The Might of the WestAn interpretation of the development and decline of Western society. An attack on the Wells-Spengler-Toynbee views tracing the five preceding civilizations and their intellectual and moral independence. |
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Page 158
... Kings , xxii and xxiii . Chapter xxii described how an unknown book of Moses was found in the temple and the king suddenly realized how unlawfully he and his people had been acting . But chapter xxiii speaks for itself : II Kings xxiii ...
... Kings , xxii and xxiii . Chapter xxii described how an unknown book of Moses was found in the temple and the king suddenly realized how unlawfully he and his people had been acting . But chapter xxiii speaks for itself : II Kings xxiii ...
Page 159
... king demolished them and bore them off , flinging their dust into the Kidron - ravine . The king dese- crated the shrines east of Jerusalem , on the south side of Destroyer- hill , which had been erected by Solomon , king of Israel ...
... king demolished them and bore them off , flinging their dust into the Kidron - ravine . The king dese- crated the shrines east of Jerusalem , on the south side of Destroyer- hill , which had been erected by Solomon , king of Israel ...
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... King of Persia ” ( Ezra xiii , 7 ) , 551 B.C. To be sure , this is a most suspicious date since the reason for it is ... King James Version following the Vulgate ) and Nehemiah ( v , 17 ) refers to the " natives " and the “ sur- rounding ...
... King of Persia ” ( Ezra xiii , 7 ) , 551 B.C. To be sure , this is a most suspicious date since the reason for it is ... King James Version following the Vulgate ) and Nehemiah ( v , 17 ) refers to the " natives " and the “ sur- rounding ...
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