SECTION II. On the Quotations from the Septuagint Version in the

Greek Testament.

I. Quotations agreeing verbatim with the Septuagint, or only changing the per-

son, number, &c. - II. Quotations taken from the Septuagint, but with some

Fariation. - III. Quotations agreeing with the Septuagint in sense, but not in

words.- IV. Quotations differing from the Septuagint, but agreeing exactly

or nearly with the Hebrew. - V. Quotations that differ from both the Septua-

gint and the Hebrew.- VI. Considerations on the probable causes of the

seeming discrepancies in the quotations from the Old Testament in the

New.

Page 386

SECTION III. On the Internal Form of Quotations, or the Mode in which

Citations from the Old Testament are applied in the Nero.

General observations on the Rabbinical and other modes of quoting the Old Tes-

tament. - Classification of the Quotations in the New Testament ;- I. Quo-

tations from the Old Testament in the New, in which the predictions are lite-

rally accomplished ; - II. Quotations, in which that is said to have been done,

of which the Seriptures have not spoken in a literal, but in a spiritual sense ;

- IL Quotations that are accommodated by the sacred writers to particular

events or facts; -IV. Quotations and other Passages from the Old Testament

which are alluded to in the New.

433

Section IV. Of Apocryphal Passages, supposed to be quoted in the

New Testament - Quotations from profane Authors.

443

CHAPTER X. On the Poetry of the Hebrews.

I. A large portion of the Old Testament proved to be poetical ; - Cultivation of

poetry by the Hebrews. - II. The sententious parallelism, the grand character.

istic of Hebrew Poetry. - Its origin and varieties. - 1. Parallel lines grada-

tional ;-2 Parallel lines antithetic ; - 3. Parallel lines constructive ; - 4.

Parallel lines introverted. - III. The poetical dialect not confined to the Old

Testament. - Reasons for expecting to find it in the New Testament. - Proofs

of the existence of the poetical dialect there; -1. From simple and direct

quotations of single passages from the poetical parts of the Old Testament; -

2. From quotations of different passages, combined into one connected whole;

-3. And from quotations mingled with original matter.- IV. Original pa-

rallelisms occurring in the New Testament : -- 1. Parallel Couplets ; — 2. Pa-

rallel Triplets ; - 3. Quatrains ; --- 4,5. Stanzas of five and six lines ; --- 6.
Stanzas of more than six parallel lines. - V. Other examples of the poetical

parallelism in the New Testament; - 1. Parallel lines gradational ; – 2. The

Epanodos. — VI. Different kinds of Hebrew Poetry: -1. Prophetic poetry ;-

2 Elegiac poetry; -3. Didactic poetry ;--- 4. Lyric poetry; - 5. The Idyl ;

-6. Dramatic poetry; -7. Acrostic or alphabetical poetry. - VII. General

observations for better understanding the compositions of the sacred poets. 446

CHAPTER XI. On Harmonies of Scripture.

I Occasion and design of Harmonies of the Scriptures. --- II. Works reconciling

alleged or seeming contradictions in the Sacred Writings. - III. Harmonies

of the Old Testament. — IV. Harmonies of the Four Gospels. – V. 1. Har-

monies of particular parts of the Gospels. -- 2. Harmonies of the Acts of the

Apostles and of the Apostolical Epistles. - VI. Observations on the different

schemes of harmonisers, and on the duration of the public ministry of Jesus
Christ

474

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CHAPTER I. On the Sense of Scripture.

I. Of the Literal Sense. - II. Allegorical Sense. — III. Typical or Spiritual

Sense. - IV. Parabolic Sense. - V. Examination and vindication of the Spi-

ritual Sense. - VI. General rules for investigating the Sense of Scrip-

ture.

Page 492

CHAPTER II. On the Signification of Words and Phrases.

I. General rules for investigating the meaning of words. — II. On emphatic

words. - III. Rules for the investigation of emphases.

504

CHAPTER III. On the subsidiary Means for ascertaining the Sense of

Scripture.

Section I. On the Cognate Languages.

514

Section II. On the Analogy of Scripture, or Parallel Passages.

I. Nature of Parallel Passages. - II. Verbal Parallelisms. - III. Real Parallel.

isms. - IV. Parallelisms of members, or poetical parallelisms. – V. Rules for

investigating parallel passages. - Helps for the investigation of parallel pas-

sages.

517

SECTION III. Scholiasts and Glossographers.

I. Nature of Scholia. - II. And of Glossaries. – III. Rules for consulting them

to advantage in the interpretation of the Scriptures.

532

Section IV. Of the Subject Matter.

534

Section V. Of the Context.

1. The Context defined and illustrated. - II. Rules for investigating the Con

text.

535

SECTION VI. On Historical Circumstances.

Historical Circumstances defined. - I. Order. - II. Title. - III. Author.-IV.

Date of the several books of Scripture. – V. The Place where written. - VI.

Chronology. - VII. Occasion on which they were written. - VIII. Scope or

design. - IX. Analysis of each book. — X. Biblical Antiquities, including 1.

The political, ecclesiastical, and civil state ; -2. Sacred and profane History;

— 3. Geography; – 4. Genealogies ; — 5. Natural History; and 6. Philo-

sophical seets and learning of the Jews and other nations mentioned in the

Scriptures.

542

Section VII. Of the Scope.

I. The Scope defined. Importance of investigating the scope of a book or pas-

sage of Scripture. - II. Rules for investigating it.

