History Of The Hebrew Monarchy PDF Download

Excerpt from A History of the Hebrew Monarchy In this third edition I have omitted many controversial notes, which seem no longer needful. To avoid any mystery, and prevent future misconception, I will say plainly that I hold in my hands a letter from the late Editor of the North British Review, which fixes on the late Archbishop Whately the responsibility of a certain article, by which I was much aggrieved. But as it is not likely to be now read, I am glad to say no more about it. A few general remarks may assist the reader to understand the point of view from which the following pages were written. 1. I did not start from the assumption that "miracles are incredible;" but from the earlier axiom, that "the more strange the thing attested, the more cogent is the proof needed." Under the application of this very cautious principle, it is gradually discovered that the great majority of alleged miracles have really no better evidence than have ghosts, magic, and stories of fairies. In Hebrew history, as in that of Greeks and Romans, the miraculous element disappears in proportion as we obtain historical attestations: thus the belief is undermined by the growth of knowledge and of criticism. - Others may now start from a more advanced principle; that "after the researches of the last 100 years we have a right to presume mistake in every pretended miracle." About the Publisher 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.