Six dissertations. I. The testimonies of Josephus concerning Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, and James the Just, vindicated. II. The copy of the Old Testament made use of by Josephus proved to be that which was collected by Nehemiah. III. A reply to Dr. Sykes's defence of his dissertation on the eclipse mentioned by Phlegon. IV. The chronology of the sacred scriptures, and the truth of their predictions confirmed by eclipses and Astronomical Observations. V. Remarks on Sir Isaac Newton's observations upon the prophecies of Daniel and the Apocalypse. VI. A demonstration that our Saviour's ministry continued at least four years, occasioned by a late Dissertation on that Subject. By William Whiston M.A.

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MDCCXXXIV. [1734]