110 – Zech. 1:1. 111 – “The Book of Esther,” by Haley, Andover, 1885. 112 – Full description by Dr. M. Jastrow, Jr., “Sunday-school Times,” Philadelphia, November 17, 1888. 113 – For the critical account, see “The Book of Esther,” by Haley, Andover, 1885. More recently, “Harper’s Monthly,” June, 1887. “Revue des Etudes Juives,” Avril‒Juin, 1888. “Sunday-school Times.” November 17, 1888. 114 – Geo. Rawlinson, “The Religions of the Ancient World,” p. 79. 115 – Idem, p. 86; the utmost that was allowed was the emblem of the winged circle. 116 – Keil’s “Comments on Esther,” p. 309, “Book of Esther,” Haley, p. 81. 117 – Chiefly on the authority of A. H. Sayce, “The Ancient Empires of the East.” 118 – According to Josephus. 119 – “Introduction to Hebrew Literature,” J. W. Etheridge, M.A., London, 1856, p. 20. 120 – B. C. 291, Maclear’s “New Testament History,” p. 11; and B. C. 310‒290, Westcott’s “Bible in the Church,” p. 300. 121 – Macc. 2:13. 122 – For proofs of spiritual activity of this period, B. C. 536, read Ezra 6:16‒22. That they had the prophets Haggai and Zechariah with them, read 6:14. That they were ready to worship God anywhere before they had a temple, 3:1‒6. That they called Ezra and caused him to read and explain the Law to them, Neh. 8:1, etc. 123 – Jos., Contra Apion, lib. I., 8. Euseb., “Eccl. History,” lib. III., chap. 10. Josephus lived in the time of the apostles. He was born A. D. 37 and died after A. D. 97 and made this statement 400 years after the Canon, or list, had been closed. 124 – These men gave rise to a class of writings called “Interpretations,” or in their language Targums, which are also explanations as well as interpretations, and give the ideas of the earliest writers upon Scripture. 125 – Prideaux, Part I., Book 5. 126 – What is called the Samaritan translation is a translation of this Pentateuch into the Samaritan language and is not the Samaritan Pentateuch. 127 – The proofs of the use of the square Hebrew since Ezra are found given in Conder’s “Handbook to the Bible” (Gemara, Sanhedrin, f. 21, 22), p. 174. “Horne’s Introd.” II., p. 12‒17 for the versions of the Pentateuch (Samaritan), Smith’s “Dictionary of the Bible,” Vol. III. 128 – In the time of Darius Nothus, B. C. 409, so Prideaux says, “Connection,” Vol. I., pp. 357‒359. 129 – This is the date of his visit to Jerusalem and profanation of the Temple. Clinton in Woodward and Cates. 130 – Prideaux, Part II., Book 3. 131 – In Babylon, but formerly in Palestine into 153, for three years’ reading. “The New Testament Scriptures,” Charteris, p. 17. Etheridge, “Introduction to Hebrew Literature,” p. 201.