CONTENTS |
| Page |
| Preface |
vii |
| PART I. |
| Introduction |
3 |
| PART II. |
|
The Song of the Three
Holy Children. |
| |
Analysis |
17 |
| 1. |
Title and Position |
18 |
| 2. |
Authorship |
23 |
| 3. |
Date and Place of Writing |
27 |
| 4. |
For Whom and with what Object Written |
36 |
| 5. |
Integrity and State of the Text |
41 |
| 6. |
Language and Style |
45 |
| 7. |
Religious and Social State |
57 |
| 8. |
Theology |
61 |
| 9. |
Chronology |
66 |
| 10. |
Canonicity |
70 |
| 11. |
Early Christian Literature and Art |
76 |
| 12. |
Liturgical Use |
83 |
| 13. |
“Example of Life and Instruction of Manners” |
97 |
xiv
| PART III. |
| The History of Susanna. |
| |
Analysis |
104 |
| 1. |
Title and Position |
104 |
| 2. |
Date and Place of Writing |
109 |
| 3. |
Authorship |
115 |
| 4. |
For Whom and with what Object Written |
120 |
| 5. |
Integrity and State of the Text |
125 |
| 6. |
Language and Style |
130 |
| 7. |
Religious and Social State |
141 |
| 8. |
Theology |
148 |
| 9. |
Chronology |
152 |
| 10. |
Canonicity |
157 |
| 11. |
Early Christian Literature and Art |
163 |
| 12. |
“Example of Life and Instruction of Manners” |
173 |
| PART IV. |
|
The History of Bel and the Dragon. |
| |
Analysis |
181 |
| 1. |
Title and Position |
182 |
| 2. |
Authorship |
185 |
| 3. |
Date and Place of Writing |
189 |
| 4. |
For Whom and with what Object Written |
194 |
| 5. |
Integrity and State of the Text |
198 |
| 6. |
Language and Style |
203 |
| 7. |
Religious and Social State |
211 |
xv
| 8. |
Theology |
219 |
| 9. |
Chronology |
223 |
| 10. |
Canonicity |
231 |
| 11. |
Early Christian Literature and Art |
235 |
| 12. |
“Example of Life and Instruction of Manners” |
242 |
| Index of Proper Names |
249 |
| Index of Scripture Texts |
253 |
xvi
[The text of the ‘Additions’ used throughout is that of
Dr. Swete’s Old Testament in Greek, Vol. III. ed. 2, Cambridge, 1899.]
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