552

SECTION VIII. Of the Analogy of Faith.

I. The Analogy of faith defined and illustrated. - II. Its importance in studying

the Sacred Writings. - III. Rules for investigating the analogy of faith. 557

SECTION IX. On Commentaries.

I. Different classes of Commentaries. — II. Nature of Scholia. — III. Of Coni-

mentaries strictly so called. - IV. Paraphrases. - V. Collections of observa-

tions on Holy Writ. — VI. The utility and advantage of Commentaries. --

VII. Design to be kept in view, when consulting them. – VIII. Rules for con-

sulting Commentaries to the best advantage.

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CHAPTER IV. On the Historical Interpretation of the Scriptures.

I. Historical Interpretation defined. - Rules for the historical interpretation of

the Scriptures. — II. On the interpretation of Scripture miracles. 571

CHAPTER V. On the Interpretation of the Figurative Language of

Scripture.

580

SECTION I. General Observations on the Interpretation of Tropes and

Figures.

581

SECTION II. On the Interpretation of the Metonymies occurring in the

Scriptures.

Nature of a Metonymy. - 1. Metonymy of the cause. - 2. Metonymy of the

effect.-3. Metonymy of the subject. --4. Metonymy of the adjunct, in which

the adjunct is put for the subject.

589

Section III. On the Interpretation of Scripture Metaphors.

Nature of a Metaphor. - Sources of Scripture Metaphors. - I. The works of

nature.- II. The occupations, customs, and arts of life. - III. Sacred topics,

or religion and things connected with it. - IV. Sacred history.

597

Section IV. On the Interpretation of Scripture Allegories.

The Allegory defined. - Different species of Allegory. — Rules for the interpre-

tation of Scripture Allegories.

604

Section V. On the Interpretation of Scripture Parables.

1. Nature of a Parable. – II. Antiquity of this mode of instruction. - III. Rules

for the interpretation of Parables. - IV. Parables, why used by Jesus Christ.

- V. Remarks on the distinguishing excellence of Christ's parables, compared

with the most celebrated fables of antiquity.

610

SECTION VI. On Scripture Proverbs.

I Nature of Proverbs. - Prevalence of this mode of instruction. - II. Different

kinds of Proverbs. — III. The Proverbs occurring in the New Testament, how

to be interpreted.

623

SECTION VII. Concluding Observations on the Figurative Language

of Scripture.

I. Synecdoche. - II. Irony.- HI Hyperbole.

626

CHAPTER VI. On the Spiritual Interpretation of the Scriptures. 630

CHAPTER VII. On the Interpretation of the Scripture Prophecies.

SECTION I. General Rules for ascertaining the Sense of the Prophetic

Writings.

635

SECTION II. Observations on the Accomplishment of Prophecy in ge-

neral.

Section III. Observations on the Accomplishment of Prophecies con-

cerning the Messiah in particular.

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CHAPTER VIII. On the Interpretation of Types.

1. Nature of a Type. - II. Different species of Types. - 1. Legal Types. - 2.

Prophetical Types. — 3. Historical Types. - III. Rules for the Interpretation

of Types. - IV. Remarks on the Interpretation of Symbols.

649

CHAPTER IX. On the Doctrinal Interpretation of the Scriptures. 658

CHAPTER X. On the Interpretation of the Moral Parts of Scrip-

ture.

670

CHAPTER XI. On the Interpretation of the Promises and Threaten-

ings of Scripture.

678

CHAPTER XII. On the Inferential and Practical Reading of Scrip-

ture.

Section I. On the Inferential Reading of the Bible.

1. General rules for the deduction of Inferences. - II. Observations for ascer-

taining the sources of Internal Inferences. — III. And also of External Infe-

682

SECTION II. On the Practical Reading of Scripture.

690

rences.

APPENDIX.

No. I Account of the principal Hebrew and Chaldee Grammars.

Section 1. Hebrew Grammars, with Points.

Page 697

Section II. Hebrero Grammars, without Points.

700

Section III. Hebrew Grammars, with and without Points. 701

SECTION IV. Chaldee Grammars..

702

No. II. Account of the principal Hebrew and Greek Lexicons.

SECTION I. Hebrew Lexicons, with Points.

703

Section II. Hebrew Lexicons, without Points.

704

Section III. Lericons to the Greek Testament and to the Septuagint

Version.

704

No.

III. A Notice of the principal Lexicons and Grammars of the

Cognate or Kindred Languages.

SECTION I. Lexicons of the Kindred Languages.

707

Section II. Syriac Grammars and Lexicons.

708

SECTION III. Arabic Grammars and Lericons.

709

Section IV. Ethiopic Grammar and Lexicons.

710

SECTION V. Egyptian Grammar and Lericon.

710

Section VI. Persian Grammars and Lexicons.

711

No. IV. A List of the principal Writers on the Criticism and Inter-

pretation of the Scriptures.

712

No. V. List of the principal Writers, who have treated on the Anti-

quities,

Chronology, Geography, and other Historical Circumstances

of the Scriptures.

Section I. Principal Writers on Biblical Antiquities.

726

SECTION II. Sacred and Profane History.

720

SECTION III. Principal Writers on Sacred Chronology.

720

SECTION IV. Principal Writers on Sacred Geography.

732

SECTION V. Principal Writers on the Natural History of the Bi-

ble.

733