its scope, 22. Pre-
diction relative to the Messiah contain-
ed in it illustrated, 22, 23. I. 604–606.
Synopsis of its contents, IV. 23, 24.
Observations on this book, 24, 25.
Alanen, import of, II. 139, 140.
Dichotomy, a Jewish punishment, ae-
count of, III. 148.
Daniel, (the prophet) account of, IV. 187,
188. His prediction relative to the four
great monarchies, I. 333. Analysis of
his prophecies, IV. 188-192. Observ-
ations on their canonical authority and
style, 192-194. Account of the spurious
additions made to them, 194, 195. Com-" Devout Men," who they were, III. 257.
mentators on the prophet, II. 774, 775. Dews, heavy in Palestine, III. 32. 33.
Danish Translation of the Bible, II. 229. Dialects of the Greek Testament, II. 23
Dates of the books of Scripture, import- 31.
ance of knowing, II. 542.
Dathe's, (J. A.) Latin Version of the Old
Testament, notice of, II. 224.
David, in what sense the "man after
God's own heart," I. 565. List of Psalms
ascribed to, IV. 97, 98. 101, 102.
Day, how reckoned by the Jews, III.
160. And by the Romans, ibid. 161.
Day of Atonement. See Atonement.
Dead, Mosaic law concerning, III. 494.
Treatment of them, ibid. Lamentations
for them, ibid. 495, 496. Funeral rites
of, 497-505.
Debtors, Laws concerning, III. 132,
Didactic Poetry of the Hebrews, II. 470.
Diseases mentioned in the Bible, III.
470-474.
Dissection, curious, of the Old and New
Testament, II. 145. note.
Divination, by the cup, III. 358.
inspecting the liver of victims, 359. By
arrows, ibid. By the staff, 360. How
punished among the Jews, 128, 129.
Divisions (antient and modern) of the
Scriptures, II. 139-155.
Divorces, (Jewish) account of, III. 411,
412.
Decapitation, a Jewish punishment, ac-
count of, III. 147.
Doctrines delivered in the Bible a proof
Dedication (feast of,) how celebrated, III. that it must be from Gad, I. 381. Doc-
315, 316. Vow of Dedication, 323. trines of the patriarchal age, 383-386.
Deists, or enemies of divine revelation, IV. 90-93. Doctrines delivered by
origin of, I. 23. note. Are indebted to Moses, I. 386, 387. And by the Pro-
the Scriptures for all that they have phets, 387-339. Summary of the doc-
written, which is either wise or good, 23. trines of the Gospel, 400.; particularly
Their boast, that unassisted reason is a the vicarious atonement of Christ, and
sufficient guide to man, disproved, ibid. the blessings thereby procured for man,
403-409.
A summary of their absurd and contra-
Alleged contradictions in
dictory tenets concerning religion, the doctrines, proved to have no foundation,
worship of God, and a future state, 24-551-555. On the doctrinal interpre-
30. And concerning morals, 31, 32. tation of the Scriptures, II. 656—669.
Deadly effects of deism on nations, 32. Doors, how fastened in the East, III. 380.
33. And on individuals, 34, 35. Their Double Sense of Prophecy, vindicated,
principles contrasted with those of the II. 641–643.
Gospel, 479-481.
Deities, (Heathen) immense number of,
I. 6. and note 1. 19. Horrid rites of,
and their effects, 5-7. See Idolatry.
Delaware Indians, translation of the
New Testament into the language of,
II. 291, 292.
Deluge, Mosaic account of, not contrary
to philosophy, but confirmed by indubi-
table testimonies from natural and civil
history, I. 167–183. And by the Apa-
mean medal, 217.
Dramatic Poems of the Hebrews, II. 471.
Dress of the Jews, description of, III.
391-404.
Drink, (medicated) nature of, given to
Jesus Christ, III. 155. Posca, or vine-
gar and water, the usual beverage of
the Roman soldiers, 157. note 6.
Drink-Offerings, account of, III. 285.
Drowning, a Jewish punishment, III. 147.
Duelling not sanctioned by the Gospel,
though practised by men who, though
they profess themselves to be Christians,
are destitute of Christian principle, I.
