Excerpt from The Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature, Vol. 1 of 2 It has not consisted with the Editor's idea of the functions he had under taken; to dictate to'the Contributors the Views they were'to take of the subjects intrusted to them, or to set up his own views as the standard of correct Opinion. This he must have done, had he made it his rule to insert only such statements as exactly coincided with his own sentiments, or to exclude altogether whatever views of particular subjects might differ from those with which his ...
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Excerpt from The Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature, Vol. 1 of 2 It has not consisted with the Editor's idea of the functions he had under taken; to dictate to'the Contributors the Views they were'to take of the subjects intrusted to them, or to set up his own views as the standard of correct Opinion. This he must have done, had he made it his rule to insert only such statements as exactly coincided with his own sentiments, or to exclude altogether whatever views of particular subjects might differ from those with which his own mind is satisfied. The Contributors were expected to abstain from introducing the opinions peculiar to their nation or to their religious communion; but they have been under Slight restraint with respect to the conclusions which they might form as independent thinkers and reasoners, competent by their attain ments and studies to form a judgment worthy of attention on the various matters coming under their consideration. In conformity with no other principle could this work have been produced; and such being the nature of its execution, it became necessary that the initials of the several writers should be affixed to their contributions, that the reader might know to whom to ascribe the respon sibility Of the particular art1oles, and that no one contributor might be deemed responsible for any other articles than those to which his signature is annexed. The Editor also, who has provided all those articles which bear no signature (except those adverted to at the end of the List of Contributors), does not hold himself responsible for any statements or opinions advanced in any other articles than these. Some of them exhibit opinions in which he is not able to concur, but which have nevertheless been furnished by persons Whom he could not regard as less competent than himself to arrive at just conclusions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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.
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