Excerpt from The Bible, Vol. 3: Its Structure and Purpose The more ancient chronology rests upon two chapters in Genesis. 34 - The Septuagint lengthens the period from Shem to Abraham. 35 - The numerous sacred chronologies. 35 The Babylonian chronology as given by Berosus. 36 - The Egyptian reckoning, 37 - The claims of Evolution and of Archa ology. 39 - What these assume, 4o - The claim of Geology. 4r The moderate claim of the Bible a proof of its inspiration. 42 The numbers in the Hebrew text are unchanged, 43 - One generation omitted. 44 - The higher mission of the chronology of the Bible. 45 -its typical character. 46 - The probable age of man.47. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.