I. General Title of this Book.-II. Structure of the

Psalms.-III. Their Canonical Authority.-IV. Au-

thors to whom they are ascribed:-1. Moses.-

2. David.-3. Asaph.-4. The Sons of Korah.-5. Je-

duthun.-6. Heman and Ethan.-7. Solomon.-

8. Anonymous Psalms.-V. Chronological Arrange-

ment of the Psalms by Calmet.-VI. Collection of

of the Psalms into a Volume.-VII. The Inscriptions

or Titles prefixed to the different Psalms.-VIII. Pro-

bable meaning of the Word Selah.-IX. Scope of the

Book of Psalms.-X. Rules for better understanding

them.-XI. A Table of the Psalms, classed according

to their several Subjects

SECTION III. On the Book of Proverbs.

I. Title, Author, and Canonical Authority.-II. Scope.

-III. Synopsis of its Contents.-IV. Observations on

its Style

SECTION IV. On the Book of Ecclesiastes.

I. Title, Author, and Canonical Authority.-II. Scope

and Synopsis.-III. Observations

SECTION V. On the Song of Solomon.

I. Author.-II. Canonical Authority.-III. Structure of

the Poem-its Subject and Scope-the Song of Solo-

mon, a sublime mystical Allegory

CHAPTER IV. On the Prophets.

SECTION I. General Observations on the Prophets

and their Writings.

I. The Prophetical Books, why so called.-II. Different

Kinds of Prophets mentioned in the Scriptures.-

III. Situation of the Prophets, and their Manner of

Living. IV. Mosaic Statutes concerning Prophets.-

Evidences of a Divine Mission.-V. Qualifications

of the Prophets.-VI. Nature of the Prophetic Inspi-

ration.-VII. Antiquity and Succession of the Pro-

phets.-VIII. Collection of their Writings, and Mode

of announcing their Predictions.-IX. Number and

Order of the Prophetic Books

.

SECTION II. Of the Prophets who flourished before

the Babylonian Captivity.

§ 1. On the Book of the Prophet Jonah.

I. Title and Author.-II. Occasion of the Prophecy of

Jonah.-III. Scope.-IV. Synopsis of its Contents

§ 2. On the Book of the Prophet Amos.

I. Author.-II. Occasion of his Prophecy.-III. Its

Scope.-IV. Synopsis of its Contents.-V. Observa-

tions on its Style

§ 3. On the Book of the Prophet Hosea.

I. Author and Date.-II. Occasion and Scope of the

Prophecy.-III. Synopsis of its Contents.-IV. Ob-

servation on its Style

§ 4. On the Book of the Prophet Isaiah.

260-262

I. Author and Date.-II. Analysis of its Contents.-

III. Observations on its Style.-IV. The last six

Chapters proved to be genuine.

I. Author and Date.-II. Occasion and Scope of this

Prophecy-III. Analysis of its Contents.-IV. Style 288, 289

CHAPTER V. On the Apocrypha.

I. Account of the First Book of Esdras.-II. Of the

Second Book of Esdras.-III. Of the Book of Tobit.-

Iy. Of the Book of Judith.-V. Of the rest of the

SECTION IV. On the Gospel by Saint Luke.

I. Title.-II. Author.-III. General Proofs of the Genu-

ineness and Authenticity of this Gospel.-1. Vindica-

tion of its Genuineness from the Objections of Mi-

chaelis in particular.-2. Genuineness of the first two

Chapters, and of Chapters viii. 27-39. and xxii. 43,

44. IV. Date, and where written.-V. For whom

written.-VI. Occasion and Scope of this Gospel.-

VII. Synopsis of its Contents.-VIII. Observations

on this Gospel

PAGE

289-293

293, 294

294, 295

295-304

304-307

307-313

313-318

318-321

third Visit to Jerusalem, and subsequent Labours, to

his fourth Visit to Jerusalem.-IV. His Journeys and

Labours, to his fifth Visit to Jerusalem.-V. To his

first Imprisonment at Rome.-VI. His subsequent

Journeys, second Imprisonment, and Martyrdom.-

VII. Character of Paul.-VIII. Observations on the

Style of his Writings. :

SECTION II. Observations on the Apostolical Epistles

in general, and those of Saint Paul in particular.

I. Importance of the Epistles.-Nature of these Writ-

ings. II. Number and Order of the Epistles, particu-

larly those of Paul.-III. Of the Catholic Epistles,

and their Order.-IV. General Plan of the Apostolic

Epistles.-V. Causes of their obscurity considered

and explained.-Observations on the Phraseology of

Paul in particular

SECTION III. On the Epistle to the Romans.

I. Date, and where written.-II. Genuineness and Au-

thenticity of this Epistle.-III. The Church at Rome,

when and by whom founded.-IV. Occasion and

Scope.-V. Internal State of the Church at Rome.-

VI. Scope.-VII. Synopsis of its Contents.-VIII. Ob-

servations on this Epistle.

SECTION IV. On the First Epistle to the Corinthians.

I. State of the Corinthian Church.-II. Occasion of this

Epistle.-III. Its Scope and Analysis.-IV. Date and

Genuineness.-V. Examination of the Question, how

many Epistles Paul wrote to the Corinthians.

SECTION V. On the Second Epistle to the Corinthians.

I. Date, and where written.-II. Occasion of this Epis-

tle.-III. Scope.-IV. Synopsis.-V. Observations on

this Epistle.-VI. A supposed Chronological Diffi-
culty elucidated.

SECTION VI. On the Epistle to the Galatians.

