terpretation of Scripture, 166.

149.

Joshua, Book of, 374.

Jubilee, Year of, 321.

Jude, Epistle of, 455.
Judges, powers of, 247.
Judges, Book of, 375.

Judicature, Jewish Courts of, 258
-261. Roman Courts of, 261
-263.

Judith, Book of, 410.
Justice, Seat of, 258.

KARKAPHEMIAN Version, 96.
Kindred Languages, and their
use, 88-90.

Kings (Israelitish) powers and
revenues of, 247-250. Du-
ration of the monarchies of Is-
rael and Judah, 251.
Kings, two Books of, 378, 379.

LAKES of the Holy Land, 236,
237.
Languages (Original) of Scrip-

ture, account of, 85-88.; use
of the analogy of, 158-160.
Latin Versions Antient, 98.
Modern, 100-109.
Latinisms, 88.

Laws, Promulgation of, 250.
Laws of Moses, Observations on
the, 372-374.

Lawyers, 331.

Legal Proceedings, 258–261.
Leprosy, 327.

Letters, form of, in Manuscripts,
114, 115.

Levites, account of, 304, 305.
Leviticus, Book of, 369.
Libertines, 303.

Literal Sense, what, 136.
Lots, Feast of, 320.
Luke (St.), Gospel of, 418, 419.
Acts of the Apostles written
by him, 422.

MACCABEES, state of the Jews
under, 253.; Apocryphal books
of, 413, 414.
Magistrates, crimes against, 266.
Malachi, Book of, 408, 409.
Malice, crimes of, 268.

Manasses, apocryphal prayer of,

413.

Manslaughter, 268.

Manstealing, punishment of, 267.
Manuscripts (Hebrew) of the Old
Testament, account of, 110-
113. Of the Samaritan Penta-
teuch, 113. Observations on
Greek Manuscripts, 114, 115.
Manuscripts of the Old and
New Testaments, 116-119.
Mark (St.), Gospel of, 418.
Marriage customs of the Jews,
338-340.

Masora, notice of, 121.
Matthew (St.), Account of, and
of his gospel, 416-418.
Meaning of words, how to be
ascertained, 135, 136. 141-
143.

Measures, table of, 460, 461.
Meat Offerings, 313.
Medicine, state of, among the
Jews, 363.

Messiah, Table of Prophecies
concerning, 512-520. Ob-
servations on the accomplish-
ment of those prophecies, 202,
203.

Metaphors, interpretation of, 181,
182.

Metonymy, nature of, 178. In-
terpretation of Metonymies,ibid.
179-181.

Micah, Book of, 399.

Military Affairs of the Jews and
other Nations, 282-287.
Military Schools, 285.
Military Sports, 359.
Ministers of the temple, 304-

307.

Miracle, defined, 29. Evidence
of, 30. Design, 31. Credi-
bility, 32-34. Criteria of,
35. Examination of some of
the Old Testament Miracles,
36.; and of the New Testament
Miracles, 37-41.; particularly
of Christ's Resurrection, 41-
44. Comparison of Scripture
Miracles with those ascribed to
Heathens, 45.

Misna, notice of, 164.

Mohammedism, prevalence of, no
objection to prophecy, 56.
Money, tables of, 461.
Months of the Jews, 275.
Moral Parts of Scripture, Inter-

pretation of, 206-208.
Moral Sense of Scripture, 138,

139.

Moralityof the patriarchal religion,
59. Of the Jewish code, 60.
Of the Gospel, 65, 64. Ob.
jections of Unbelievers to the
Morality of the Bible refuted.
65-73.
Moses, Credibility of, as a writer,

12, 13. Summary of the Doc-
trine and Morals taught by him,
59-61. Observations on the
Laws of Moses, 372-374.
Mountains of Palestine, 238-
241.

Mourning, 365.

Murder, punishment of, 267.
Music of the Jews, 354.
Mystical Sense of Scripture, 137.
Rules for the Mystical Inter-
pretation of Scripture, 193-
195.

NAHUM, Book of, 400.
Nazareate, vow of, 323.
Nazarites, 308. 323.
Neder, or Vow of Dedication,
323.

Nehemiah, Book of, 382.
New Moon, feast of, 287.
New Testament, Genuineness and
Authenticity of, 7-9. Its un-
corrupted Preservation, 10, 11.
Credibility, 13-16. Confirmed
by profane Writers, 22-24. ;
and by antient Coins, Medals,
and Marbles, 24-28. Why
written in Greek, 86. Account
of its style and idioms, 87, 88.
Origin of chapters and verses
in, 123. Analyses of the se-
veral Books of, 416-459.
Table of their dates, 462. Edi-
tions of the Greek Testament,
475-477.

