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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... unsolicitedly requested the Committee of the " British and Foreign Bible Society , " to place in his hands a most valuable Manuscript History of Danish Versions , written by himself , and presented to the library of that Institution xi .
... unsolicitedly requested the Committee of the " British and Foreign Bible Society , " to place in his hands a most valuable Manuscript History of Danish Versions , written by himself , and presented to the library of that Institution xi .
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... Manuscripts . A DIVINE REVELATION is indispensably necessary to man , to instruct him in the nature and perfections of the Deity ; to acquaint him with the history of his own creation ; to explain to him his moral duties , and to inform ...
... Manuscripts . A DIVINE REVELATION is indispensably necessary to man , to instruct him in the nature and perfections of the Deity ; to acquaint him with the history of his own creation ; to explain to him his moral duties , and to inform ...
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... Manuscripts . The person principally , employ- ed by the Archbishop to purchase Oriental Manuscripts , was Mr. Thomas Davis , an English merchant at Aleppo ; who , though not a learned man , exerted himself in the most handsome manner ...
... Manuscripts . The person principally , employ- ed by the Archbishop to purchase Oriental Manuscripts , was Mr. Thomas Davis , an English merchant at Aleppo ; who , though not a learned man , exerted himself in the most handsome manner ...
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... Manuscripts . Among these were three Greek MSS . of the Gospels ; one of which he had obtained at Cairo ; another of them from a monastery in the Desart of Nitria ; and the third at Jerusalem . These , with several other Coptic and ...
... Manuscripts . Among these were three Greek MSS . of the Gospels ; one of which he had obtained at Cairo ; another of them from a monastery in the Desart of Nitria ; and the third at Jerusalem . These , with several other Coptic and ...
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... Manuscript , which is in the duodecimo form , by Merchib ben Jacob before mentioned . It is also probable , that the letter sent by the Samaritans at Sichem , to their supposed brethren in England , is still preserved , since Dr. A ...
... Manuscript , which is in the duodecimo form , by Merchib ben Jacob before mentioned . It is also probable , that the letter sent by the Samaritans at Sichem , to their supposed brethren in England , is still preserved , since Dr. A ...
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