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CONTENTS OF VOL. II.

JEWS AFTER THE EXILE

PAGE

1

Samari-

Priests

Cyrus the Great, 2.

Ezra's Laws, 6.

Festivals, 19 to 26. Fast, 25.

Chaldean Schools, 1. Daniel in Persia, 1.

tans, 3, 51. Rebuilding the Temple, 4, 50.

and Levites, 10 to 18. The Sabbath, 18.

Prophets, 28 to 42. Angels, 42. Events in Jewish History, 44 to 50;

132 to 137. Sects, 53 to 99, 146. Oral Law, 53. John the Baptist, 79.

Jesus, 81 to 99. Messiah, 99, 136. Sacred Books, 101 to 146. Tal-

mud, 138 to 146. Solomon's Wisdom, 129. Importance of Jewish

Records as viewed by themselves and by others, 128. Destruction of

Jerusalem, 133. Modern Jews, 147 to 153.

RETROSPECTIVE VIEW.

154

Comparison between Hindoos and Hebrews, 155. One God, 157. The

Second God, 158. Communication between Hebrews and Persians, 158.

Ideas of God, 159. Names of God, 159. The Trinity, 160. The

Word, 160. Intermediate Spirits, in descending series, 161. Transmi-

gration, 163. Incarnations, 164. The Golden Age, past and future,

164. Messiahs, 165. Immortality, 166 to 170. Atonement, 170.

Evil Spirits, 171. Miracles, Oracles, and Prophecies, 172 to 177. In-

spiration, 175. Animal Magnetism, 176. Public Doctrines and Secret

Doctrines, 178. Light and Truth, 180. Immodest Symbols, 181. No

Religion Monotheistic, 181. Theocracies, 182. Martyrdom, 183.

CHRISTIANITY

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185

Days of the Apostles, 185 to 210. Enmity of the Jews, 200. Roman

Persecution under Nero, 202. Traditions concerning the Apostles, 204.

Simon

Miracles by Vespasian, 210. Philo, 211. Apollonius, 221.

Magus, 228. Cerinthus, 243. Persecution under Trajan and successive

emperors, 245 to 278. Martyrdoms, 253 to 265, 274. Early Christian

Fathers, 278 to 311. Opinions and Customs of the Early Fathers, 311

to 371. Church Government and Discipline, 199, 343 to 349. Celibacy,

352. Sunday, 355. Festivals, 356. Celsus, 362. Judaism, 366.

Benevolence of Christians, 367. The Earliest Sects, 371 to 418.

Gnostics, 376 to 418. New Platonists, 418 to 437.