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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... the knowledge of letters to Moses . " The usefulness of Alphabetical Characters , " says a learned author , " cannot be sufficiently estimated . without writing , the histories of ancient times had never 4 BIBLICAL LITERATURE ,
... the knowledge of letters to Moses . " The usefulness of Alphabetical Characters , " says a learned author , " cannot be sufficiently estimated . without writing , the histories of ancient times had never 4 BIBLICAL LITERATURE ,
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... says Dr. A. Clarke , ( comment . in loc . ) " is quite a ( 21 ) Kennicott's Disser II . pp . 342. 571 . ( 22 ) Jones ' New and Full method of settling the Canonical Authority of the N. T. III . Oxford , 1798 . ( 23 ) Clarke's ( Dr. A ...
... says Dr. A. Clarke , ( comment . in loc . ) " is quite a ( 21 ) Kennicott's Disser II . pp . 342. 571 . ( 22 ) Jones ' New and Full method of settling the Canonical Authority of the N. T. III . Oxford , 1798 . ( 23 ) Clarke's ( Dr. A ...
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... says he , " commanded that the stones should be coated over with lime ; but this command would have been quite absurd , had his mean- ing only been , that the laws should be cut through this coating ; for after this unnecessary trouble ...
... says he , " commanded that the stones should be coated over with lime ; but this command would have been quite absurd , had his mean- ing only been , that the laws should be cut through this coating ; for after this unnecessary trouble ...
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... says , that in the palace of Strozzi at Rome , he saw a book made of marble , the leaves of which were cut to a wonderful thin- ness , so that turning them over , you might see all the several kinds of marble . The ancient Chaldeans ...
... says , that in the palace of Strozzi at Rome , he saw a book made of marble , the leaves of which were cut to a wonderful thin- ness , so that turning them over , you might see all the several kinds of marble . The ancient Chaldeans ...
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... says that table- books of wood were in use before the time of Homer . The Chinese , before the invention of paper , engraved with an iron tool upon thin boards , or upon bamboo ; and in the Sloanian Library at Oxford , are six specimens ...
... says that table- books of wood were in use before the time of Homer . The Chinese , before the invention of paper , engraved with an iron tool upon thin boards , or upon bamboo ; and in the Sloanian Library at Oxford , are six specimens ...
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