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EXPLANATORY NOTES.
LXX.
The accepted sign for the Septuagint. This is a Greek
version of the Hebrew Scriptures, the oldest one made in
any language, and was commenced about 280 B.C.
Talmud.
The oral tradition of the elders of Israel committed to
writing. It is divided into two parts, the TEXT or the
MISHNA, and the COMMENTARY, or the GEMARA. The
Mishna is in Hebrew, the Gemara is in Aram -an. While
containing a mass of exaggeration, it nevertheless is a
storehouse of information regarding Judaism and its later
developments.
Dr. John Lightfoot.
Born A.D. 1602. His researches into the Talmud are
contained in fourteen volumes, entitled `Lightfoot's Works'
and often illuminate an otherwise obscure passage. He must
be distinguished from Bishop Lightfoot, A.D. 1828-89.
Structure.
One of the chief values of the structure of any portion of
Scripture is that it exhibits to the eye the scope of the
passage, and the steps in the argument. Structures are not
invented, only discovered.
Figures of Speech.
Where these present any difficulty, help will be found by
consulting The Companion Bible, Appendix 6.