A Commentary, Critical, Experimental, and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Robert Jamieson

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330467612 ISBN 13 : 9781330467619

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Hebrew, rin?; Septuagint, IHS0Y2 NAYH.] This book holds an important place amongst the historical books of theO ld Testament. Genesis was prophetic of, and the other books of Moses were preparatory to, the grand events it relates. Without theB ook of Joshua the Pentateuch would be like an unfinished building: the narrative it gives of the sudden transition of I srael, from the state of a nomadic horde in the wilderness, to the character and occupations of a settled nation in a land of their own, was indispensably necessary to give significance and effect to all the provisions of theS inaitic legislation. A ccordingly, in the Hebrew original, and in almost all the diffei-ent vei sions, theB ook of Joshua uniformly follows the Pentateuch, and serves to it the same purpose as the A cts of the Apostles to the Gospel histories. While theB ook of Joshua thus stands in close relationship to the Pentateuch, it has no less important a bearing on the subsequent historical books of theO ld Testament. It is the source from which alone the Israelites in after ages derived all reliable information as to their Divine title to the possession of Canaan, and as to the territorial possessions and relative boundaries of the difierent tribes. The want of a historical record at such an eventful era of Israelitish history would have been a serious defect; and the sacred writer was prompted by theS pirit of Inspiration to furnish the required details. The title of this book is derived from the name of the pious and valiant leader who presided over the interests of Israel at that period. It does not purport to be a full biographical memoir of that eminent individual, recounting all his public acts and his gallant achievements; nor does it undertake to narrate in regular chronological order all the events that signalized the entrance of the Israelites into Canaan. The leading design
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330467612
• ISBN 13: 9781330467619
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 682
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