2. Table II., Containing the statements of the ancient chronographers relating to the _Second age_ of the world—Absurd errors of the text of Josephus—The discrepancy between his detailed numbers and his sum total, the work of an enemy to the truth—Proof that the true sum was in his text originally—Errors of Theophilus and Africanus in this age due to Jewish influence—Notion entertained by the ancient chronographers regarding the bisection of the Mundane period at the death of Peleg—The genealogy of Shem, like that of Melchisedec, in the chronology—Reference to Mr. Clinton—Error of Eusebius, rectified in the Hieronymian version of his Chronicon—Accuracy of the Paschal Chronicle, with the exception of the biennial period—Valuable Testimony of Eusebius and Africanus, preserved by Syncellus in his Chronographia, on the extent of the _first two ages_. We now proceed to notice the errors of these chronographers, in their statements regarding the _Second age_ of the world. The following table, which should be compared with Table II. in our first Part, contains the _Antepaidogonian ages_ of the _Postdiluvian Patriarchs_, and the _Extent_ of the _Second age_, according to each chronographer. TABLE II. POSTDILUVIAN JOSEPHUS. THEOPHILUS. AFRICANUS. EUSEBIUS. PASCH. PATRIARCHS. CHRON. A.P. ages. A.P. ages. A.P. ages. A.P. ages. A.P. ages. From the Flood *12 *0 *0 2 *0 Arphaxad 135 135 135 135 135 Cainan *0 *0 *0 *0 130 Salah 130 130 130 130 130 Heber 134 134 134 134 134 Peleg 130 130 130 130 130 Reu 130 132 132 132 132 Serug 132 130 130 130 130 Nahor *120 *75 79 79 79 Terah 70 70 70 70 70 To the Call of 75 75 75 75 75 Abraham ———— ———— ———— ———— ———— SECOND AGE 1068 1011 1015 1017 1145