Companion to the Bible eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 863 pages of information about Companion to the Bible.

Companion to the Bible eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 863 pages of information about Companion to the Bible.

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.

Irenaeus 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.

Jerusalem, the first centre of Christianity, 440.

Jerusalem Targum, 207.

Jesus.  See Christ.

Jews,
  their preparation for Christ’s advent, 114;
  their institutions typical of Christ as well as preparatory, 146.

Job, book of,
  its plan, 280;
  design, 282;
  age of Job and of the book, 283;
  question of its authorship, 283;
  its historic character, 284.

Joel, book of, 334.

John the apostle, notices of, 436, seq.

John’s gospel,
  its later composition, 53; 437;
  sources, 438;
  peculiarity in respect to matter, 438, seq.;
  general scope and special office, 418, 439.

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