465. and note.
Dutch translation of the Scriptures, II.
264.
Demonaic, (Gadarene) moral instruction
of the miracle of, II. 579.
Demoniacs were persons really possessed
by evil spirits, III. 473, 474.
Deserts in the Holy Land, account of,
III. 52, 53. The horrors of the Great 377-387.
Arabian Desert described, 53-56.
Design of the sacred writers in composing
Dwellings of the Jews, account of, III.
their narratives, a source of apparent Earth, frequently denotes the land of
contradictions in historical passages, I. Judæa, III. 1.
Earthquakes frequent in Palestine, III.
65.
Eber's (Paul) Revision of the Latin Vul-
gate, notice of, II. 224.
Ebionites, testimony of the genuineness
and authenticity of the New Testament,
I. 90.
Ecclesiastes, (Book of) IV. 118. Its ti-
tle, author, and canonical authority, ibid.
119. Its scope and synopsis, 120-123.
Observations on this Book, 123. Com-
mentators thereon, II. 769, 770.
Ecclesiasticus, Apocryphal Book of, IV.
216. By whom written, 217. Its con-
tents, ibid.
Edessene Recension of the New Testa-
ment, account of, II. 55.
Education of Children, III. 414, 415.
Effect, metonymy of, defined, II. 589.
Examples of it, ibid.
Egypt, prophecies concerning, and their
fulfilment, 1. 331. The borrowing from
the Egyptians by the Israelites explain-
ed, 558. Remarks on the plagues inflict-
ed upon the Egyptians, IV. 11-14. Ex-
tent of their Commerce. III. 474-477.
Egyptian Versions of the Old Testament,
IL 191, 192. And of the New Testa-
ment, 206, 207. Egyptian Recension of
the New Testament, 53. Egyptian
Grammar and Lexicon, 710.
Elders of the Gate, jurisdiction of, III.
Elegiae Portry of the Hebrews, II. 470.
Elijah fed by ravens, remarks on the
narrative of, I. 596.
Embalming, Egyptian and Jewish modes
of, III. 497. 498.
Emphasis, definition of, II. 507. Differ-
ent kinds of, ibid. Emphases of the
Greek article, 508. Emphases of other
words, 510, 511. Real emphases, 511.
Rules for the investigation of emphatic
words, 512, 513.
Encampments, Jewish, form of, III. 192
-194.
England, beneficial effects of Christianity
in, I. 473.
English Translations of the Bible, account
of-Early versions, II. 233. Wick-
liffe's Bible, 233. Tindall's 234-237.
Coverdale's, 237. Matthewe's 237, 238.
Cranmer's or the Great Bible, 233, 239.
Taverner's Bible, 239, 240. Geneva
Bible, 244. The Bishop's Bible, 245,
246. Popish versions, made at Rheims
and Douay, 246, 247. King James's, or
the PRESENT AUTHORISED VERSION, 247.
Instructions to the translators, 248, 249.
Notice of its chief editions, particularly
that printed by his Majesty's Printers,
249-252. Vindication of it against re-
cent cavils, with testimonies of distin-
guished critics in favour of its excellen-
cy and utility, 252-258.
Enoch, Apocryphal book of, remarks on,
I. 630, 631-633.
Entertainments of the Jews, III.433-437
Enthusiasm, characteristics of, I. 141,
142. Proof that Moses was not an en-
thusiast, 134. Nor the Apostles and
Evangelists, 142, 143. Especially Saint
Paul, IV. 311, 312.
Ephesus, temple of Diana at, I. 226. That
city, why termed NEQKOPOZ,ibid. Ac-
count of the church of, IV. 356. Genu-
ineness and authenticity of the Epistle
to the Ephesians, 357-359. Its date,
359. Occasion and scope, ibid. 360.
Analysis of its contents, ibid. Observa-
tions on its style, ibid. Commentators
on this Epistle, II. 795.
Ephod of Gideon, notice of, III. 342.
Epistles of the Apostles, importance of,
ÍV. 329-332. Their number and order,
particularly those of St. Paul, 333, 334.
Of the Catholic Epistles, 334. General
plan of the Apostolic Epistles, ibid.
