BIBLICAL REPERTORP.

Collection of Tracts

IN

BIBLICAL LITERATURE.

BY CHARLES HODGE,

PROFESSOR OF ORIENTAL AND BIBLICAL LITERATURE, IN THE THEOLOGICAL
SEMINARY, AT PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY.

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§ 2. On the Character of the N. T. and state of the Text

List of collated MSS.

Ancient Versions of the N. T.

Editions of the N. T.

§3. Critical Laws of the Books of the N. T.

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§ 4. Rules of Interpretation for the N. T.

PART 1.—The Rules and Helps for the proper understanding of

IV. On the method of the Sacred Writers in the construc-

tion of their sentences

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V. On the method of discovering the meaning of a passage

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and of understanding the narration or argument

VI. Helps for the proper understanding and explaining

the N. T.

5. Works of the Jews in Greek and Hebrew written in the N.

T. period

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Bibles

6. Sacred Geography

7. History and Antiquities of the Jews, Greeks, and Romans

8. Other branches of knowledge, as Natural History, &c.

9. Ancient Commentators

10. Modern Commentators

11. Tracts in illucidation of particular passages

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Testimony of the Greek and Latin writers, as to the fertility of Palestine 191

STEUDLIN'S HISTORY OF THEOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE,
[Extracts from,]-Translated from the German.

An account of the causes of the revolution in Theological opinion,
which has occurred in the last century

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An account of Introductions to the study of Theology published dur-

ing the last century

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KNAPPIUS DE SPIRITU SANCTO ET CHRISTO PARACLETIS 234

WARBURTON ON THE TYPES AND SECONDARY SENSES

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REMARKS ON THE PROPRIETY OF A NEW TRANSLATION
OF THE SCRIPTURES IN ENGLISH

CHAP. I. Necessity of a New Translation urged at various periods. First

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proposed under the usurpation of Cromwell. Dr. Gell.

Anonymous "Essay for a New Translation." Pilkington's

Remarks. Bishop Lowth. Archbishop Secker. Dr. Durell.

Lowth's Isaiah. Dr. White. Dr. Blayney. Archbishop

Newcome. Mr. Wintle. Dr. Kennicott. Dr. Geddes.

Archbishop Newcome's "Historical View." Bishop Hors-

ley. Mr. S. Greenaway

II. Mr. Bellamy's New Translation. Object of it. His incompe-

tency. Proved from Gen. xix. His novel translation of ver.

5, 25, 32. Singular disquisition on the word Dp. Ignorance

in supposing the existence of a preterpluperfect tense in He-

brew

III. Expediency only of a New Translation asserted on the other

side. No inaccuracies in the present translation affecting faith

or morals. Probable reasons which might have prevented

compliance with the proposal for a New Translation under

authority. No good case made out in support of that propos-

al. The received Hebrew text stated to be corrupt. Mode

of amending it inefficient. Collations of MSS. and versions.

No classification of MSS. ever attempted. Under different

editions impracticable. All MSS. and versions, the Septua-

gint alone excepted, of one and the same edition. Sep.uagint

too corrupted for use. Eichorn. Critical Principles adopted

by the advocates for a New Translation unsatisfactory and fal-

lacious. Baver. Eichorn

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IV. Lowth's Translation of Isaiah. Animadversions upon it. Cen-

sured by Kocher. Specimens of erroneous criticisms in it.

Isaiah chap. i. 3. Chap. 29. Chap. ii. 20. Chap. viii. 9.

Chap. xxiv. 11. Kocher as superior in philological acquire-

ments, as inferior in classical taste. Lowth and his followers

men of indisputable learning and ability

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V. Received Hebrew or Masoretical text. More ancient than the

Masora. Eichorn carries it up to the first century of the

Christian era. Complete restoration of it desirable, could it

be effected. Septuagint may have been translated from an-

other edition. This by no means certain. Cappellus. Shar-

fenberg. Masoretical the only text to be depended upon.

Question of vowels and accents as connected with that of the

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