Assyrian or square character,172,175.
Atonement, great day of,603.
Authenticity of the Gospels,66, seq.;of the Pentateuch,120, seq.See further under the several books.
Autographs of the sacred writers, their early disappearance,61,209.
B.
Babylon, church in,492.
Babylonish captivity,255.
Barnabas, his relation to Mark,427.
Barnabas, so-called Epistle of,46,100,516.
Baruch, apocryphal book of,358.
Bashmuric version,407.
Belshazzar, identification of,327.
Berosus' account of Nebuchadnezzar,328.
Beza's, or the Cambridge manuscript,387.
Bible, meaning of the word,165;variety of its authors and dates of its books,168,372, seq.;their arrangement,169, seq.,371, seq.;different designations of,165, seq.;its code of morals,150, seq.;harmony of its parts,152,154;its power over the conscience and life,154.
Blood, sacrificial, the atonement lay in it,597;sprinkling of,601,603;when carried into the sanctuary,604.
Books of the New Testament, public reading of,63.See further under New Testament and the several books.
Books of the Old Testament.See under Bible and Old Testament.
Branch as a designation of the Messiah,590.
Briefs,377.
Burning of sacrifices, signification of,602;without the camp,605.
Burnt-offerings,598.
C.
Cambyses,261.
Canaanites, their extirpation,140,244.
Candlestick, golden,589.
Canon, meaning of the word,183;its extent,112.
Canon of the New Testament, its gradual formation,394, seq.;first recognition of a canon,398;the books received separately and on full evidence,399;completion of the present canon,398;important ancient canons,398.
Canon of the Old Testament, settled by Ezra,123,193, seq.;principle of its settlement,147;Josephus' account of,197;Origen's and Jerome's,197;canon of the Pentateuch,183, seq.;of the historical books,185, seq.;of the prophetical and poetic books,190, seq.
Canticles,292.
Chaldaisms,307.
Chaldee language, parts of the Old Testament written in it,175.See further under Targums.
Chapters, origin of,174,377.
Cherubim over the ark, God's dwelling-place,588.
Christ, his person and advent the central point of Christianity,32,411;his character verifies itself,71, seq.;manner of his teaching,77, seq.;manner in which he manifested his deity,79, seq.;his infallibility an axiom of Christianity,102;preparation for his advent,114;union of the kingly and priestly offices in his person,590;question of his second advent and personal reign on earth,629, seq..
Christian church, inauguration of,443.
Christianity, its historic basis,31,410.
Chronicles, books of, originally one255;meaning of the name,255;their characteristics,256;their place in the Hebrew canon,257;difficulties connected with them,257, seq..
Chronology, of the Old Testament,230;of the book of Judges,247;of the books of Kings,255;of the book of Ezra,260.
Church lessons,378.
Clean and unclean, Mosaic distinctions of,605.
Clement of Alexandria,40.See further under various New Testament books.
Clement of Rome,first epistle of,100,511, seq.;its occasion, scope, and style,512;its reference to the Epistle to the Hebrews,483;second Epistle of, not genuine,512;so-called Clementines, or Recognitions of Clement,513;so-called Constitutions of Clement, and apostolic canons,514.
Codex Vaticanus,384;Sinaiticus,385;Alexandrinus,385, seq.;Ephraemi,386;Dublinensis,387;Bezae,387;Purpureus,388.See further on pages402,404.
Colosse and church of the Colossians,463.
Colossians, epistle to the,its relation to the epistle to the Ephesians,461;its occasion, scope, and plan,464.
Comparisons,552.
Context, definition of,531;its importance,531.
Continuous writing,172,373.
Contradictions, apparent, reconciliation of,543.
Coptic version,407.
Corinth and the Corinthian church,454.
Corinthians, first epistle to the,date and place of writing,453:occasion and scope,454;contents,455;contrast with the epistle to the Galatians,456.