Causes of their obscurity explained, 335
Remarks on the phraseology of St.
Paul's Epistles in particular, 335, 336.
Rules for studying the apostolic epistles
most beneficially, II. 659–602. Com-
mentators on them, 790–798. See
Catholic Epistles.
Epithets of Scripture, different kinds of,
II. 507. Exegetical or explanatory, ibid.
Diacritical or distinctive, ibid. Explana-
tory and distinctive, ibid.
Epochas, (Jewish) account of, III. 175.
Espousals, ceremony of, III. 407, 408.
Esquimaux Version of the New Testa-
ment, II. 293.
Esdras, account of the two Apocryphal
books of, IV. 212, 213.
Essenes, (Sect of) different classes of, III.
365. Their tenets, 366. Supposed allu-
sion to them in the New Testament, ibid.
Esther, (Book of) IV. 60. Its title and
author, ibid. 61. Argument 61. Synop-
sis of its contents, 62. Account of the
Targums or Chaldee Paraphrases on
this Book, II. 161. Apocryphal addi-
tions to the Book of Esther, IV. 214.
Ethiopia, prophecies concerning, and
their fulfilment, I. 331. 332.
Ethiopic Language, notice of, II. 32.
Grammar and Lexicons, 710. Ethiopie
version of the Old Testament, 192–195.
And of the New Testament, 208.
Eusebius's account of the classification
and genuineness of the books of the New
Testament, I. 79. Notice of his Har-
mony of the four Gospels, II. 478, 479.
And of his Recension of the Septuagint
Version, II. 186, 187.
Euthalius, Sections of, III. 151.
Eutychus, circumstances of the death of,
explained, III. 385, 386.
Evangelists were contemporary with the
facts recorded by them, I. 132. And
competent witnesses thereof, 140, 141.
Were not enthusiasts or fanatics, 141-
143. Neither did nor could deceive or
impose upon others, 144-146. Were, to the determination of various Read-
men of the strictest integrity and sin- ings, II. 328–331. Power of Jewish
cerity, 146-150. Appealed to notorious fathers over their families and property,
proofs, 150. Suffered every thing for III. 415, 416.
the truth of their narrative, 151. Cre-
dibility and inspiration of. See Credi-
bility, Inspiration.
Evenings, (Jewish) how reckoned, III.
160.
Evidence. See Historical Testimony.
Evil, (moral) the true cause of unknown
to the antients, I. 9.-The Bible account
of it, confirmed by the testimonies of
heathen writers to its actual existence,
163, 164.
Feasts of the Jews, account of, III. 298
319. Benefits resulting from them,
298. See Dedication, Expiation, Jubilee,
New Moon, Passover, Pentecost, Purim,
Sabbath, Sabbatical Year, Tabernacles,
Trumpets.
Felix, (Antonius) procurator of Judæa,
III. 105. The singular propriety of
Saint Paul's address to him illustrated,
IV. 325.
Fertility of the Holy Land, observations
on, III. 57-61.
Examples of persons mentioned in the
Scriptures, how to be applied to our-Festus, (Portius) procurator of Judæa,
selves, II. 693.
III. 105.
Excommunication, a Jewish punishment,
III. 142. Deplorable condition of the
excommunicated, ibid. 143.
Exodus, (Book of) Title, IV. 9. Author,
10. Occasion and subject matter, ibid.
Scope, ibid. Types of the Messiah, 11.
Synopsis, ibid. Commentator on this
book, II. 760.
Expiation, (Day of) account of, III. 312,
313. Its typical reference, 313, 314.
Expositors. See Commentators.
Exposure to wild beasts, an antient capi-
tal punishment, III. 148, 149. Paul not
actually thus exposed, 484, 485.
Eyes, putting out, a Jewish punishment,
III. 141.
Ezekiel, (the Prophet) account of, IV.
196. Canonical authority of his Pro-
phecies, 197.
Fig-trees of Palestine, notice of, III. 60.
Figurative Language, origin of, II. 580.