Numbers, Book of, 370.

OATHS, 322.

Obadiah, Book of, 405.
Oblations,ordinary, voluntary,and
prescribed, 313, 314.
Old Age, laws concerning, 281.
Old Testament, Genuineness and
Authenticity of, 4-6. Its un-
corrupted Preservation, 9, 10.
Its Credibility, 12. Confirmed
by natural and Civil History,
17-22.; and by Antient Coins,
&c. 25. Divisions of, 119-
122. Analyses of the several
Books of, 367-409. See Ma-
nuscripts, Versions.
Olympic Games, allusions to,
360, 361.

Oracles, heathen, difference be-
tween, and the predictions of
the Scriptures, 46.
Oratories of the Jews, 399.
Origen's Biblical Labours, notice
of, 93.

PALESTINO Syriac version, 96.
Palestine, 220. Fertility of, 21.

24.

Parables, nature of, 184. Inter-
pretation of, 185, 186.
Parabolic sense, 137, 138.
Parallel Passages, use of, for
interpreting Scripture, 144-
147.

Parallelism, nature of, especially
the poetical parallelism, 189-
193.

Parents, crimes against, 267.
Parentheses, importance of, 154.
Passover, Feast of, 317, 318.
Patriarchal Religion, summary of,
59. Government, 246.
Paul (St.), brief account of, 424,
425. Analysis of his Epistles,
426-442.

Peace Offerings, 311.
Pentateuch, genuineness and au-
thenticity of, 5, 6. Observ-

ations on, 367. Manuscripts of
the Samaritan Pentateuch, 113,
114. Analysis of the several
Books of, 368–372.
Pentecost, feast of, 318.

Persian Version, 97.
Peschito, or old Syriac Version,
95, 96.

Peter (St.), first Epistle of, 445-
447. Second Epistle of, 447.
Pharisees, sect of, 330.
Philemon, Epistle to, 440.
Philip, the Tetrarch, 254.
Philippians, Epistle to, 434.
Philo-Judæus, notice of, 165.
Philoxenian, Syriac Version, 96.
Pilate, account of, 256.

Plains of the Holy Land, 243.
Poetry of the Hebrews, nature of,
189-193. 353. Analyses of
the poetical books, 383-390.
Political Antiquities of the Jews,
246-287.

Polyglott Bibles, editions of, 478.
Poor, laws concerning, 281, 282.
Practical reading of Scripture,

50. Prophecies directly a
nouncing the Messiah, 54. Pr
phecies by Jesus Christ and his
apostles, 53. Objections to pro-
phecy refuted, 54-57. Rules
for ascertaining the sense of the
prophetic writings, 198-200.
On the accomplishment of
Scripture prophecy, 200—202.
Particularly respecting the Mes-
siah, 202, 203. Table of the
principal prophecies relative to
the Messiah, 512-520.
Proselytes, 303.

Proseuchæ or Oratories of the
Jews, 299.

Proverbs of Scripture, interpret-
ation of, 186, 187.

Proverbs, Book of, 387, 388.
Psalms, Book of, 385, 386.

Table of, according to their
subjects, 463, 464.
Publicans, 278, 279.
Punctuation of the New Testa-
ment, 123.

Punishments mentioned in Scrip-
ture, 269-273.

Purifications of the Jews, 326—
328.

Purim, Feast of, 320.

Romans, Epistle to, analysis of,
428-430.

Rulers of the Synagogue, 300.
Rural and Domestic Economy of
the Jews, 346-350.
Ruth, Book of, 376.

SABBATH, how solemnised, 315,
316.

Sabbatical Year, 320, 321.
Sacred Obligations and Duties,
322-328.

Sacred Persons, 302-309.
Sacred Places, 288-302.
Sacred Things, 310-314.
Sacred Times and Seasons, 315—
321.

Sacrifices of the Jews, 310-313.
Sadducees, sect of, 329.
Salutations, form of, 343, 344.
Sanhedrin, powers of, 259.
Samaritans and Samaritan Penta-

teuch, account of, 113, 114.
Samuel, Two Books of, 376,377.
Scholia, use of, for ascertaining
the sense of Scripture, 150,
151.

Sciences of the Jews, 350-355.
Sclavonic Version, 99.
Scope defined, 156.
ascertaining it, 157.

Scourging, 269.

Scribes, 259. 331.

Hints for

Scriptures, genuineness and au-
thenticity of, 4-9. Their un-
corrupted Preservation, 9-11.
Credibility, 12-28. Inspira-
tion, 28, 29.
External proofs

Seasons of the Holy Land, 231-
233.

