Creation, the Mosaic account confirmed by Pagan tradition, iii. 142 Creator, duty of remembering Him in early life, iv. 33
Credibility of the Evangelical Histories, iv. 547
Creeshna, account of his combat with
the great serpent Kali-Naga, i. 91 Criticisms. See INDEX OF TEXTS, and WORDS
Critics and Commentators, Errors of, iii. 525, 573. iv. 218
Crowns used in the Olympic Games, i. 109 Crucifixion, ceremony of the, performed by the Latin Church at Jerusalem, ii. 244. By the Greek Church, 247 Cruden, his Concordance defended, iii.
Ctesias, his history of Assyria impro- bable, i. 20
Ctesiphon, city of, i. 18 Curds, marriages of, i. 6 Cush, land of, i. 244, note 2
Dæmoniacal Possessions, difficulties con- nected with the investigation, iii. 53. Errors on this subject, ib. Summary of the arguments for and against, 54, 97, 145, 433. Their reality main- tained, 537
Danes. materials used for writing, among, i. 147
Daniel, his writings, i. 449 Darkness at the Crucifixion, ii. 24 David, his lamentation for Saul and Jonathan, paraphrased, i. 238. His character as a writer, 448, and note 4. His charge to Solomon, ii. 53. His offence in numbering the People, iv.
Day, import of the term, ii. 42 Deacon, office of, ii. 497. Derivation and import of the word, iii. 210 Dead Sea, account of, i. 257. Water of, 258. Peculiarities of, ib. Origin of,
Decapolis, account of, i. 207 Dedication, feast of, ii. 493 Deluge, traditions of, iii. 92. Geological proofs of, 184
Denarius, a Roman coin, iii. 455
Deserts in the Holy Land, i. 250. Hor-
rors of travelling in the Great Desert of Arabia. 338 Desire of all Nations; Enquiry into the
Import of Haggai's Prophecy, iv. 426 Destruction of Sennacherib, i. 478 Deuteronomy, (book of) title, chronolo-
gy, author, i. 374. Contents and im- portance of, 375. Prediction of Mes- siah, 377. Analysis of, 378 Dew, importance of, in the East, ii. 27 Dews of Palestine, i. 349
Dialects of the Old and New Testaments, i. 364
Diana, an idol of the Greeks and Ro- mans, ii. 501. Account of her temple at Ephesus, i. 387 Diodorus, his history of Assyria not to be relied on, i. 20. His account of the marches of Semiramis, 461 Diseases, Classes of, according to Dr. J. M. Good, iv. 355, 583 Divine Being, His Names or appellations, ii. 297. Attributes, 299. Personality, 800. Works of, 302
Dogs, considered as emblems of the Deity, ii. 153 note 2 Dreams, prophetic, ii. 463 Drinks, various kinds noticed in Scrip- ture, iii. 196
Duke, derivation and Scripture import of the word, iii. 210
Earing, derivation and import of the word, iii. 210
Earth, general divisions of, ii. 115. Di- vine constitution of, 116. Artificial divisions of, ib.
Eastern hospitality. i. 246, 289 Ecclesiastes, Book of, Author and Scope, iv. 455. Analysis, 456
Eden, its situation not ascertained, ii. 114 Edgar, Ecclesiastical laws ascribed to him, ii. 177
Egypt, notices of, ii. 120. Plagues of, i. 186
Elah, valley of, i. 250
Elders, Jewish, i. 8, 57 Elegiac Verse, i. 373
Elohim, import of the word, i. 21 Emphases, importance of, in the Sacred writings, i. 451
ENCYCLOPEDia of the ScRIPTURES: Introductory Suggestions, i. 265. Li- terature, 308, 360, 395, 442. Cos- mography, ii. 21, 111. Theology, 214, 297, 488. Natural Science, iii. 19, 56, 104. Manufactures, 193. The Arts, 260, 289. The Sciences, 343, 446. History, 519, 576. A- alysis, 578
English Bible, suggestions for an im proved edition, iii. 172
Etymologies, iii. 209, 352, 477 Engraving and Writing, Scripture allo- sions to them, iii. 293
Epaphroditus, remarks on St. Paul's al- lusion to him, i. 49 Ephraim, mount, i. 212. Forest of, 254 Epistles or Letters, Oriental, i. 445. -, Apostolic, the purposes for which they were written, ii. 449
Errors of Critics and Commentators, iii.
