A Dissertation on the True Age of the World
by R. Wallace
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About this eBook
- Author
- Wallace, R. (Robert), 1800?-1858
- Title
- A dissertation on the true age of the world : in which is determined the chronology of the period from creation to the Christian era
- Original Publication
- London: Smith, Elder, 1844.
- Credits
- Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- BS: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: The Bible, Old and New Testament
- Subject
- Chronology
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 76771
- Release Date
- August 31, 2025
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.A DISSERTATION ON THE TRUE AGE OF THE WORLD, IN WHICH IS DETERMINED The Chronology of the Period FROM CREATION TO THE CHRISTIAN ERA.
- 2.PREFACE.
- 3.TABLE OF CONTENTS. — Part I. — Introduction. — SECTION I. AGES AND EPOCHS OF THE WORLD. — CHAPTER I. EXTENT OF THE FIRST AGE OF THE WORLD. — CHAPTER II. EXTENT OF THE SECOND AGE OF THE WORLD. — CHAPTER III. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE HEBREW AND SEPTUAGINT CHRONOLOGIES. — CHAPTER IV. EXTENT OF THE THIRD AGE OF THE WORLD. — CHAPTER V. EXTENT OF THE FOURTH AGE OF THE WORLD. — CHAPTER VI. EXTENT OF THE FIFTH AGE OF THE WORLD. — CHAPTER VII. EXTENT OF THE SIXTH AGE OF THE WORLD. — SECTION II. CONFIRMATION OF THE GREAT EPOCHS. — CHAPTER I. HISTORICAL CONFIRMATION OF THE TRUE SYSTEM OF CHRONOLOGY. — CHAPTER II. REDUCTION OF THE MUNDANE ERA OF REDEMPTION. — CHAPTER III. CHRISTIAN AND JEWISH SYSTEMS OF CHRONOLOGY ERRONEOUS. — CHAPTER IV. CYCLICAL CHARACTER OF THE MUNDANE TIMES. — CHAPTER V. DISCOVERY OF NEW MUNDANE CYCLES. — CHAPTER VI. DEMONSTRATIONS OF THE SEPTUAGINT CHRONOLOGY. — Note B. — Part II. — CHAPTER I. THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS THE SPIRIT OF PROPHECY. — CHAPTER II. TESTIMONY OF THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH TO THE SUBJECT OF PROPHECY. — CHAPTER III. TRADITIONARY AND POETICAL AGES OF THE WORLD. — CHAPTER IV. ERRORS OF THE ANCIENT CHRONOGRAPHERS.
- 4.CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE.
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