Distinction between figures of words
and figures of thought, ibid. General
observations on the interpretation of
tropes and figures, 581-589. The figu-
rative language of the prophets, some-
times the source of seeming contradic-
tions, I. 548, 549. See Allegory, Hy-
perbole, Irony, Metaphor, Metonymy,
Parable, Proverbs, and Synecdoche.
Fines, various, imposed by the Jews, III.
138.
First-Born Privileges of, III. 413, 414.
First-Fruits, ceremony of presenting, de-
scribed, III287.
Florus, Procurator of Judæa, notice of,
III. 105.
Their scope, ibid. 198. Fœdus cum Græcis, account of, II. 65, 66.
Analysis of them, 198-203. Observa-Food and entertainments of the Jews,
tions on the style of Ezekiel, 203–205. III. 433–437.
Supposed difference between him and Fool, how to be answered, II. 674.
Jeremiah reconciled, I. 327. Commen-Foot-races (Olympic).
tators on this Prophet, II. 774.
Ezra, (Book of) IV. 56. Its title and Forests of the Holy Land, notice of, III.
author, ibid. 57. Argument, scope, and
synopsis of its contents, 575. Observa-Forgery, impossibility of, as it respects
tions on a spurious passage ascribed to the Old Testament, I. 42, 43. 49. And
Ezra, 58.
the New Testament, 71-75. 114–120.
Formosan version of the New Testament,
notice of, II. 281.
Faith, different meanings of, illustrated,
II. 663, 664.
Fall of Man, Mosaic account of, confirm-
ed by the existence of moral evil, and
by historical testimony, I. 162-166.
Famines in the Holy Land, notice of,
III. 68.
Fasts, of the Jews, how celebrated, III.
312. note. Fast of Expiation, 312, 313.
Its figurative import, 313, 314. Fasts
of the Pharisees, 364.
Fortifications of the Jews, notice of, III.
200.
Fountains in the Holy Land, account of,
III. 40, 41.
France, horrible state of, during the
French revolution, in consequence of
infidelity, I. 32, 33.
Frederick II. king of Prussia, impious
tenets of, I. 30.
Freedom of Rome, how acquired, III.
117. Privileges consequent`on it, ibid.
118, 119.
Fathers, testimony of, to the authenticity French translations of the Bible, notice of,
of the New Testament, I. 75-88. To II. 261–264.
what degree of authority their writings Friendship, why not enforced by name,
are entitled, II. 739, 740. Remarks on in the Gospel, I. 447.
their mode of quoting the Scriptures, I.
72. Rules for applying their quotations
Funeral Rites of the Jews, account of,
III. 497–504.
Furniture of Oriental Houses, III. 387.
389.
German Divines, heterodox notions of
many of, II. 499.
Future State. See Immortality of the German Translations of the Bible, ac
Soul.
Gad, or Good Fortune, a Syrian idol, no-
tice of, III. 343, 344.
Gaelic versions of the Bible, notice of, II.
260.
count of, II. 223-232.
German Jews, manuscripts of, II. 40.
Translations of the Bible into the dialect
spoken by them, 232.
Gessius Florus, procurator of Judæa,
III. 105.
Gibbon's false account of the spread of
Christianity, confuted by facts, Ì. 353–
356.
Galatians, account of, IV. 352. Date of
Saint Paul's Epistle to them, ibid. 353.
Its genuineness and authenticity, 353. Girdles, notice of, III. 394.
Occasion and scope, 353, 354. Synopsis Glossaries, nature of, II. 533. Notice of
of its contents, 354, 355. Observations the principal Glossaries extant, ibid.
on this Epistle, 355, 356. Commentators Rules for consulting them to advantage,
on it, II. 795.
ibid.
Galilæan Dialect, notice of, III. 14, 15.
Galileans. (sect of) origin and principles
of. III. 370.
Gallio, character of, I. 191, 192.
Games (Grecian). See Olympic Games.
Gardens of the Hebrews, III. 453.
Gates of Cities, seats of justice, III. 107.
And also market-places, 390.
Gemaras of Jerusalem and Babylon, ac-
count of, II. 297.
