This work is distinguished by its engaging prose and erudite analysis, situating it within the larger context of 19th-century theological discourse, wherein scholars sought to reconcile historical documentation with contemporary faith ...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.