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Introductory Note to Theophilus of Antioch
[611] [Of the founder of Christian chronology this must be noted.]
Chapter XXXI.—The History After the Flood.
[612] But the Benedictine editor understands the words to mean, that the succeeding kings were in like manner called Pharaoh.
[613] Theophilus spells some of the names differently from what they are given in our text. For Tidal he has Thargal; for Bera, Ballas; for Birsha, Barsas; for Shinab, Senaar; for Shemeber, Hymoor. Kephalac is taken to be a corruption for Balak, which in the previous sentence is inserted by many editors, though it is not in the best mss.
[614] [St. Paul seems to teach us that the whole story of Melchisedek is a “similitude,” and that the one Great High Priest of our profession appeared to Abraham in that character, as to Joshua in another, the “Captain of our salvation” (Heb. vii. 1-3; Josh. v. 13-15). We need a carefully digested work on the apparitions of the Word before His incarnation, or the theophanies of the Old Testament.]
[615] [Certainly a striking etymon, “Salem of the priest.” But we can only accept it as a beautiful play upon words.]
Chapter XXXII.—How the Human Race Was Dispersed.
[616] Proving the antiquity of Scripture, by showing that no recent occurrences are mentioned in it. Wolf, however, gives another reading, which would be rendered, “understand whether those things are recent which we utter on the authority of the holy prophets.”
Chapter XXXIV.—The Prophets Enjoined Holiness of Life.
[617] [Comp. book i. cap. xiv., supra, p. 93.]
[618] Benedictine editor proposes “ they.”
Chapter XXXV.—Precepts from the Prophetic Books.
[619] Literally, “a nod.”
[621] Cf. Deut. iv. 19.
[627] Ps. xiv. 1, 3.
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