The Evolution of a Great Literature; Natural History of the Jewish and Christian Scriptures (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1906 Excerpt: ... INDEX. Aaron, sons of, 99. Abbott, viii. Abraham, 21, 264. Acts, by author of Third Gospel, 271; sources of, 272, 273; di-gest of, 274-290; conflict with epistles, 291; legendary char-acter of large portions, 275, 276, 280-283, 288. Adventists, 236. Agag, 45-Ahab, 67. Ahaz, sacrifices his child to Mo-lech, 70. Ahijah, 63. Alexander the Great, 134. Amos, 30, 52, 54, 192, 210; call to prophesy, 74; first Hebrew to leave to us a writing attested as his own, 75. Ananias, 275. Antiochus Epiphanes, 173, 176, 177-Antiquity, veneration for, 60, 218, 222, 223. Apocalypse, 320-324; author of, 320; interpretations of, 321; a covert assault on imperial Rome, 322, 323, 361; remark-ably successful prophecy, 324; original of, 393, 394. Apocrypha, 180-185. Apostles, little known of, 272; ordinary men, 273; not liter-ary, 231, 256. Apostolic Fathers, why they seem inferior, 302, 303. Ark of the covenant, 44. Arabian influence, 375-377, 379-Artaxerxes, 117, 178. Ashera, 73. Assumption of Moses, 185. Assyria a peril to Israel, 49. Atonement, doctrine of, 349. Authorities herein drawn upon, viii, ix (Preface). Baal, 52,69. Babylon, center of eastern civil-ization, 31; source of the more ancient Hebrew history, 33; creation and flood myths of, 34; the Sabbath in, 36; medical art of, 37; a prescription from, 38; priests administered law, 36; literary influence on early Is-rael, 106; religious influence, 36, 363; respect for, 97. Barchochba, 337. Barjesus, 281, 282. Barnabas, 279-281,284,286; epis-tle of, 361. Baruch, 92; book of, 135. Baur, 296. Bel and the Dragon, 184. Belshazzar, 178. Bible, what is it? 14; first accept-ance of in Europe nominal, 17; positive value of, 18; effect of excessive claims for, 20; forced interpretations of, 22; oldest parts of, 30; an evolution, not...