The Patriarchal Times (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Patriarchal Times A convenient guide for this inquiry may be found in the sublime cosmogony which stands as a preface to the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Scriptures. Without laying down any presuppositions as to its inspiration, it may be claimed for that venerable document that it is the most ancient writing extant which professes to deal with this exalted subject. The theory of the late composition of the Pentateuch, which in recent years has been reviving its preten sions, notwithstanding the great names by which it has been supported,l and the eloquent language in which it has been expounded, must be held in the meantime as having failed to commend itself to general acceptance. The preponderance of argu ment, so far as the present writer has been able to form an opinion on the question in debate,2 lies. 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.