ARRANGEMENT OF THE PRESENT EDITION Bible History: The Old Testament The succession of narrative books from Genesis to Esther, constituting Pages 1-468 The Books of the Prophets The biblical books from Isaiah to Malachi arranged in their proper literary Pages 469-744 Bible Poetry The Book of Psalms — The Book of Lamentations The Song of Songs Pages 745–897 Bible Philosophy: The Books of Wisdom The Wisdom Books of the Old Testament and Apocrypha in the order of Pages 899-1089 Bible History: The New Testament Books of the New Testament arranged as constituting The History of the Pages 1091-1246 New Testament Literature The remaining Books of the New Testament: The Gospel of St. Matthew Pages 1247-1358 Pages 1359-1514 Pages 1515-1718 Pages 1719-1733 OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY OR THE HISTORY OF THE CHOSEN NATION AS PRESENTED BY ITSELF Genesis Or The Formation of the Chosen Nation : Primitive History BOOK 1. — The Beginnings of Things BOOK II. The Chosen People as a Patriarchal Family The Exodus Or The Migration of the Chosen Nation to the Land of Promise : Constitutional History BOOK III. — The Migration from Egypt to Sinai BOOK IV. – The Thirty-eight Years' Wandering in the Wilderness Deuteronomy Or The Farewell of Moses to Israel : Oratory and Song he Judges Or The Chosen Nation in its Efforts towards a Secular Government : Incidental History BOOK V. — The Conquest of Canaan Order he Kings Or The Chosen Nation under a Kingship side by side with a Theocracy : Regular History BOOK VIII. - The Reigns of David and Solomon by side BOOK X. — The Kingdom of Judah to its Captivity The Chronicles Or The Chosen Nation reconstituted as the Jewish Church |