Esarhaddon, account of, i. 66 Esdraelon, plain of, i. 251 Essenes, a Jewish sect. ii. 498
Esther, Book of, Author, Scope, Chro- nology, and Analysis, iii. 580. iv. 130" Ethiopia, notices of, ii. 120
Ethiopic language, i. 366
Evangelists, designs of their gospels, iii. 14. Enquiries relative to their biblio- graphy, 532. Enquiry into their in- spiration, iv. 391
Evening, Jewish, i. 167
Evidence of Christianity, Collective Body of, iv. 472
"Excellent of the earth," origin of the expression, i. 389
Exodus (book ef), title, i. 183. Author,
184. Authenticity of, confirmed by the testimony of Pagan writers, 42, notes 2 and 3. Scope, 184. Predic- tions, 185. Importance of, ib. Plagues recorded in, 186. Types, 189. Analysis of, ib.
Ezekiel, character of, as a writer, i. 449
-'s Temple, ii. 441, note 5 Ezra, labours of, iii. 283. Desiderata respecting his history and works, 579. Returns from the captivity with part of his nation, and restores the Theo- cracy, 437. Autograph of, i. 134
(Book of), title, chronology, and author, iii. 282. Scope and analysis,
Fasting, ceremony of, ii. 494 Fertility of Palestine, i. 350 Festivals and Fasts, Jewish, ii. 493. iv. 5, 51, 106, 154, 210, 270, 318, 374, 422, 478, 535, 590
Field of Blood, ii. 292
Figurative language, origin of, i. 446. Rules for the interpretation of the Scriptures, ii. 364
Fig-tree, account of, i. 356 Firmament, what? i. 70 Fishes, classes, biblical names, &c, iii. 107
Fletcher's (Rev. J.), remarks on the ex- cellency and diffusion of the Scriptures, i. 327
Food, varieties of, &c. iii. 193 Forests in Palestine, i. 253
Fossils, animal, ii. 46
Fowl in Gen. i., i. 118. iii. 210 Free Will, Wesley's Opinion on, iv. 405 Friends, the, Religious Peculiarities of, iv. 247, 358
Fruits of Palestine, i. 356
Fulfilled, that it might be," import of the phrase, i. 123
Future State, known to the Israelites, ii. 179
Galilee, account of, i. 204. Sea of, 261 Gardens, Eastern, ii. 485 Gataker, refutation of his argument against the existence of a triple climax in Ps. i. 1, i. 272, note
Gaulonitis, account of, i. 207
Geddes, Dr. his account of the Latin Vul- gate, ii 265
Genealogy, Matthew and Luke's recon- ciled, i. 467. iii. 305
Scripture, importance and neglect of, iii. 523
Genesis (book of), title, author, inspira- tion, and chronology, i. 136. Scope, 137. The Jews forbidden to read the beginning of this book until they had attained the sacerdotal age of thirty 139. Analysis of, ib. Gennesareth, lake of, i. 261 Geography, definition of, ii. 111. Im- portance of, ib. Superiority of Scrip- ture, ib. Terms used in, 112. Know- ledge of, possessed by the Sacred Wri- ters, 114. Historical review of, ib.
