Abomination, Dan. 8,186Acrostics,229f.Alexander and successors in Dan.,185f.Allegory, in Song of Songs,247Amos, Book,196ff.Annals, royal and temple,100Antiochus Epiphanes,186,187f.Apocalypses, character of,188—age, how determined,188Apocrypha, older use of the name,18—Jerome,17f.—Luther,21f.—SeeCanonAramaic, in Ezra,130—in Daniel,189f.Asa, king,123Assyria, Greek kingdom (Syria),155,215Astruc, analysis of Genesis,32Athanasius,16Augustine,19f.Baal, Tyrian,111Baals and Astartes,83,192Babylon, destruction, prophesied,152—taken by Cyrus,153Babylonian myths in Genesis,43f.Baruch, scribe of Jeremiah,166f.,168Bible, Jewish,seeOld TestamentCalvin, on Maccabæan Psalms,226Canaan, conquest, in Jos.,77f.,88f.Canon, Jewish, formation of,11—of Greek-speaking Jews,13—Jewish, in Church Fathers,14ff.—of Greek Church,13ff.—Latin Church,17ff.—Syrian churches,20—in the Middle Ages,20—the Reformation,21—Reformed churches,22—Council of Trent,23—Seealso ApocryphaChaldæans, in Hab.,205—in Dan.,189Cherubim car,178Chron.—Ezra—Neh., one book,118Chronicles, Book,118ff.—sources,124f.—genealogies,119—historical value,124Chronology in Judg.,82—in Kings,101Commandments, Ten,49f.Criticism, historical,25f.—of Pentateuch,31ff.Cyrus, edict of,128—deliverer, messiah,160Daniel, Book,180ff.—two languages in,189—Nebuchadnezzar's dream,183f.—the four beasts,c. 7,184f.—ram and he-goat,c. 8,185—Seleucids and Ptolemies,c. 11,187f.—age of the book,188Darius Hystaspis,209f.David, history,96f.,109—Psalms of,223Day of the Lord, in Zeph.,207—in Joel,195—in Mal.,217f.Deborah, Song of,89Decalogue,49f.Deluge, Babylonian myth,43f.Deuterocanonic Books,24D (Deuteronomy, Deuteronomist),35,84Deuteronomists, historians,84—Seealso Jos., Judg., KingsDeuteronomy,58ff.—programme of a reform,62—age of the book,64f.Dragon of the sea,156E (Elohist),35—characteristics,39ff.—origin,41—age,67f.—Horeb constitution in,50—in Jos.1-12,75ff.—in Judg.,86Ecclesiastes, Book,243ff.Ecclesiastes, interpolations,246f.—age,246—inspiration,8ff.,245Ecclesiastical Books,17,24Ecclesiasticus, in the Church,15f.Eden, Garden in,43Eden, Prince of Tyre in,177Edom, prophecies against,158f.,177,197,199—Obad.,200Egypt, Ezekiel's prophecy,177Eli, a judge,90Elihu, in Job,240f.Elijah,110f.,145Elisha,112f.Esther, Book,135ff.—mythical interpretation,137—age,138,139f.—inspiration,8,138—additions in Greek,138Exile, theory of the return,122Exodus, Book,47f.Ezekiel, Book,174ff.—against foreign nations (cc. 25-32),176f.—state of the text,180Ezra,129ff.—Priests' Code,56f.—two languages in,130Ezra and Neh., sequel of Chron.,118—contents,128ff.—sources,131f.—historical value,133—derangement,132(cf.128-131)Fast, the true,212Feasts, agricultural,69Fool, in Proverbs,232f.Foreign nations, oracles against,142,152ff.,158f.,171f.,176ff.,195,197,200,204f.,206,214f.Genesis, Book,33ff.Gerizim, temple on,121God, national idea,146—moral idea,145—in J,37f.—in E,39f.—in P,47—in Amos,198f.—in Hosea,193,199—in Deuteronomy,59f.