Companion to the Bible by E. P. (Elijah Porter) Barrows
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Redemption; its Continual Progress; Indications of the End towards which
it is tending; the End Itself the Chief Object of Interest--Great Crisis in the Church's History--Spirit that should actuate the Interpreter of Prophecy III. _Question of Double Sense_--7. The Term defined--8. Examples of Literal and Typical Sense--Melchizedek's Priesthood; the Rest of Canaan--9. The Messianic Psalms--Different Principles on which they are interpreted: Exclusive Application to Christ; Reference to an Ideal Personage; Christ the Head and his Body the Church; Typical View--10. The Principle of Progressive Fulfilment IV. _Question of Literal and Figurative Meaning_--11. General Remarks--12. Representative Use in Prophecy of Past Events--13. Of the Institutions of the Mosaic Economy--14. The Principle of Figurative Interpretation not to be pressed as Exclusive--15. Question of the Literal Restoration of the Jews to the Land of Canaan--16. Question of our Lord's Personal Reign on Earth during the Millennium CHAPTER XXXIX. QUOTATIONS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT IN THE NEW--1. General Remarks on the Authority of the New Testament Writers--2. Outward Form of their Quotations--Its very Free Spirit--This illustrated by Example--3. Contents of the New Testament Quotations--The So-called Principle of Accommodation; in what Sense True, and in what Sense to be rejected--4. Quotations by Way of Argument--5. Quotations as Prophecies of Christ and his Kingdom--Remarks on the Formula: "That it might be fulfilled"--6. Prophecies referring immediately to Christ--7. Prophecies referring to Christ under a Type--Closing Remark |
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