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.]