Illustrations of Biblical Literature: Exhibiting the History and Fate of the Sacred Writings, from the Earliest Period to the Present Century : Including Biographical Notices of Translators, and Other Eminent Biblical Scholars, Volume 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1821 - Bible |
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... with a Specimen of the Bardic Writing . 2. Form of the MS . Rollsused in the Jewish Synagogues when unrolled- 3. Ancient M S rolled up . + Sapyries or Egyptian Reed- BIBLICAT LITERATURE , BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES ON TRANSLATORS AND O EMINENT.
... with a Specimen of the Bardic Writing . 2. Form of the MS . Rollsused in the Jewish Synagogues when unrolled- 3. Ancient M S rolled up . + Sapyries or Egyptian Reed- BIBLICAT LITERATURE , BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES ON TRANSLATORS AND O EMINENT.
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... ancient Christians , to read and circulate the Holy Scriptures in the vernacular tongues , and consequently consists , almost wholly , of extracts and references : Walch's Bibliotheca Theologica , though exceedingly important as a work ...
... ancient Christians , to read and circulate the Holy Scriptures in the vernacular tongues , and consequently consists , almost wholly , of extracts and references : Walch's Bibliotheca Theologica , though exceedingly important as a work ...
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... Ancient Versions ; they do not , however , pre- clude the necessity of a more detailed and genera ] history of Sacred literature : Calmet's notices of Versions , given in his Dictionnaire de la Bible , are comparatively meagre and ...
... Ancient Versions ; they do not , however , pre- clude the necessity of a more detailed and genera ] history of Sacred literature : Calmet's notices of Versions , given in his Dictionnaire de la Bible , are comparatively meagre and ...
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... ancient records in existence are those of Moses , their great legislator . Prior to his day we have no certain proofs of the practice of writing , and the most zealous supporters of the ante - mosaic origin of letters , can only offer ...
... ancient records in existence are those of Moses , their great legislator . Prior to his day we have no certain proofs of the practice of writing , and the most zealous supporters of the ante - mosaic origin of letters , can only offer ...
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... ancient times had never reached us ; and the necessary intercourses of friendship and business must have been greatly retarded in general , and in many cases wholly obstructed . Without it , those living oracles which teach the science ...
... ancient times had never reached us ; and the necessary intercourses of friendship and business must have been greatly retarded in general , and in many cases wholly obstructed . Without it , those living oracles which teach the science ...
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