P (Priestly authors), 35 f. ----Origins of Religious Institutions, 44 f. ----in Gen., contents, 45 ff. ----diction and style, 46 ----conception of God, 47 ----the revelation at Sinai, 51 ----age of the laws in, 66 f. ----age and origin of P, 56 f., 65 f. ----united with J E D, 72 ----in Jos., 78
Pentateuch, 29 ff. ----the law of Moses, 31 ----names of the books, 29 ----contents, 29-31 ----beginnings of criticism, 32 ff. ----main sources, 33 ff. ----method of the author, 72 f. ----composition, 65 ff. ----age of, as a whole, 72 f. ----_See_ under the several Books, also, J, E, D, P.
Primeval History, sources, 41 ----ultimate sources, 42 f.
Prophets, Former and Latter, 8 ----in old Israel, 144 f. ----societies, or orders of, 145 f. ----popular, 202 f. ----bad repute of, 196, 214 ----ninth century, 110 ff. ----eighth century, 146 f., 190, 199
Providence, scepticism in Eccles., 243, 244
Psalms, Book, 218 ff. ----older hymn books, 220 ----liturgical and devotional use, 218 f. ----titles, 219 ----Elohistic book (Ps. _42-82_), 220, 224 ----Davidic, 223, 224, 225, 226 ----Asaphite and Korahite, 221, 224 ----Songs of Ascents, Hallels, 222 ----Maccabæan, 226 f. ----age of the Book, 223 ff. ----religious conceptions, 227 f.
Religion, idea of, in Hos., 191 f. ----in Deut. 59 ----in Mic., 203 ----in Isa. _40-66_, 161 f. ----in Proverbs, 232 ----true, among the heathen, 216
Restoration, in Ezek., 179 ----in Isa., 148 ff. ----_See_ Golden Age
Retribution, orthodoxy of Job's friends, 237
Sacrifice, patriarchal, 51 f. ----ritual laws, in Lev. _1-7_, 52 ----prophetic rejection, 151 f., 198
Samaria, Omri's new capital, 110 ----fall of, 114
"Scriptures," class of sacred books, 8 ----disputed, 9
Servant of Jehovah, in Isa., _40_ ff., 164
Solomon, 97 ----character of his reign, 100 ----his wealth and wisdom, 105 ----reputation for wisdom, 234 ----Proverbs ascribed to, 234 f. ----Eccles. ascribed to, 243 ----Psalms ascribed to, 223 f.
Song of Songs, 246 ff. ----allegorized, 247 ----age, 249 ----inspiration, 8, 247
Temple, dedication of, 106 ----abode of Jehovah, 103 ----no protection to the city, 166 ----rebuilding of, 209
Uncanonical books, Hebrew and Greek, 12 ----_See_ also Apocrypha
Visions, in prophets, 149, 178, 183 ff., 197, 211