BOOK VII
CONTENTS
I. Concerning the mode of life of the original Hebrews, and the good reasons for our preferring their divine Scriptures to the doctrines of our forefathers p. 298 d
II. Recapitulation of the theology of other nations, and its evil effects on their mode of life p. 299 b
III. Exposition of the character of the Hebrews, and their modes of thought concerning the Maker and Framer of the Universe p. 301 b
IV. Their opinions concerning the immortality of the soul, and the substance of the body p. 302 b
V. How for their piety they were rewarded with the recorded theophanies and oracles p. 303 d
VI. That apart from Judaism before the time of Moses they were illustrious for piety p. 304 b
VII. That Moses himself has recorded in his own writings the lives of those Hebrews who lived before his time p. 305 a
VIII. That we showed good judgement and wise consideration in accepting their history : also a brief survey, according to the authors quoted, of the lives of the men beloved of God, both those before the flood and those who afterwards continued till the generation of Moses p. 306 b
IX. Of the doctrinal theories of the Hebrews p. 313 b
X. Of general Providence, and the constitution and construction of the world p. 314 a
XI. The opinions of the Hebrews concerning God as the First Cause of the Universe p. 317 c
XII. On the theological doctrine of the Second Cause p. 320 c
XIII. Philo concerning the Second Cause p. 322 d
XIV. Aristobulus on the same p. 324 a
XV. On the constitution of rational creatures p. 324 c
XVI. On the adverse powers p. 328 a
XVII. On the nature of man p. 330 b
XVIII. Philo on the soul p. 331 b
XIX. That matter is not uncreated p. 333 c
XX. On the same subject from Origen's Commentaries on Genesis p. 334 d
XXI. Philo on the same p. 336 b
XXII. That matter is not uncreated, nor the cause of evil p. 337 b