I. Notice of the Christian Church in Galatia.-II. Date.

-III. Genuineness and Authenticity of this Epistle.

-IV. Its Occasion and Scope.-V. Synopsis of its

Contents.-VI. Observations on this Epistle.

SECTION VII. On the Epistle to the Ephesians.

I. Account of the Church at Ephesus.-II. Genuine-

ness and Authenticity of this Epistle, which was ad-

dressed to the Ephesians, and not to the Church at

Laodicea.-III. Date:-IV. Occasion and Scope.-

V. Synopsis of its Contents.-VI. Observations on its

Style.

SECTION VIII. On the Epistle to the Philippians.

I. Account of the Church at Philippi.-II. Date.-

III. Occasion-IV. Scope and Synopsis of its Con-

tents

SECTION IX. On the Epistle to the Colossians.

I. Account of the Church at Coloss.-II. Date.-

III. Occasion of this Epistle.-IV. Scope and Analy-

SIS

SECTION X. On the First Epistle to the Thessalo-

nians.

I. Account of the Christian Church there.-II. Genu-

ineness of this Epistle.-III. Its Occasion and Scope.

-IV. Synopsis of its Contents

SECTION XI. On the Second Epistle to the Thessa-

lonians.

10

Epistle.-V. Observations on the Use which the

Church is to make, in every Age, of Paul's Epistles

to Timothy and Titus

SECTION XIII. On the Second Epistle to Timothy.

I. Date.-II. Of the Place where Timothy was, when

Saint Paul wrote this Epistle to him.-III. Its Scope.

-IV. Synopsis of its Contents.-V. Observations on

this Epistle.

SECTION XIV. On the Epistle to Titus.

Account of Titus.-II. Christianity, when planted

in Crete.-III. Date.-IV. Scope and Analysis of this

Epistle.-V. Observations on it.

SECTION XV. On the Epistle to Philemon.

I. Account of Philemon.-II. Date.-III. Genuineness

and Authenticity.-IV. Occasion and Scope of this

Epistle.-V. Observations on it

SECTION XVI. On the Epistle to the Hebrews.

I. To whom written.-II. In what Language.-III. Its

Genuineness and Authenticity.-Proofs that it was

written by Saint Paul.-IV. Its Date.-V. Occasion
and Scope of this Epistle.-VI. Synopsis of its Con-

tents

CHAPTER IV. On the Catholic Epistles.

PAGE

343-345

345, 346

SECTION I. On the Genuineness and Authenticity of

the Catholic Epistles.

1. Origin of the Appellation, Catholic Epistles.-II. Its

Antiquity.-Observations on their Authenticity.-

III. On the Order in which they are usually placed

SECTION II. On the General Epistle of James.

I. Account of the Author of this Epistle.-II. Its Genu-

ineness and Authenticity.-III. To whom addressed.

-IV. Its Scope.-V. Synopsis of its Contents.—
VI. Observations on this Epistle

SECTION III. On the First General Epistle of Peter.

I. Account of the Apostle Peter.-II. Genuineness and

Canonical Authority of this Epistle.-III. To whom

written.-IV. Of the Place whence it was sent.-

Date.-V. Its Design and Contents.-VI. Observa-

tions on the Style of Saint Peter's two Epistles

SECTION IV. On the Second General Epistle of Peter.

I. Its Genuineness and Canonical Authority.-II. Date.

-III. Scope and Synopsis of its Contents

SECTION V. On the First General Epistle of John.

I. Genuineness and Canonical Authority.-II. Date.-

III. Of the Persons to whom this Epistle was written.

-IV. Its Occasion and Scope.-Account of the false

Teacher whose Principles are refuted by the Apostle.

-V. Synopsis of its Contents.-VI. The Question

concerning the Authenticity of the disputed Clause

in 1 John y. 7, 8. considered

SECTION VI. On the Second and Third Epistles of

John.

I. Genuineness, Authenticity, and Date of these Epis-

tles.-II. The Second Epistle, to whom addressed.-

III. Its Scope.-IV. The Third Epistle, to whom ad-

dressed.-V. Its Scope.-VI. Observations on this

Epistle

SECTION VII. On the General Epistle of Jude.

I. Account of the Author.-II. Genuineness and Au-

thenticity.-III. Date.-IV. Of the Persons to whom

this Epistle was addressed.-V. Its Occasion and

Scope. VI. Observations on its Style

346, 347 CHAPTER V. On the Revelation of Saint John the

Divine.

347-349

349-357

358

358-360

360-362

362-364

364-376

I. The Genuineness of this Book shown, 1. From Ex-

ternal Evidence; 2. From Internal Characters.-

II. Its Date.-III. Occasion and Scope.-IV. Synopsis
of its Contents.-V. Observations on this Book

APPENDIXES.

1. ON THE SOURCES OF THE FIRST THREE GOS-

PELS.

I. Different Hypotheses stated.-II. Examination of the

Hypothesis, that the Evangelists abridged or copied

from each other.-III. Examination of the Hypothe-

sis, that the Evangelists derived their Information

from a primary Greek or Hebrew Document.-

IV. Examination of the Hypothesis, that they con-

sulted several Documents.-V. And of the Hypothe-

sis, that Oral Tradition was the Source of the first

three Gospels.-VI. That the only Document con-

sulted by the first three Evangelists was the Preach-

ing of our Saviour himself

II. TABLES OF Weights, Measures, and Money,

MENTIONED IN THE BIBLE

III. A CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF THE PRINCIPAL

EVENTS RECORDED IN THE BIBLE. .

PAGE

376,377

377,378

378-383

385-393

394

.395-399