Corinthians, second epistle to the,date and place of writing,456;occasion, contents, and peculiar character,457.
Cornelius,441.
Councils, general, their later introduction,41,97.
Council of Laodicea, its canon,399.
Credibility of the gospels. See gospel narratives.
Crete and the Cretan churches,480.
Criticism of the sacred text,its office,209;of the Old Testament text, its sources, manuscripts,209;ancient versions,210;primary editions,210;parallel passages,211;quotations in the New Testament,211,632, seq.;criticism of the New Testament text, its state,380, seq.;various readings,381;materials for correction,383;manuscripts,384, seq.;primary editions,388;the received text,389, seq.;principles of textual criticism,391, seq.
Cursive manuscripts,60,375,388.
Cyrus, signification of the name,306his decree for liberating the Jews,306
D.
Damasus, his agency with respect to the vulgate,402.
Daniel,322.
Daniel, book of,its place in the Jewish canon,322;arrangement and contents,323;genuineness,324, seq.;unity,324;testimonies to it, Josephus,325;the Saviour,325, seq.;its language,326,329;difficulties connected with its chronology and history,327;its supernatural contents,330.
Daniel, apocryphal additions to,359.
Danites, their conquest of Laish,243,245.
Darius Hystaspes,261,345.
Darius the Median,328.
David,249, seq.;typical character of his kingdom and office,582.
Deluge,229.
Demetrius Phalerens, his agency in the Septuagint version,201.
Deuteronomy, book of,meaning of the name,238;its authorship,124, seq.;its relation to the earlier parts of the law,127;design,128;peculiar character,129;contents,238, seq.
Diatesseron of Tatian,50.
Difficulties,treatment of,34,85;of the Mosaic economy,138,571;of the book of Genesis,229, seq.
Diognetus, epistle to,45.
Disputed books. SeeAntilegomena.
Double sense,question of,618, seq.;in the historic types,618;in the Messianic Psalms,619.
Dublin manuscript,387.
E.
Ebionites, their gospel,422.
Ecclesiastes, book of,290, seq.
Ecclesiasticus, apocryphal book of,357.
Elihu,283.
Egypt, the sojourn in,233.
Eleazar, martyrdom of,361.
Enoch, apocryphal book of,501.
Ephesus and the Ephesian church,465,479.
Ephesians, Epistle to the,462,465, seq.;its relation to the epistle to the Colossians,462;occasion and general character,466;address and authorship,466;contents and divisions,467, seq.
Ephraem manuscript,386.
Epistles,apostolic,445;Pauline,446.See further under the several epistles.
Esdras, apocryphal books of,352.
Esther, book of,263.
Esther, apocryphal additions to,355.
Ethiopian version,408.
Eusebius, account of the New Testament canon,398.See further under the various New Testament books.
Eusebian canons,376.
Euthalius and stichometry,374.
Evidences of Christianity, internal and experimental,149, seq.For the historic see gospel narratives, Pentateuch, etc.
Exodus,meaning of the word,232;unity, divisions, and contents of the book,232;time of the sojourn in Egypt,233.
Exegesis defined,521.
Expositions,inept,540;incompatible,541;forced,544.
Expositor,his office,521;qualifications,522, seq.
Ezekiel,316, seq.
Ezekiel, book of,320, seq.
Ezra,his work in the restoration,258;in settling the Hebrew canon,123,147.
Ezra, book of,258;its chronology,260.
F.
Fables, distinguished from parables,554.
Figurative language,546;its ascertainment,547, seq.;its interpretation,557, seq.
Figures, different kinds of,550, seq.
G.
Galatia and the Galatian church,458.
Galatians, Epistle to the,date and place of writing,458;occasion and scope,459;contents and divisions,460, seq.
Genesis, book of,meaning of the word,224;its relation to the following books,130;authorship,132,227;introductory office,225;divisions,226, seq.;contents and difficulties,227, seq.
Gentiles, their reception of the gospel, and introduction to the church,443,447.