Sacred, i. 13, 61, 115, 157. 202, 247,341, 390. ii. 8, 52, 97, 111. 193, 241, 290, 389, 433. iii. 8, 64, 151, 340, 390, 465, 546, iv. 156 Geology, uncertainty of the science, ii. 48. Importance of, iii. 20. Various theo. ries, 21. Tends to confirm Scripture, ib. 144, 184. Customary terms in, 22. Principal compositions, 23
Ghost, derivation and import of the word, iii. 210
Gibbon, his reasons inadequate to account for the rapid spread of the Gospel, iii.
Gideon, war-song of, i. 432 Gilead, mountains of, i. 213 Goat, rock, account of, i. 470, notes God, on the name of, i. 21
God, derivation and import of the word, iii. 210
—, the unknown, of the Athenians, iii. 254
God forbid! impropriety of the phrase i. 388
God save the king! origin and impro- priety of the phrase, i. 388 Good (J. M.) errors of his noticed, iii. 525,573 Gospel, derivation and import of the word, iii. 352, 477
, rapid and honourable spread of, iii. 36
Gospels, exemplars of, in the British Museum, i. 480. Arabic translations in Africa, ii. 121, and note, 144. Chaldee, 287
enquiry into the origin of the three first, ii. 345. iv. 420. Pur- - poses for which they were written, ii. 411. The events narrated in them not chronologically disposed, ib. Government of the Patriarchs, i. 7
of the Israelites, a theocracy, i. 9,54. By the Judges, 155. By kings, 197, 301. After the Babylonish cap- tivity,-under the Asmonean and He- rodian princes, 438; under the Roman Procurators, 440
of the Assyrians, ii. 115
, state of, among the Antedilu- vians, iv. 18
Gradational parallel. See Poetry Grammar, definition of, i. 396 Grammatical view of the Scriptures, i.
Hail-stone in Palestine, i. 345
-, extraordinary, ii. 28 Harmer, (Rev. T.), Biography of, iv. 29 Harmonies of the Gospels, two classes of, ii. 412. Difficulties in the way of arranging them, 413
of the New Testament, iv. 41 Harp, an ancient instrument of music, iii. 2. Various kinds of, mentioned in Scripture, 3
Harvest in Palestine, i. 346 Heads of tribes or families, i. 57 Heaven. Scripture use of the term, ii. 22 Heavenly bodies, worship of, ii. 24
Republic, form of, i. 56 Hell, derivation and import of the word, iii. 211
Help-meet, import of the phrase, i. 171 Hero Worship, origin of, ii. 136 Herod the Great, account of, i. 438. His murder of the Innocents, 174 Hewlett, (Rev. J.) an error of his noticed, iii. 526
Hiddikel or Tigris river, i. 16 Hindoo house, purposes of, i. 246 Hindoostan, referred to in Esther, ii. 115 Himnom, valley of, i.248
Holy Land, why so called, i. 159. See Palestine
Sepulchre, scite of, ii. 193. Church of, 241; destroyed by fire, 248 Honey, procured from rocks and trees in the East, 463
Horn, worn on the head in the East, i. 433
Horne, a mistake of, relative to the cha- racteristics of Hebrew poetry, pointed out, i. 70, note
Horsley, his translation of Psalm xxiv. i. 191. Of Isaiah xviii. 244 Hosea, character of as a writer, i. 448 Hospitality in the East, i. 246, 289 Houses, Eastern, ii. 337 Husband, etymology and import of the word, iii. 211
History, Scripture, iii. 519. Periods of,
522. Chronology of, 569
Historical Books of the Old Testament, general observations on, i. 415. Col lected from authentic records, i Compiled by Jeremiah and Ezra, 416. Various eras assumed in, ib. Impor- tance and authority of, ib Ibex, description of, ii. 1 Idioms, Hebrew, i. 899
Idolatry, Scriptural allusions to, ii. 500 Illustrations. See Index of TEXTS and WORDS
Imagery, poetic, use of by the Sacred Writers, ii. 392, 453, 505 Incarnation, poem on the, i. 428
Indexes to the Bible, iv. 198 Infidels, their unfair attacks on Chris- tianity, ii. 463
Infidelity, difficulties of, iii. 88, 133. Folly of, 469
Spread of, as depicted by the Rev. E. Irving, iv. 418 Innocents, murder of, by Herod, i. 174 Inquisition, when, founded, ii. 276 Inspiration of Solomon's Song, Enquiry into, iv. 554
of the Evangelists, Enquiry
into, iv. 391. 487. 540 Internal Evidence of the authenticity of the Old Testament, i. 128 Introverted Parallel. See Foetry. Inundations, destruction occasioned by, ii. 49
Isaiah, the Book of, Author, iv. 580. Style, Inspiration, and Order, 581. Analysis, 258
Metrical translation of chap.