Genealogy, importance of, in studying the
Scriptures, II. 550, 551. The seeming
contradictions in the genealogies of our
Saviour, as recorded by Matthew and
Luke, examined and reconciled, I. 533,
534. 583. Genealogical table of the
Herodian family, III. 99 Importance
of the genealogies in the first book of
Chronicles, IV. 54.
Genesis, (Book of) Title, IV. 3. Author,
4. Date, ibid. General argument, ibid.
Scope, 5. Synopsis of its contents, 6.
The literal sense of the first three chap-
ters vindicated, IV. 6-9. Whence Mo-
ses derived his materials for it, I. 55-
57. Commentators on this Book, II.
760, 761.
Gentiles, contemporaries with Christ and
his apostles, rejection of the Gospel by,
no objection to the truth of Christianity,
I. 362-365. Hated and detested by
the Jews, in the time of Jesus Christ.
III. 373, 374.
Genuineness, defined, I 40. Criteria for
distinguishing genuine from spurious
writings, 72. Genuineness of the Old
Testament demonstrated, 41-50. Es-
pecially of the Pentateuch, 51-67. And
of the New Testament, 68–109, Reca-
pitulation of this argument, 502–504.
Geography, importance of, to the study
of the Bible, II. 550. Notice of the
principal writers on Sacred Geography,
730, 731. Not unknown to the Jews
as a science, III. 467.
Geology, testimony of, to the credibility
of the Mosaic narrative of the Deluge,
I. 167-169.
Georgian Translation of the Bible, no-
tice of, II. 282.
God, the true nature and worship of, im-
perfectly known among the antient hea-
then nations, I. 4-8. And also among
the modern heathens, 18-20. Sublime
doctrines of the Scriptures concerning
God, in the Patriarchal Times, 353, 3-1.
Under the Mosaic Dispensation, 356,
387. 389, 390. And in the Gospel, 403.
Crimes against, how punished among
the Jews, III. 127–130.
Goël, or avenger of blood, office of, ex-
plained, III. 144-145.
Golden Calf, an idol of the Israelites, III.
339-341.
Gospel, meaning of, IV. 225. General
design of the Gospels, 226. Their num-
ber, ibid. 227. And importance. 227.
The sources of the three first Gospels
examined, 273-285. See Christianity,
Doctrines, Morality, John, Luke, Mark,
and Matthew, in this Index.
Gothic Version of the New Testament,
account of. II. 209. Description of the
Upsal Manuscript of, 91, 92. Important
remains of, discovered in the Ambro-
sian Library at Milan, 93-95.
Government of the Patriarchs, III. 75.
Of the Israelites and Jews, a theocracy,
III. 76-81. By the Judges, 1. By
Kings, “2-95. After the Babylonish
Captivity, under the Asmonan and
Herodian Princes, 96-101. Under the
Roman Procurators to the subversion
of the Jewish nation, 102-105.
Governors and Governed, duties of, under
the Gospel, I. 413, 414.
Grain, how threshed in the East, IIL
446, 447.
Greek Article, elucidations of, II. 508-
510.
Greek Language, the New Testament
why written in, II. 15-20. Similarity
of the New Testament Greek with that
of the Septuagint Version, 15. Exami-
nation of its style, 20-23. Dialects,
23-31. Notice of the principal Greek
Lexicons and Grammars, II. 704-706.
Greek Versions (antient) of the Old Tes-
tament. See Aquila, Septuagint, Syn
machus, Theodotion.
trous rites explained, III. 349-357.
Heathen Writers, testimonies of, to the
credibility of the Old Testament, I. 161
-188. And of the New Testament,
189–216.
Greek (modern) Translations of the Bi-, ters, 194-196. Allusions to their idola-
ble, notice of, II. 267, 263.
Greenlanders, Version of the New Tes-
tament in the dialect of, II. 293.
Griesbach's (Dr.) system of Recensions
of the New Testament, account of, II.
52-54. And of his critical labours on
the New Testament, 134-136.
Grinding of Corn, how performed, III.
Guests, how received, III. 430, 431.
Habakkuk, (the prophet) notice of, IV.
186. Analysis of his prophecy, 187.
Its style, ibid. Commentators on this
prophet, II. 778.
Haggai, (the prophet) account of, IV.
206. Argument and scope of his pro-
phecy, ibid.