Genuineness. See under the several divisions and books of the Bible.
Gittith,287.
Gnosticism,477.
Gospel, meaning and different uses of the word,411.
Gospel of the Ebionites,422.
Gospels,relation to each other,417;chronology,419;relative size of,420.
Gospels, synoptical,50;their earlier composition,51;their agreements,412;differences,413;theories of their origin, that of mutual dependence,413;of an original document,413;of apostolic tradition,414, seq.;their incomplete character,417;relation to the fourth gospel,419.
Gospels, the several. See under the head of each.
Gospel narratives,their genuineness,36, seq.;written successively at intervals,37;earlier histories of our Lord,37;external evidences considered,38, seq.;internal,50, seq.;their uncorrupt preservation,59, seq.;their authenticity and credibility, character of the writers,67, seq.;of the works recorded,68;certainty of our Lord's resurrection,70;the character of Jesus verifies itself,71, seq.;supernatural character of the facts recorded in the gospels,84;objections considered,85.
Gospel harmonies,419.
Gothic version,408.
Greek of the New Testament, its peculiar character,57,368its adaptation to the wants of the New Testament writers,366;its introduction into Asia and Egypt,367.
H.
Habakkuk, book of,342.
Haggai, book of,345.
Hagiographa,169;Targums on the,208.
Haman,263.
Haphtaroth,173.
Harmony between the Old and New Testament,in spirit,568, seq.;in doctrine,570.
Harmonies of the gospels,419,537.
Heave-offerings,601.
Hebrew alphabet,176;vowel points and accents,178.
Hebrew commonwealth,its establishment under Joshua,241;its condition under the Judges,245;the Kings,249,253;at the restoration,256,258,261.
Hebrew language,175,366;its disuse after the captivity,177,367;succeeded by the Aramæan,367.
Hebrew text,Jewish divisions of,173;manuscripts,189.
Hebrews, Epistle to the,482;question of its authorship,482;date, and persons addressed,484;its central theme,485.
Hellenistic Jews,368.
Hermas, Shepherd of,100,517.
Hermeneutics defined,521.
Heretics, their testimony to the gospels,48, seq.
Hexapla of Origen,205.
Hexaplar, Syriac version,406.
Historical books of the Old Testament,240, seq.;of the New Testament,410, seq.
Historical types,581, seq.
Holocausts, or burnt-offerings,598.
Homologoumena,91.
Hosea, book of,333.
Hugo, Cardinal, divides the Bible into chapters,174,377.
I.
Ignatius and his testimony,46;his epistles,514.
Infidelity, its fragmentary method of argument,34.
Inspiration of the New Testament,the term defined,101,tests of,102, seq.;in what sense plenary, question of its limitation,111;inspiration of the Old Testament books,134,142,148,195, seq.,215, etc.
Interpretation,its human and divine sides,526;of figurative language,527, seq.
Interpreter,his office,521;qualifications,522, seq.
Irenæus and his testimony,39. See further under the several books.
Isaiah, his age and prophetical activity,299.
Isaiah, book of,its two main parts,299;contents and divisions of the first part,299, seq.;the second part,302;its genuineness,303, seq.;its form that of true prophecy,305.
J.
James the apostle, and James the Lord's brother, question respecting,487.
James, Epistle of,its author, date, and place of writing,488;genuineness and reception into the canon,489, seq.;practical character,490;alleged disagreement with the Pauline doctrine of justification,491.
Jasher, book of,243.
Jason, his five books,360.
Jeremiah, sketch of his life,310.
Jeremiah, book of,309, seq.;general character of his prophecies,312;their arrangement,313;arrangement of the Alexandrine version,314.
Jeremiah, apocryphal epistle of,358.
Jeroboam, his sinful policy and its results,254.
Jerome,his account of the Old Testament canon,197;of the New Testament canon,399;revision of the Latin Bible,400, seq.See further under the several books of the New Testament.