The Biblical Lessons: A Chapter on Biblical Archaeology (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Gaster, Moses

9781331677369: The Biblical Lessons: A Chapter on Biblical Archaeology (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 133167736X ISBN 13: 9781331677369

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Excerpt from The Biblical Lessons: A Chapter on Biblical Archaeology

Close investigation extending over fifteen years ripened in me the conviction that the Samaritans have preserved for us in an almost fossilised state customs which go back to the time of the Second Temple. They represent a phase in Jewry of Jewish rites, of Jewish practices, of Jewish religious conceptions and Views, which one may call pre-talmudic, pre-rabbinic, which concur in a remarkable degree with the traditions and customs prevailing also among the Jews outside of Jerusalem, and agree also with the most ancient traditions and customs of the Christian Church.

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Excerpt from The Biblical Lessons: A Chapter on Biblical Archaeology

As the title indicates this article is a study in Biblical arch�ology and pal�ography. It is not undertaken with a view of strengthening, or in any way affecting the established customs and rites. In fact, this study is one section out of a larger work dealing with the history of the Bible, and is undertaken from the modern comparative point of view. The investigation is to lead us on step by step, from fact to fact, eschewing as much as possible hypothesis or imaginary combinations, so that we may reach results which rest on verified facts. The materials accumulated in our ancient literature will be treated from an independent point of view, and new light may be thrown upon ancient problems from our examination of all available data. A study of this kind is beset with many difficulties, the greatest of which is the indefinite character of all beginnings, the difficulty of tracing tradition to its starting-point, and, above all, the scantiness of the materials and the uncertain character of the sources, which, in many cases, cannot be chronologically fixed. It is difficult to determine, especially in our Jewish literature, how much of that which is found often in a late book is of a much earlier origin, and how much of it represents events contemporary with the author. Nowhere is this difficulty greater than in dealing with Jewish literature from the Second Temple, and down to the close of the period of Midrashic activity.

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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.

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