Author : Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg
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ISBN 13 : 9781331870159
Total Pages : 556 pages
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Book Synopsis Dissertations on the Genuineness of the Pentateuch, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) by : Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg
Download or read book Dissertations on the Genuineness of the Pentateuch, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Dissertations on the Genuineness of the Pentateuch, Vol. 2 The argument against the genuineness of the Pentateuch, that its admission renders the later development of the people inexplicable, was first broached by Nachtigal in an essay on the gradual formation of the sacred writings of the Israelites, in Henke's Magazin, ii. 446. "During a long period of many centuries after Moses," he remarks, "we find no trace that any one had read, in their present extent, the writings which we now call Mosaic, but numerous indications that the Israelites themselves were unacquainted with their most important parts." The facts to which he appeals are not numerous - the neglect of circumcision during the march through the wilderness - the idolatry of the Danites - Jepthah's human sacrifices - and Samson's marriage with an idolatress. Vater trod in Nachtigals footsteps. "Many, and precisely the most important laws of the Pentateuch," he remarks, "were either unknown, or at least not observed. Hence the conclusion may be drawn, that either the Pentateuch was not extant, or that it was not yet in its present extent that religious code of general obligation, which it must have been if we admit its Mosaic authorship." The number of facts on which this writer grounds his argument is also not very large. 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.
