The Critical And Expository Bible Cyclopaedia

Author : A. R. Fausset
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781331308980
Total Pages : 792 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Bible Cyclopaedia (Classic Reprint) written by A. R. Fausset and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-13 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Bible Cyclopaedia My aim in this work is to put within the reach of all Bible Students, learned and unlearned alike, the fruits of modern criticism and research, and at the same time to set forth briefly and suggestively those doctrinal and experimental truths which the Written Word itself contains. The labours of the agents of the Palestine Exploration Fund have thrown fresh light on many obscure questions of sacred topography and history, and verified in the minutest details the accuracy of Holy Writ. Besides, in an age prone to scepticism, God has given remarkable confirmations of the truth of His own Word in raising men who have been enabled to decipher the hieroglyphics of Egypt, the cuneiform inscriptions of Babylon and Assyria, and the archaic characters of the Moabite stone. Ephesus with its Temple to the great Diana, Midian and its mines, Rome and its catacombs, have all contributed their quota of witness to the truth. The discoveries thus made, in so far as they elucidate the sacred volume, have been embodied in this Cyclopaedia. At the same time the commentators, ancient and modern, English and German, have been carefully consulted, and the results of reverent criticism given, in respect to difficult passages. Many subjects which most of the Bible Dictionaries omit, and which are of deep interest, are handled; as, for instance, Antichrist, The Thousand Years or Millennium, Inspiration, Predestination, Justification, Number, Divination (in its bearing on Spiritualism), etc. Yet the whole, whilst containing the substance of most that is valuable in other Dictionaries, and several new features, is comprised within much smaller compass, and is offered at considerably less cost. It is a storehouse of Scriptural information in a most compact and accessible form; its alphabetical arrangement fitting it for easy reference by Teachers and Students who have not the leisure or opportunity for more extended research. The Student will find at the end an Index of all the books and almost all the chapters in the whole Bible, in consecutive order, with references to the articles which illustrate them; thus, by consulting the Index on any passage of Scripture, he will immediately find the article which will afford him the information that he desires. Unity of tone and aim is better secured by unity of authorship than if the articles had been composed by different writers. If some errors have been fallen into inadvertently, the reader will remember the vastness of the undertaking by one author, and "Cum mea compenset vitiis bona, pluribus hisce, Si modo plura mihi bona sunt, inclinet." All pains have been conscientiously taken to ensure accuracy, and to put the earnest student in possession of the most trustworthy information on debated points. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."