XVII. ARCHEOLOGICAL LIGHT ON THE BOOKS OF KINGS. Gudea and Cedar-Wood for his Palace. The Eponym Canon. The Seal of Shema. Shishak's List of Conquered Asiatic Cities. Ashurnasirpal's Description of his Expedition to Mediterranean Lands. Shalmaneser III's Claims regard- ing Tribute from the Kings of Israel. The Moabite Stone. Adadnirari IV's Mention of the "Land of Omri." Inscription describing Tiglathpileser IV's Campaign. Sargon's Con- quests. Sennacherib's Western Campaigns. The Siloam Inscription. Esarhaddon's List of Conquered Kings. Ashur- banipal's Assyrian Campaign. Necho of Egypt. Nebuchad- XVIII. THE END OF THE BABYLONIAN EXILE.... Inscriptions of Nabuna'id; their Bearing on Biblical State- ments regarding Belshazzar. Account of the Capture of Babylon bearing on the Book of Daniel. Inscription of Cyrus XIX. A JEWISH COLONY IN Egypt DURING THE TIME OF NEHEMIAH. 387 of Persian Governor. Historical Bearings of these Docu- ments. A Letter relating to the Passover. A Letter show- ing that the Jews were Unpopular at Elephantine. Translation of a Poem relating to the Afflictions of a Good Man. Comparison with the Book of Job. A Fragment XXI. PSALMS FROM BABYLONIA AND EGYPT... Character of their Psalms. Babylonian Prayers to the Goddess Ishtar. Comparison with the Psalter. A Babylo- nian Hymn to the Moon-God. A Babylonian Hymn to Bel. An Egyptian Hymn to the Sun-God. Is the Hymn Monothe- istic? An Egyptian Hymn in Praise of Aton. Comparison XXII. PARALLELS TO PROVERBS AND ECCLESIASTES. The Nature of the Book of Proverbs and the Parallels. Babylonian Proverbs from the Library of Ashurbanipal. Precepts from the Library of Ashurbanipal. Comparison with the Bible. Egyptian Precepts of Ptahhotep. Comparison with the Bible. Parallel to Ecclesiastes from the Gilgamesh XXIII. EGYPTIAN PARALLELS TO THE SONG OF SONGS..... Nature of the Song of Songs. Translation of Some Egyptian Love-Poems. Comparison with Biblical Passages. XXIV. ILLUSTRATIONS OF PASSAGES IN THE PROPHETS... Uniqueness of the Prophetic Books. An Assyrian Pro- phetic Vision. Comparison with the Bible. The Egyptian Social Conscience. Tale of the Eloquent Peasant. Compari- son with the Bible. An Ideal King; Extract from the Admo- nitions of Ipuwer. Comparison with Messianic Expectations. Sheol. Ishtar's Descent to the Underworld. Comparison Early Collections of the Words of Jesus. Translation of Sayings found in 1897. Comments. Translation of a Leaf found in 1904. Comments. Opinions as to these Sayings. XXVI. ARCHEOLOGICAL LIGHT ON THE ENROLMENT OF QUIRINIUS... 432 Translation of a Papyrus showing that in the Second Cen- tury Enrolment was made Every Fourteen Years. Com- ments. Translation referring to an Enrolment in the Reign of Nero. Fragment from the Reign of Tiberius. Enrolments probably inaugurated by Augustus. Document showing that People went to their own towns for Enrolment. Inscrip- tion supposed to refer to Quirinius. Inscription from Asia Minor referring to Quirinius. Discussion. Conclusions. XXVII. ARCHEOLOGICAL LIGHT ON THE ACTS AND EPISTLES.... The Politarchs of Thessalonica. An Altar to Unknown Gods. An Inscription from Delphi and the Date of Paul's Contact with Gallio. Some Epistles from Egypt. Inscrip- FIGURE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS A Hillside Street in Roman Jerusalem along which Jesus and the 1 Syrian Traders in Egypt, from a Tomb at Beni Hasan (after Ball).. .Frontispiece. PLATE 1 11 Ancient and Modern Brick-Making (after Petrie)..... 13 A Passover-Oven (after Petrie)... 14 The Rosetta Stone (after Thomas Nelson and Sons). 15 The "Israel" Inscription of Merneptah.. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 Phalanx of Soldiers from Eannatum's "Stele of Vultures" 8 20 Inscribed Column from Persepolis.. 21 Silver Vase of Entemena... 9 9 22 Mound of Birs Nimrûd (after Peters). 9 23 Hittite Gates at Boghaz Koi (after Puchstein). 24 Hittite Types from Egyptian Monuments (after Garstang). 33 Egyptians Attacking a Palestinian City (after Perrot and Chipiez).. 14 13 14 FIGURE PLATE 37 Canaanitish Fortress at Jericho (after Sellin)..... 16 38 Inscribed Disc from Phæstos (one-fourth actual size). 17 39 Gebel Fureidis...... 17 40 Bastion for the Protection of an Inserted Tower (after Macalister).. 18 41 Remains of Walls of Megiddo (after Schumacher)...... 18 42 Walls of Buildings at Samaria (after Reisner). 19 43 Specimens of Stone-Work at Gezer (after Macalister). 44 Building-Bricks from Gezer (after Macalister).. 45 Plan of Palace at Taanach (after Sellin).... 46 The Great City Wall at Gezer (after Macalister). 47 Israelitish Houses at Gezer.. 48 Specimens of Mosaic Floors (after Macalister). 49 A Doorway at Gezer (after Macalister)......... 50 Door-Sockets from Gezer (after Macalister). 51 Supposed House of Hiel, Jericho (after Sellin) . 52 Foundation of the Palace of Omri, Samaria (after Reisner). 53 Hebrew Palace at Megiddo (after Schumacher)........ 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 23 54 Plan of the Maccabæan Castle at Gezer (after Macalister). 59 The South Gate at Beth-shemesh (after Mackenzie). 25 60 Entrance to the Underground Tunnel at Gezer (after Macalister).. 26 61 The North Gate at Gezer (after Macalister). . . 26 62 Plans of the Underground Tunnel at Gezer (after Macalister). 27 63 Plan of Underground Tunnel at Gibeon (after Abel). 28 64 One of Solomon's Pools.... 28 65 Post of City Gate, Samaria (after Reisner). 66 Part of City Wall and Gate, Samaria (after Reisner). 67 Road South of Gerizim..... 72 Plan of a Granary at Gezer (after Macalister). 73 A Hoe (after Macalister).... 74 An Egyptian Reaping (after Wreszinski). 75 A Sickle (after Wreszinski). 76 Plowshares from Megiddo (after Schumacher). 77 Egyptian Plowing (after Wilkinson). . 78 A Modern Threshing-Floor... 79 Egyptians Threshing and Winnowing (after Wilkinson). 31 32 32 32 32 33 33 33 |