The monuments and the Old Testament : evidence from ancient records . ry address of the prophets. They strike atthe deadly adder of idolatry, the gaunt giant of op-pression, the demon of debauchery and drunkenness,and the fool who follows only in the ways of the the light of the knowledge of these intruders, theprophets words increase in might and effectivenesstenfold. 14. It cannot but be evident that students of theBible who would know what the fragments of OldTestament history mean, must be able to read be-tween the lines. This must be done, not by the im-agination, but by actual i
The monuments and the Old Testament : evidence from ancient records . ry address of the prophets. They strike atthe deadly adder of idolatry, the gaunt giant of op-pression, the demon of debauchery and drunkenness,and the fool who follows only in the ways of the the light of the knowledge of these intruders, theprophets words increase in might and effectivenesstenfold. 14. It cannot but be evident that students of theBible who would know what the fragments of OldTestament history mean, must be able to read be-tween the lines. This must be done, not by the im-agination, but by actual information secured througha careful study of the contemporaneous literature ofthe Old Testament. Many of these breaks in the OldTestament record can be already filled out from theinscriptions on the monuments. Whole campaignsand periods have been revealed in the marvelous lightof the discoveries of this century. Painted on itsnew background, this Old Testament is a new book,filled with a pulsating life, and appealing to thehighest instincts of the faithful CHAPTEE II A LONE OLD TESTAMENT 15. In order the better to appreciate the dis-coveries of this century, let us inquire as to the esti-mate placed on the Old Testament one hundred yearsago. That was a time when men had begun to testevery question by canons of criticism. Every state-ment of scientist, logician, or historian was cast intothe crucible, and tried by the searching fires ofcriticism. The position of the Bible as the treasureof the church did not exempt it from the most rigor-ous test. Its claim to an extreme antiquity ratherinvited the challenges of the critical party. It waslaid alongside all other so-called historical works,and given the same tests. The first question askedwas, Has it any contemporaries? Are there anydocuments of the same age and date which verify itsclaims to so great antiquity?^ Let us ask one of thescientific critics of one hundred years ago a few ques-tions, the answer to which will
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