Special introduction to the study of the Old Testament
Subtitle: Volume 2
Publisher: Benziger Brothers
Published: 1906
Place of publication: New York; Cincinnati; Chicago
Language: eng
Description: Volume 2 of 2
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: Preface. 5; title: DIVISION I.; title: THE DIDACTIC BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.; title: CHAPTER I.; title: Preliminary Remarks 13; title: Principal Names and Doctrinal Purpose of the Didactic Books. Leading Poetical Features of the Didactic Books.; title: CHAPTER II.; title: The Book of Job 29; title: Name and Position in the Canon. Chief Contents of the Book of Job. Integrity and Didactic Object. Historical Character and Date of Composition.; title: CHAPTER III.; title: The Psalms 56; title: Names and General Contents. Original Text and Principal Versions. The Numbering and Titles of the Psalms. Gradual Formation of the Psalter; title: CHAPTER IV.; title: The Book of Proverbs 99; title: Names and General Object. Original Text and Principal Versions. Gradual Formation of the Book of Proverbs.; title: CHAPTER V; title: Ecclesiastes 110; title: Names and Place in the Canon. Contents and Object.; title: Authorship and Date. The ntegrity of the Book of Ecclesiastes.; title: CHAPTER VI.; title: The Canticle of Canticles 132; title: Name and Unity. Authorship and Date. Principal Modes of Interpretation.; title: CHAPTER VII.; title: The Book of Wisdom 158; title: Title and Content Language and Authorship. Place and Date of Composition.; title: CHAPTER VIII.; title: Ecclesiasticus, or the Wisdom of Jesus, Son of Sirach 172; title: Principal Names and Contents. Original Text and Ancient Versions. Authorship and Mode of Composition.; title: DIVISION II.; title: THE PROPHETICAL WRITINGS.; title: CHAPTER IX.; title: Preliminary Remarks on the Prophetical Writings 189; title: Nature of the Prophetical Cffice. General Features of the Prophetical Books. A rangemen of the Prophetical Writings.; title: CHAPTER X.; title: The Book of Isaias. Chapters I-XXXIX 204; title: Preliminary Remarks. Prophetical Part of the "First Isaias" (I-XXXV). His orical Appendix to the "First Isaias" (XXXVI-XXXIX); title: CHAPTER XI.; title: The Book of Isaias. Chapters XL-LXVI 225; title: Preliminary Remarks. Arguments in Favor of the Isaianic Authorship of Chapters XL-LXVI. Arguments against the Isaianic Authorship of Chapters XL-LXVI. Concluding Remarks.; title: CHAPTER XII.; title: Jeremias, Lamentations, and Baruch 267; title: CHAPTER XIII.; title: The Book of Ezechiel. 313; title: CHAPTER XIV; title: The Book of Daniel 334; title: Preliminary R marks. The Proto-Canonical Parts of the Book of Daniel. The Deutero-Canonical Parts of the Book of Daniel.; title: CHAPTER XV.; title: The Minor Prophets of the Eighth Century B.C. 390; title: Israel and Juda during the Eighth Century B.C. The Prophet Amos. The Prophet Osee. The Prophet Micheas.; title: CHAPTER XVI.; title: The Minor Prophets of the Seventh Century B.C 420; title: The Last Forty Years of the Seventh Century B.C. The Prophet Nahum. The P ophet Sophonias. The Prophet Habacuc.; title: CHAPTER XVII.; title: The Post-Exilic Minor Prophets 440; title: Historical Introduction to the Prophets Aggeusand Zacharias.; title: The Pr. phet Aggeus. Th Prophet Zacharias. The Prophet Malachias.; title: CHAPTER XVIII.; title: The Remaining Minor Prophets: Joel, Abdias, Jonas. 468; title: Alphabetical Index 501