—in Isaiah40-66,161Gog and his hordes,178,200—echo in Zech.,214Golden age, prophecies of,151,157,158,169ff.,176,179,193,198f.,213f.Golden calves,104Gospels, inspiration of,10Greek versions of O. T.,11Greeks, kingdom doomed,215Habakkuk, Book,205ff.Hadrach,215Haggai, Book,209Heavenly bodies, judgment on,156Hezekiah, king,114f.High places,65f.,95,103,117—untouched by good kings,107—Hezekiah's measures,114f.—Josiah,61f.,116Historical literature,98ff.—oldest,99cf.96 f.History, religious lessons,104Holiness, Law of, Lev.17-26,54f.Horeb, Mount of God,48Hosea, Book,190ff.Idolatry, satire on,161Idols,seeGolden Calves, SerpentImmortality, denied in Eccles.,244Inspiration, cessation of,10—of Eccles. and Cant.,8ff.—of Gospels,10Isaiah, prophet,115,147—genius of,150—earlier utterances,150—rejection of sacrifice,151Isaiah, Book,147ff.—main divisions,147f.—cc. 1-12,149f.—cc. 13-23,152ff.—cc. 24-27,156f.—cc. 28-33,157f.—cc. 34-35,158f.—cc. 36-39,147—cc. 40-66,159ff.J and E, characteristics of,35ff.—in Gen., common tradition,40f.—diversity of tradition,70—combined in one book (J E),71—in Jos.,78—in Judg.,85J (Jahvist),35J, literary quality,36—in Gen.1-11, two strands,41f.—anthropomorphism,37f.,42—religious element,37ff.—origin,41—age,67f.—fundamental law in,50f.—in Jos.,74ff.—in Judg.,86—in Sam.,99Jehoash, king of Israel,113Jehoiakim, king,165Jehu, king,112,118Jeremiah, prophet,164—his hard lot,171f.—"confessions,"172—not author of Lam.,230Jeremiah, Book,164ff.—later additions,168f.,171,173—Hebrew and Greek texts,172f.Jericho, taking of,75f.Jeroboam I.,104,108Jeroboam II.,114Jerome,17,18Jerusalem, two sieges,117f.,174—in Chron.,121Joash, king of Judah,113Job, mention of in Ezek.,241Job, Book,235ff.—prologue and epilogue,241—structure of the poem,236f.—purpose of author,239f.—age,242f.—later additions,240ff.Joel, Book,194ff.Jonah, Book,140ff.Joshua, Book,73ff.Josiah, king,116—his reforms,62—reaction,103f.Judas Maccabæus,187Judges, Book,81ff.—stories of deliverance,84ff.—interpretation of history,81,83—original close of the Book,91Judgment, last, in Isa.24-27,156f.Julius Africanus,15Kadesh,70Kingdom, founding, two accounts,92—division of,108Kings, Books,100ff.—2 Kings18-20= Isa.36-39,114Koheleth, the name,243Lamentations, Book,229ff.Latin Bible,17Laws, given at Sinai,49—Ezra's, ratification of,130Legends, rise of,98Leviathan,156Levites, choice of, in Num.,55f.—in Chron.,123Leviticus, Book,52ff.Little Horn, Dan.8,185Love, principle of religion in Hos.,192f.Malachi, Book,215f.Manasseh, king, his sins,104Medes,152Merodach Baladan,116,153Messianic prophecy,seeGolden AgeMicah, Book,201ff.Micaiah ben Imlah,112,145Midrash, of Kings,124,127Minor Prophets,190ff.Mixed marriages,129,130,217Myths, Babylonian, in Gen.,177f.Moloch,104Monotheism, in Deut.,59—in Isa.40-66,161Naboth's vineyard,111Nahum, Book,204f.Nehemiah, mission to Jerusalem,129f.—Memoirs,129,131,183—Book,118,128ff.New Year,48Nineveh, prophecy against, Zeph.,208—Nah.,204f.Numbers, Book,55ff.Obadiah, Book,200Old Testament, the name,7—Jewish, divisions,8—order of books,8—sacred scriptures,25—a national literature,26ff.—literary quality,28f.Omri, king,109f.Origen,16P (Priestly authors),35f.