From Reformation to Reformation

1. The name of the book. This book is the Book of שׁופטים/Shophetim or Judges, ἐπειδὰν μετὰ τὸν θάνατον Ἰησοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ Ναυῆ, διὰ τῶν...

The name of the book, 1. Distinction of ordinary and extraordinary Judges. Their office; its agreement with Kings, and distinction from...

Verse 19:[1] And his daughter in law, Phinehas’ wife, was with child, near to be delivered (or, to cry out[2]): and when she heard the...

11. Various rules are established for investigating the order and progression of the histories. Moreover, let rules of this sort for the...

HOLY FATHERS: Bede, Isidore,[1] Procopius, Theodoret, Origen,[2] Rupertus,[3] Quæstiones of Augustine. REFORMED: Borrhaus,[4] Burman,[5]...

[circa 1141 BC] Verse 18:[1] And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the...

The parts of the Book are: I. The history of the occupation of the land, chapters 1-12; in which are, 1. The preparation for the...

10. How might the histories of the individual years or Passovers be reduced to a certain series? It is demonstrated that in this matter...

9. How the time of the ministry of Christ might be able to be distributed into certain years, in such a way that, with the beginning and...

Verse 14:[1] And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily,...

8. The computation of four Passovers, or three and a half years out of Daniel, is also gathered out of foreign histories. That...

Verse 10:[1] (Ex. 19:6; 1 Pet. 2:5, 9; Rev. 1:6; 20:6; 22:5) And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the...

7. That interval divided by Passovers. Four Passovers are elicited out of John. Scaliger’s opinion of a fifth is refuted. Concerning...

6. The space of time between His Baptism and ascension variously disputed among ancient and more recent men. Moreover, concerning the...

Verse 9:[1] And (Ps. 40:3; Rev. 14:3) they sung a new song, saying, (Rev. 4:11) Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals...

Verse 12:[1] And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and (2 Sam. 1:2) came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and...

5. In order rightly to establish that harmony, the true computation of the time of the ministry of Christ is to be investigated, and that...

Verse 10:[1] And the Philistines fought, and (1 Sam. 4:2; Lev. 26:17; Deut. 28:25; Ps. 78:9, 62) Israel was smitten, and they fled every...

4. The Harmony of the Gospels is defined. The committing of it to writing is not illegitimate, since the Evangelists themselves furnish...

Verse 6:[1] And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of...