Analysis of its contents.
ibid. 207. Style, 207. Commentator
on Haggai, II. 778.
Hagiographa, an antient division of the
Jewish Scriptures, account of, II. 142.
Notice of the Targum or Chaldee para-
phrase on, 161.
Hair, plucking off, a Jewish punishment,
III. 142. Jewish mode of dressing, 397
---399. Why the Jews were forbidden
to cut their hair in particular forms,
356, 357.
Hand-mills, of the Jews, III. 388.
Haphtoroth, or Sections of the Prophets,
origin of, II. 143. Table of them as
used in the Jewish Synagogues, III.
244-247.
Happiness, dark and confused notions of
the Heathen concerning, I. 10.
Harem, (Royal) notice of, III. 94.
Harmonies of the Scriptures, occasion
of, II. 474. Works reconciling alleged
or seeming contradictions in the sacred
writings, ibid. 475. Harmonies of the
Old Testament, 475-477. Harmonies
of the Four Gospels, 477-483. Har-
monies of particular parts of the Four
Gospels, 484. And of the Acts of the
Apostles, and of the Epistles, 484, 485.
Observations on the different schemes
of harmonisers, and on the duration of
the public ministry of Jesus Christ,
485-491.
Harmony subsisting between all parts
of the Bible, a proof of its divine au-
thority and original, I. 454, 455.
Harvest, in Palestine, account of, III.
30, 31. 445, 446.
Heads of Tribes or Families, III. 79.
Heathen Nations, (antient) deplorable
state of religion and morals among, I. 4
-18. And among the modern heathens,
18-20. This a proof of the necessity of
a divine revelation, 21. Their charac-
ters, as incidentally noticed in the New
Testament, confirmed by profane wri-
Hebraisms of the New Testament, II. 23,
24. Examples of them and observations
on them, 24-27. Rules for the better
understanding of Hebraisms, 27, 28.
Hebreo Language, origin and antiqui-
ty of, II. 1-4. And of its characters,
4, 5. Hebrew vowel points, 5-9. Rab-
binical Hebrew, 33. The Hebrew lan-
guage a proof of the genuineness and
authenticity of the Old Testament, I.
46, 47. Particularly of the Pentateuch,
50,51. Notice of the principal Hebrew
manuscripts, II. 34-48. Of the prin-
ted editions of the Hebrew Bible, 113-
125. Hebrew grammars, 697-702. and
lexicons, 703, 704. Modern translations
of the New Testament in the Hebrew
language, II. 270, 271.
Hebrews of the Hebrews, III. 254.
Hebrews, (Epistle to) II. 389. To whom
written, 339-392. In what language,
393-395. Its genuineness and authen-
ticity, and by whom written 396-404.
Date of this Epistle, 405. Its occasion
and scope, ibid. Synopsis of its con-
tents, 406, 407. Observations on it, 407.
Commentators on this Epistle, II. 796,
797.
Hegesippus, testimony of, to the genu-
ineness of the New Testament, I. 84.
Hellenistic Jews, III. 254. 256.
Helvetius, immoral tenets of, I. 30. 32.
Heman and Ethan, Psalms inscribed to,
IV. 99,
Herbert, (Lord) absurd and contradic-
tory tenets of, in religion and morals, I.
24. 31. 34.
Heretical Writers, (antient) testimonies
of, to the genuineness and authenticity
of the New Testament, I. 90, 91.
Hermas, testimony of, to the genuineness
and authenticity of the New Testament,
I. 83.
Herod, the Great, acquires the sove-
reignity of Judæa, III. 97. His charac-
ter, ibid. 98. and note. Genealogical
table of his posterity, 99. Massacre of
the infants at Bethlehem by his order,
I. 586, 587. Why he was at war with
Aretas king of Arabia, I. 102.
Herod-Antipas, account of, III. 100.
Herod-Agrippa, account of, III. 101.
Herodian Family, genealogical table of,
III. 99.
Herodians, (sect of) account of. III. 369,
370.
Herodias procured the death of John the
Baptist, III. 100.
Hexapla of Origen, specimen of, with
illustrative remarks, II. 172–175.
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