Illustrations of Biblical Literature Exhibiting the History and Fate of the Sacred Writings ...: Including Biographical Notices of Translators and Other ... Biblical Scholars, Volume 1Carlton, 1856 - Bible |
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... published in the Wesleyan Methodist Magazine : - JAMES TOWNLEY was born of respectable parents in Manchester , May 11th , 1774. His father , Mr. Thomas Townley , was in extensive business . His mother , a very sensible woman , was a ...
... published in the Wesleyan Methodist Magazine : - JAMES TOWNLEY was born of respectable parents in Manchester , May 11th , 1774. His father , Mr. Thomas Townley , was in extensive business . His mother , a very sensible woman , was a ...
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... published , in which the different versions of the Scriptures , the multi- plied editions of them , and their general history , have been expressly considered , or incidentally noticed ; but so far as the author is acquainted with them ...
... published , in which the different versions of the Scriptures , the multi- plied editions of them , and their general history , have been expressly considered , or incidentally noticed ; but so far as the author is acquainted with them ...
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... published after his decease , with additions , by Dr. Henry Wharton , displays an asto- nishing acquaintance with ecclesiastical writers of every age and country , and is intended to show that it was 1 the universal practice of the ...
... published after his decease , with additions , by Dr. Henry Wharton , displays an asto- nishing acquaintance with ecclesiastical writers of every age and country , and is intended to show that it was 1 the universal practice of the ...
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... inquiries , and therefore cannot supersede the attempt of a work less critical , but more comprehensive and historical . In 1813 , the author published a small volume entitled " Biblical Anecdotes , " which met with a favourable 1 PREFACE .
... inquiries , and therefore cannot supersede the attempt of a work less critical , but more comprehensive and historical . In 1813 , the author published a small volume entitled " Biblical Anecdotes , " which met with a favourable 1 PREFACE .
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... published in 1631 ; and under his inspection the Samaritan Pentateuch , with its translation into the Samaritan lan- guage , was printed in the sixth volume of the Paris Polyglott , in 1632.t The Samaritan Pentateuch was afterward ...
... published in 1631 ; and under his inspection the Samaritan Pentateuch , with its translation into the Samaritan lan- guage , was printed in the sixth volume of the Paris Polyglott , in 1632.t The Samaritan Pentateuch was afterward ...
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