Synonyms Of The Old Testament: their bearing on Christian doctrine
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- Synonyms Of The Old Testament: their bearing on Christian doctrine
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Synonyms Of The Old Testament: their bearing on Christian doctrine
Author: Girdlestone, Robert Baker, 1836-1923
Year: 1871
CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. ON THE STUDY AND THE TRANSLATION OF THE SCRIPTURES, Controversies originated by want of accuracy in the interpretation of Scripture. — World-wide circulation of the Bible defended. — The Scriptures a standard of doctrine. — Theological precision of the Hebrew O. T. — Peculiarities of the Hebrew language, and wealth of its synonyms. — Value of the LXX as a connecting-link between the Hebrew O. T. and the Greek N. T. — Languages spoken by the Jews in our Lord's time. — Principles of translation. — Our Lord's mode of quoting and Interpreting the O. T. — Illustrations 1 CHAPTER II. THE NAMES OF GOD. A translator's difficulties. — The title Elohim ; is it a proper name?— Its application to idols. — Its plural form. — Its application to Judges. — How to be translated. — St. Paul's speech at Athens. — The forms Eloah, Elah, EI, and Elim. — Titles of the Messiah. — Shaddai or the All-Bountiful. — Adonai or The Lord. — 'Elion or The Most-High. — Jehovah and Jah. — Elohist and Jehovist discussion. — The Lord of Hosts. — The Angel of the Lord. — How ought the name Jehovah to be represented? — Its application to the Messiah 32 CHAPTER III. THE NAMES OF MAN. Incongruities o