270; various species of, 271; the gradational or synomyn- ous, 272; the antithetic, 279; the introverted, 282; in the Epistles, 290; the synthetic, 296; the rhythmical, 306; uses of, 294, 308. Parallel passages, importance of comparing, i. 66; in the post- mosaic histories, iii. 33. Passover, the, alleged difficulties in relation to the first, ii. 286; that celebrated in the wilder- ness, 420.
Patriarchs, the, great age of, ii.
Paul, conversion of, iii. 300; his character and writings, 308, 312.
Paul and James on justification, i. 79.
Pelican, the, Hebrew names of, ii. 209.
Pentateuch, the, genuineness and authenticity of, i. 393, 417; ii. 353; style and construc- tion of, 395, 408; alleged di- versity of its authorship, 396; Elohistic and Jehovistic theo- ries, 398; written by Moses, 407; difficulties in, ii. 353; attacks on, 260; chronology of, 316.
Peter, difficulties in his epistles, iii. 429.
Philippians, the, difficulties in the epistle to, iii. 362. Picture writing, i. 124. Filgrim songs, the, iii. 134. Plants. See Vegetables. Poetical books, the, iii. 113. Poetic imagery, sources of, i. 193. Poetry of the Hebrews, beauty and diversity of, i. 227; cha- racteristics of, 249, 251; structure of, 253; early culti- vation of, 256; progress of,
259; choral odes, 260; alpha- betical poems, 263.
Pomegranate, the, Hebrew name of, ii. 108.
Population, laws of, ii. 296. Post-Mosaic histories, difficulties in, iii. l.
Practical reading of the Bible, i.
Prayer, to be constant, i. 28. Prophecies, quoted in the gospels, iii. 143, 152, 185, 200; of the Messiah, 392. Prophecy, evidence from, i. 437; not of self-interpretation, iii.
Prophetic books, the, iii. 141;
arranged with history, i. 116. Psalms, the book of, curses in, iii. 125; difficulties in, 122; poetic beauties in, i. 231,
Purity, moral purity of the Bible an evidence of its truth, i. 443.
Quail, the, ii. 206.
Quotations from the Old Testa- ment in the New, iii. 200, 250.
Rain, symbol of, i. 154. Raven, the, Hebrew name of, ii. 196; scripture references to, 197. Reeds, scripture references to, ii. 80.
Reptiles mentioned in the Bible, ii. 213.
Resurrection of Christ, as related by the evangelists, iii. 229. Revelation, the divine, necessity for it, i. 357, 362; assurances of, 359; great value of, 364; gradual unfolding of, 72, 367.
Rhinoceros, the unicorn of Scrip- ture, ii. 188. Rock-goat, the, Scripture refer- ences to, ii. 158. Roe, the, ii. 160.
Romans, Paul's Epistle to the, analysis of, iii. 316; difficul- ties in, 319.
Rose, the, a favorite amongst
the Hebrews, ii. 115.
Sabaans, references to their doc- trines, by John, iii. 267. Salt, uses of, under the law, ii. 46; sometimes without savour, ib.
Samson and the foxes, iii. 25. Samuel, the books of, difficulties in, iii. 35; his treatment of Agag, 41.
Satyrs, references to, ii. 143. Scape-goat, the, ii. 144.
Schism, meaning of the word, iii. 390.
Science, not taught in the Bible, i. 1. Scope, the, how to ascertain it in the epistles, i. 56. Sea, symbol of the, i. 151. Seasons, the, in Palestine, ii. 8. Serpents, Hebrew names of, ii. 215; different kinds of known to the Hebrews, 216; sym- bolic use of, 217, 220; incan- tation of, 219; the fiery serpent, 221. Seventy weeks, Daniel's prophecy of, iii. 179.
Sheep, the, used for sacrifice, ii. 140; Scripture allusions to, ib.; type of the Saviour, 141. Shimei, David's directions to Solomon about, iii. 74. Shittah, the, ii. 118.
Silver, used as an instrument of exchange, ii. 48. Simile, character of, i. 175.
Stephen's discourse, iii. 298. Stork, the, ii. 207; Hebrew name of, 208; Scripture references to, ib. Strata, the earth's, described, ii. 19. See Geology.
Strauss, Dr., his life of Jesus, i. 382; his idea of miracles, 433.
Style, peculiarities of, i. 78; diversities of in the Bible, 120.
Sun, the, not the source of light, ii. 280; as a symbol, i. 155; commanded to stand still, iii.
Sycamore tree, ii. 29; cultiva- tion of, 100. Symbolic language, origin of, i. 123; principles of, 127, 131; chronology of, 129; perma- nence and intelligibility of, 135; interpretation of, 137, 143; congruity of, 132; geo- graphy of, 139; sense of, 142; explanations of, 149. Synecdoche, the, nature of, i. 179.
Temple, the, to be built by David's son, iii. 55; that built by Zerubbabel, 190; that spoken of by Haggai, ib. ; symbol of, i. 166; described by Ezekiel, iii. 174. Temptation, the,of Christ, iii. 207.
Terebinth, the, ii. 116. Testament, or Covenant, iii. 415. Thessalonians, the, difficulties in Paul's epistles to, iii. 374. Threshing-floors, amongst the Hebrews, ii. 70.
Timothy, difficulties in the epistles to, iii. 384.
Tin, known in the time of Moses, ii. 50.
Titus, difficulties in the epistle to, iii. 389.
Tree of Life, the, ii. 91. Trees, Scripture names of, ii. 89; used as sacred symbols, i. 153, ii. 89. Tropes, nature of, i. 174; varie-
ties of, ib.; ground of, 180; how to ascertain, 183, 187; sources of, 193; interpretation of, 217.
Unicorn, the, conjectures as to its identity, ii. 186; Scripture references to, 187. Usages, Eastern, to be regarded in reading the Bible, i. 88.
Vegetables, physiology of, ii. 55; their dispersion and growth,
58; varieties in, 60; life of, 61; those mentioned in Scrip- ture, 79.
Vine, the, common in Palestine, ii. 72, 108; symbolic use of, 110. Vintage, the, in Palestine. ii. 75. Viper, the, ii. 216.
Waters, symbolic, i. 149. Wheat, Hebrew name of, ii. 80. Wild ass, the, character of, ii. 157.
Wild boar, the, ii. 154. Wind, a symbol, i. 153. Wolf, the, Scripture references to, ii. 151.
Word, the, as described in the Gospel of John, iii. 265, 268. Words, study of their meaning, i. 39; interpretation of, 41, 98; transference of, 119; pri- mary sense of, 183. Writing, origin and progress of,
Zoology, imperfect knowledge of that of Palestine, ii. 123. See Animals.
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