In his work, entitled “The Septuagint and Hebrew Chronologies Tried,” he very carefully sifts the evidence in favour of both systems, by a minute analysis of the Jubilean series from the Greek era of Creation B. C. 5478, and from the Hebrew era, B. C. 4004, and demonstrates, by a comparative estimate of both series, that the former must be the true chronology; he then applies the test of the lunisolar cycles to the same era in both systems, and to other eras of marked importance, illustrating the whole in a tabular form; establishes the accuracy of the Greek series in the most irrefragable manner; and, finally, detects the scheme adopted by the Jewish Rabbis in shortening the chronology of the Scriptures, showing that, though it be one of deep and artful contrivance, it will not stand the test of scientific investigation. The following is their scheme of fraud which the author has detected, and which they have employed for this nefarious purpose. The _first_ act of the Rabbis in corrupting the chronology, was to determine the total sum of years to be annihilated. The _second_ act was to divide it among the great subdivisions of the Mundane Times. The _third_ act was to distribute it among the reigns and administrations so as most effectually to conceal the fraud. They _first_ determined to place the Mundane era at the birth of Lamech B. C. 4005. This comes out at the 1st of Nisan, of his first year B. C. 4004. Thus they annihilated 1474 years. Their _second_ act was to divide this sum of 1474 years, by abstracting periods equal to the following from the great subdivisions of the Mundane ages:— I. Before the Deluge; 1st, A period equal to that from Noah’s birth B. C. 3817, to the flood B. C. 3217, namely 600 years: 2nd, From the death of Methusaleh to the Deluge, six years; making the total curtailed from the Creation to the Flood, 606 years. II. From the Flood to Abraham; a period equal to the interval from the death of Noah B. C. 2867, to the year before the birth of Abraham B. C. 2146, (“Fulness of the Times,” p. 138), 721 years. III. From the Exodus to the foundation of Solomon’s Temple; a period equal to the interval from the Exodus B. C. 1639, to the administration of Ehud B. C. 1506, 133 years. IV. From the foundation of Solomon’s Temple to the Captivity; a period equal to the interval from the Captivity of Jehoiachin B. C. 598, to the carrying away the last remnant of the people B. C. 584, (Jer. lii. 30; “Dissertation on the Apocalypse,” p. 504,) 14 years. The total sum of all the years thus abstracted in these four periods is 1474; for in the 1st Period are 606 years. 2nd „ 721 „ 3rd „ 133 „ 4th „ 14 „ ———— Total sum 1474 „ and the effect is, as above stated, to make the era of Creation, B. C. (5478–1474) = B. C. 4004.[39]