Sects of the Jews, 329-332.
Seed-time, 232.

Selah, import of, 386.
Self-Interdiction, vows of, 323.
Sense of Scripture, 136-141.
Means of ascertaining it, 141
-174.

Sentences, pronunciation and ex-
ecution of 260 262.
Septuagint Version, history of, 92

-94. Editions of, 478,479.
Shew-bread, Table of, 296, 297.

313.

Sicarii, 332.

Sin Offerings, 269. 11.

Slaves, condition of, 340-343.
Slaying with the sword, 270.
Soldiers, Jewish, 285. Roman,
286.

Solomon, Proverbs of, 387, 388.

Apocryphal Book of, 411.

Song of Solomon, analysis of,
389, 390.

Song of the three Children, 413.
Spiritual Interpretation of Scrip-
ture, 193-195.

Spiritual Sense of Scripture, 137.
Stoning, 271.

Strangers, laws concerning, 280.
Subject Matter, Study, and Use
of, 155, 156.

Subscriptions to Books of New
Testament, 123.

Susanna, apocryphal Book of,

413.

Symmachus, Greek Version of,

Synagogues of the Jews, and the
mode of worship there, 300-
302. Representation of a Sy-
nagogue Roll of the Penta-
teuch, 110. Description of it,
ibid.

Synecdoche, 187.
Syriac Language, 89.
Syriac Versions, 95-97.
Syro.Estrangelo version, 96.

TABERNACLE, account of, 288-
291.

Tabernacles, feast of, 318.

Talmud, notice of, 164.
Targums, notice of, 91, 92.
Temple of Jerusalem; the first,
294. The second, 295-297.
Its ministers, 304-307.
Temple, Heliopolitan, 298.
Temple on Mount Gerizim, ibid.
Testament. See Old and New
Testament.

Testimony, human, value of, 32

-34.

Theatrical Performances, allusions

to, in the New Test., 359, 360.
Theft, punishment of, 266, 267.
Theocracy, 246.

Theodotion, Greek Version of, 95.
Thessalonians, first Epistle to,

435. Second Epistle to, 436.
Time, computation of, 273-277.
Timothy, first Epistle to, 436-

438. Second Epistle to, 438.
Tithes, 314.

Titles of the Books of New Tes-
tament, 123.

Titus, Epistle to, 439.

(Emperor), triumphal arch

of, 27.

Tobit, Book of, 410.
Travelling, 346.

Treaties, how made, 279.

Trespass Offerings, 269. 311, 312.
Tribunals, judicial, 268, 269.
Trials, 259, 260.

Tributes and Taxes, 278-280.
Triumph, Roman, 287.
Tropes and Figures, Interpret-
ation of, 175-178.
Trumpets, feast of, 319.
Types, interpretation of, 195-
197.

Typical Sense of Scripture, 187.

UNBELIEVERS, Objections of, to
doctrines and moral precepts
of the Bible refuted, 65-73.
Unbloody Sacrifices, 313.
Unclean, who were deemed so,

327.

Usus Loquendi, defined, 141.;
subsidiary means for ascertain-
ing it, 143-174.

VALLIES of Palestine, 242.
Various Readings, Origin and
Nature of, 124, 125.
Vatican Manuscript, 118.
Verses, origin of, 123.
Versions, Antient, of the Scrip-
tures, 90. Chaldee, 91, Greek,
92-95. Oriental, 95-97.
Western, 98, 99. Use of
Antient Versions, 148-150.
Modern Versions, 99. Mo-
dern Latin Versions, 100-102.
Editions of Versions, 478-
480. Tables of Versions in the
Modern Languages of Europe,
Asia, Africa, and America, 103
-105. Account of English
Versions, 106-109.
Vows, different kinds of, 314. 322
-324.

Vulgate Latin Version, 98.

WARS, how conducted, 282, 283.
Watches, a division of time, 274.
Weeks, 274, 275.

Weights and Measures, table of,
460, 461.

Wells, remarkable notice of, 238.
Wilderness of Palestine, 244.
Winter, in the Holy Land, 232.
Wisdom of Solomon, apocryphal

Book of, 411.; and of Jesus
the Son of Sirach, ibid.
Woods in Palestine, 244.
Words, Rules for investigating
the meaning of, 141-143.
Writing, art of, among the Jews,

353.

YEARS, sacred and civil, of the
Jews, 275, 276.

ZEALOTS, 332.

Zechariah, Book of, 408.

Zephaniah, Book of, 400.