xviii. i. 244 Ishmael, fulfilment of prophecy in his history, iii. 4.3
Israel, remains of the ten tribes ii. 287, 380, 429.
Israelites, departure of, from Egypt, i. 129, note. Acquainted with the doc- trine of a future state, ii. 179 Ituræa, account of, i. 207
Jacob's Farewell Address to his children, metrical translation of, i. 226
Well, account of, i. 264 Jasher, book of, opinions respecting it, ii.
Jebb (Bishop), strictures on his remarks
on Bishop Lowth, i. 82, 86, notes. His Sacred Literature noticed 444, note 4 Jehosaphat, valley of, i. 248, ii. 293. Jehovah, name of, i. 169. Known to the heathen, 171
our only happiness, iii. 408 Jeremiah, character of his writings, i. 449. Quoted by Matthew, 466. The title given to the Prophets, ib.
-,Lamentations of, ii. 438, iv. 617 Arrangement of his prophe-
Book of, author, iv. 612. Arrangement of its prophecies, 613. Historical sketch of the times to which it refers, 614. Style, 617. Prophe- cies of the Messiah, ib.
Lamentations of, author and
style, iv. 617 Jericho, plain of, i. 252 Jerusalem, history of, i. 390. Topogra- phy of, ii. 8. Gradual extension of, 9.
Fortifications of, 11. Buildings in, 52, 97, 193, 241, 290, 389. Jesus, name of, i. 29. See Christ. Jews, their veneration for the Temple at Jerusalem, ii. 59. Instruction of, in Germany, 143. Their great care in preserving the accuracy of Scrip- ture, ii. 975
Jewish Antiquities, i. 7, 54, 153, 197, 301, 437
Nation, political state of, from the Patriarchal times to the Babylo- nish captivity, i. 7, 54, 153, 107, 301. From their return from the captivity to the subversion of their civil and ecclesiastical polity, 437, iii. 11. Lan- guage of. See Hebrew Language Jezreel, plain of, i. 251
Job, book of, Subject, Chronology, and Author, ii. 184, iv. 349. Scene and Scope of the Poem, ii. 183, iv. 350. Its exhibition of the Patriarchal Faith, 351. Analysis, 352. Object of, ii. 185. Views of a future state, 318
Joel, character of his writings, i. 449 John's (St.), first Epistle, Remarks on the disputed Passage, iv. 87 Jonah, Improvement of his History, iv.
Joppa, or Jaffa, history of, iii. 546 Jordan, river, i. 252, 251. Region about,
252. Vale of 255. Source of, 254 Josephus, his omission to notice the
massacre of the infants at Bethlehem considered, iii. 499
Joshua, succeeds Moses in the govern- ment of Israel, i. 153. Division of the Holy Land, by, 153. The "Angel" who was to keep the Israelites in the way, 434. His character as an histo- rian, 448. A type of Christ, ii. 131
(Book of) Author, ii. 129. Au- thenticity of, 130. Chronology of, ib. Importance of, 181. Scope, ib. Ar- rangement of, 132. Analysis of, ib. Jubilee, feast of, ii. 493 Judea, account of, i. 205. Wilderness of, 253, 270. Medals of, iv. 24, note Judges of the Israelites, powers and functions of, i. 59, 155
(Book of) Authors, ii. 175. Date and scope, ib. Authenticity of, 176.
