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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.
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I. Title and Argument. II. Chronology.-III. Author.-IV. Scope.-V. Sy-
nopsis of its contents
SECTION V. On the Two Books of Samuel.
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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.
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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.
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I. Title.-II. Author and Date.-III. Scope and Analysis of the two Books of
Chronicles.-IV. Observations on them.
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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.-II. 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.
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CHAPTER III. On the Poetical Books.
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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.
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 Subjects. 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.
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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. 124
CHAPTER IV. On the Prophets.
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
206
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.
210
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CHAPTER VIII. On the Apocrypha.
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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PART II. ANAlysis of the NEW TESTAMENT.
CHAPTER I. On the Classification of the Books of the New Testa-
ment.
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CHAPTER II. On the Historical Books of the New Testament.
SECTION I. On the Name and Number of the Canonical Gospels.
I. Observations on the General Appellation of GOSPEL, as applied to the Histories
of Jesus Christ.-II. General Scope of the Gospels.-III. Their Number.-
IV. Importance of the Gospels.
SECTION II. On the Gospel by Saint Matthew.
225
I. Author.-II. Date.-III. In what Language written.-IV. Genuineness and
Authenticity of Saint Matthew's Gospel in general.-V. The Authenticity of
the first two Chapters examined and substantiated.-VI. Scope of this Gospel.
-VII Synopsis of its Contents.-VIII. Observations on its Ŝtyle. 228
SECTION III. On the Gospel by Saint Mark.
I. Author.-II. Genuineness and Authenticity of this Gospel.-III. Probable
Date.-IV. Occasion and Scope.-V. In what Language written.-Synopsis
of its Contents.-VII. Examination of the Question, whether Saint Mark tran-
scribed or abridged the Gospel of Saint Matthew.-VIII. Observations on his
Style. 252
SECTION IV. On the Gospel by Saint Luke.
I. Author.-II. Genuineness and Authenticity of Saint Luke's Gospel, particu-
larly of the first two Chapters, and of Chapter viii. 27-39.-III. Date and
where written.-IV. For whom written.-V. Occasion and Scope of this Gos-
pel. VI. Synopsis of its Contents.-VII. Observations on this Gospel.
SECTION. V. On the Sources of the First Three Gospels.
260
I. Different Hypotheses stated.-II. Examination of the Hypothesis, that the
evangelists abridged or copied from each other.-III. Examination of the Hy-
pothesis, that the Evangelists derived their Information from a primary Greek
or Hebrew Document.-IV. And of the Hypothesis, that they consulted
several Documents.-V. That the only Document consulted by the first three
Evangelists was the preaching of our Saviour himself.
SECTION VI. On the Gospel by Saint John.
273
I. Author.-II. Date.-III. Genuineness and Authenticity of this Gospel.-
IV. Its Occasion and Design.-Account of the Tenets of Čerinthus.-Analysis
of its Contents.-V. Saint John's Gospel, a Supplement to the other Three.-
VI. Observations on its Style.
SECTION VII. On the Acts of the Apostles.
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I. Title.-II. Author.-III. Genuineness and Authenticity-IV. Scope.-V.
Chronology.-VI. Analysis of the Contents of this Book.-VII. Observations
on its Style.-VIII. On the Importance of this Book, as an Evidence for the
Truth of Christianity.
299
CHAPTER III. On the Epistolary or Doctrinal Writings of the New
Testament, particularly those of Saint Paul.
SECTION I. Account of the Apostle Paul.
I. The Birth and Education of Saint Paul-his Persecution of the Disciples of Christ
-and his Conversion.-Observations upon it.-II. His subsequent Travels
and Labours, to his second Visit to Jesusalem.-III. His third Visit to Jerusa-
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lem, and subsequent Labours, to his fourth Visit to Jerusalem.-IV. His jour-
nies and Labours, to his fifth Visit to Jerusalem.-V. To his first imprisonment
at Rome.-VI. His subsequent Journies, second Imprisonment, and Martyr-
dom. VII. Character of Saint Paul.-VIII. Observations on the Style of his
Writings.
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SECTION II. Observations on the Apostolical Epistles in general, and
those of Saint Paul in particular.
I. Importance of the Epistles.-Nature of these Writings.-II. Number and Or-
der of the Epistles, particularly those of Saint Paul-III. Of the Catholic
Epistles, and their Order.-IV. General Plan of the Apostolic Epistles.-V.
329
Causes of their Obscurity considered and Explained. Observations on the
Phraseology of Saint Paul in particular.
SECTION III. On the Epistle to the Romans.
I. Date, and where written.-II. Genuineness and Authenticity of this Epistle.
-III. The Church at Rome, when and by whom founded.-IV. Occasion and
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Scope.-V. Internal State of the Church at Rome.-VI. Scope.-VII. Sy- nopsis of its Contents.-VIII. Observations on this Epistle.
SECTION IV. On the First Epistle to the Corinthians.
I. State of the Corinthian Church.-II. Occasion of this Epistle.-III. Its Scope
and Analysis.-IV. Date and Genuineness.-V. Examination of the Question,
How many Epistles Saint Paul wrote to the Corinthians.
SECTION V. On the Second Epistle to the Corinthians.
344
I. Date, and where written.-II. Occasion of this Epistle.-III. Scope.-IV.
Synopsis.-V. Observations on this Epistle.-VI. A supposed Chronological
Difficulty elucidated.
SECTION VI. On the Epistle to the Galatians.
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I. Notice of the Christian Church in Galatia.-II. Date.-III. Genuineness and
Authenicity of this Epistle.-IV. Its Occasion and Scope.-V. Synopsis of
its Contents.-VI. Observations on this Epistle.
SECTION VII. On the Epistle to the Ephesians.
352
I. Account of the Church at Ephesus.-II. Genuineness and Authenticity of this
Epistle, which was addressed to the Ephesians, and not to the Church at La-
odicea. III. Date.-IV. Occasion and Scope.-V. Synopsis of its Contents.
-VI. Observations on its Style.
SECTION VIII. On the Epistle to the Philippians.
356
I. Account of the Church at Phillippi.-II. Date.-III. Occasion.-IV. Scope
and Synopsis of its Contents.
361
SECTION IX. On the Epistle to the Colossians.
I. Account of the Church at Colossa.-II. Date.-III. Occasion of this Epistle.
-IV. Scope and Analysis.
SECTION X. On the First Epistle to the Thessalonians.
363
I. Account of the Christian Church there.-II. Genuineness of this Epistle.-
III. Its Occasion and Scope.-IV. Synopsis of its Contents.
SECTION XI. On the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians.
366
I. Date, Occasion, and Scope of this Epistle.-II. Analysis of its Contents.-
III. Observations on this Epistle.
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