—Origins of Religious Institutions,44f.—in Gen., contents,45ff.—diction and style,46—conception of God,47—the revelation at Sinai,51—age of the laws in,66f.—age and origin of P,56f.,65f.—united with J E D,72—in Jos.,78Passover,48Patriarchs, in J and E,35ff.Pentateuch,29ff.—the law of Moses,31—names of the books,29—contents,29-31—beginnings of criticism,32ff.—main sources,33ff.—method of the author,72f.—composition,65ff.—age of, as a whole,72f.—Seeunder the several Books, also, J, E, D, P.Peoples of the land,122Porphyry,187Priesthood, in Chron.,121,122f.Priests' Code,56f.,130,134Priests and levites, cities, in Jos.,78Priests, invective in Mal.,216Primeval History, sources,41—ultimate sources,42f.Prophets, Former and Latter,8—in old Israel,144f.—societies, or orders of,145f.—popular,202f.—bad repute of,196,214—ninth century,110ff.—eighth century,146f.,190,199Proverbs, Book,231ff.Providence, scepticism in Eccles.,243,244Psalms, Book,218ff.—older hymn books,220—liturgical and devotional use,218f.—titles,219—Elohistic book (Ps.42-82),220,224—Davidic,223,224,225,226—Asaphite and Korahite,221,224—Songs of Ascents, Hallels,222—Maccabæan,226f.—age of the Book,223ff.—religious conceptions,227f.Purim,139Religion, idea of, in Hos.,191f.—in Deut.,59—in Mic.,203—in Isa.40-66,161f.—in Proverbs,232—true, among the heathen,216Restoration, in Ezek.,179—in Isa.,148ff.—SeeGolden AgeRetribution, orthodoxy of Job's friends,237Ruth, Book,139ff.Sacrifice, patriarchal,51f.—ritual laws, in Lev.1-7,52—prophetic rejection,151f.,198Samaria, Omri's new capital,110—fall of,114Samaritan sect, in Jewish eyes,122Samuel, last of the judges,90f.Samuel, Books,91ff.Sanballat,130"Scriptures," class of sacred books,8—disputed,9Scythians,170f.,207Seers,144Sennacherib, siege of Jerusalem,115Septuagint,seeGreek VersionSerpent, idol, in temple,114f.Servant of Jehovah, in Isa.,40ff.,164Sheol, imagery,152,156,177f.Shishak, invasion by,109Siloam tunnel,116Sinai,48Sirach, Book,seeEcclesiasticusScepticism,217Solomon,97—character of his reign,100—his wealth and wisdom,105—reputation for wisdom,234—Proverbs ascribed to,234f.—Eccles. ascribed to,243—Psalms ascribed to,223f.Song of Deborah,89Song of Songs,246ff.—allegorized,247—age,249—inspiration,8,247Story books, Jewish,134ff.Suffering of the good, in Job,237ff.Susanna and the Elders,15,189.Symbolical actions in Ezek.,178Syria ("Assyria"),155,215Syriac Bible, contents of O. T.,20Syrian wars,110Tabernacle, in P,51Temple, dedication of,106—abode of Jehovah,103—no protection to the city,166—rebuilding of,209Theodicy, in Job,237ff.,242Tyre, prophecy against, Ezek.,176Uncanonical books, Hebrew and Greek,12—Seealso ApocryphaValley of dry bones,179Visions, in prophets,149,178,183ff.,197,211Wedding songs,248Wisdom, in Proverbs,232—personified,233—divine, in Job28,241f.Worship, prophetic attitude,151f.—SeeSacrificeZechariah, Book,211ff.Zech.,9-11, 12-14, age,214,215Zedekiah, king,175f.Zephaniah, Book,207ff.Zerubbabel, Messianic hopes,210f.
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