Jupiter, the supreme deity of the Greeks and Romans, ii. 501 Jurisprudence, the science of, iii. 451
Kali Naga, the serpent, i. 91 Kedron, river, i. 257
Kingdom of heaven, import of, i. 400 Kings. Moses permits the Israelites to choose a king, i. 198. Their func- tions and powers, 199. Their reve- nues, 200. Persons of, inviolable, 301. Inauguration of, 302. Their apparel, 306. Grandeur of, ib. Manner of approaching, 307. Honours paid to them when deceased, ib. Duration of the regal form of government, 308
sepulchres of the, ii. 458, note books of, chronology and title, iii. 39. Authors, 40. Analysis of, 41 Kishon, river, i. 257 Kobi, desert of, i. 19
Lad, derivation and import of the word, iii. 211
Lady, etymology and import of the word, iii. 211
Lamentations of Jeremiah, ii. 438. iv. 617 Language. Origin, i. 310. Character-
istic of man, ib. Primitive, 311, 395. Effect of the confusion at Babel, on, See Hebrew Language. Figurative, of the Scriptures,
and style of the Old Testament, a proof of its authenticity, i. 129 Institution, noticed, iii. 422
Last day, poem on, i. 384 Latin words, glossary of those occurring in the New Testament, iii. 354 Law (Mosaic), object of, i. 10, 55. Ad- mirably adapted to the state of the Israelites, 284
Laws (Jewish), see Government
of Solon inscribed on wood, i. 145 Lebanon, mount, i. 208. Hospitality at, 292
Legion, number of soldiers in the Roman, iii. 457
Letters, alphabetical, origin and number,
i. 396. Significancy and application, 397. Eastern, 445, and note 2. Hebrew, 396
of Mr. Selden and Archbishop Usher, relative to Walton's Polyglott, ii. 330. Bishop Walton's to Mr. Clarke,
Leviathan, what? i. 470, note 3 dissertation on, ii. 527 Levitical dispensation, object of, ii. 179 Leviticus (book of), title, i. 282. Author, chronology, and style, 283. How to be read with profit, 283. Analysis of,
Library, Collegiate, of Manchester, ii. 284
Light, produced before the sun, i. 70
Man, derivation and import of the word, iii. 212
-, creation of, i. 119, 221 -,scripture designation, iii. 111. Struc- ture, &c. 112
fall of, tradition of among Pagan nations, iii. 182
Manuscripts of the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures, i. 452
Maps, construction of, probably known in the time of Joshua, ii. 112 Marriage, serious considerations on, iii. 250 Marriages among the Bedouin Arabs, i. 5. The Assyrians, 116 The Jews, 150. The Greeks, ibid. Pagan East Indians, and Hindoos, 151
Mary Magdalen, her character considered, iii. 235
Masorah, account of, i. 40. notes 379 Masoretic system of punctuation, i. 369 Matthew, style of his writings, i. 450 Magi, eastern, account of, i. 72 Measures, Scripture, iii. 201 Medicine, history of, iii. 447. Scripture allusions to, &c. ib. Various branches of, 448. Cultivated by the Jews, 451 study of, iv. 353, 583
Meditations on the Bible, ii. 428 Mediterranean Sea, plain of, i. 251 Meek, derivation and import of the word, iii. 354
Melancholy year, calendar of, iv. 7 Melchisedek, a type of Christ. iii. 162 Melons and cucumbers on the Nile, i. 197 Mercy, derivation and import of the word, iii. 354
Mesopotamia, import of the name, ii. 118 Metallurgy, proficiency made by the an- tediluvians in the art. iv. 16
Metals, various kinds mentioned in Scrip- ture, iii. 25 Metaphysics, science of, iii. 247. Sys- tems of, 348. Scripture allusions, 348, Meteorology, science of, ii. 25
« PreviousContinue » |