The Book of Wisdom 127 The Wisdom of Jesus, Son of Sirach 128 Baruch 129 Tobit; Judith 130 The Books of the Maccabees 131 Principle VI.—Truth of the Prophecies 131 ,, VII.—Distinction of Moses from other Prophets 133 ,, VIII.—Authenticity of the Torah 134 The Oral Law 136 Principle IX.—Immutability of the Torah 139 Third Group of Principles—Reward and Punishment 142 Divine Justice and Man’s Free-will 142 Principle X.—God’s Omniscience 148 ,, XI.—Reward and Punishment 150 Principle XII.—Messiah 155 ,, XIII.—Resurrection—Future Life 163 Notes on the Number of Principles 169 On Principle I. 174 Creation according to Maimonides 174 ,, ,, ,, Saadiah 177 Bible and Science 178 On Principle V.—Efficacy of Prayer 183 ,, Revelation 190 ,, Principle VI. 192 Revelation according to Saadiah 192 ,, ,, ,, Jehudah hallevi 194 ,, ,, ,, Ibn Ezra 197 ,, ,, ,, Maimonides 197 ,, ,, ,, Albo 201 On Principle VII. 201 ,, ,, VIII. 202 ,, Variæ Lectiones, Tikkun Soferim, Ittur Soferim 203 ,, Al-tikre, Biblical Quotations in Talmud and Midrash 204 ,, Bible Criticism 205 ,, the Pentateuch 205 Explanation of 2 Kings xxii. 8 sqq. 207 Abraham ibn Ezra’s View on the Integrity of the Pentateuch 210 Authenticity of the Book of the Prophet Isaiah 212 Authenticity of the Book of Daniel 214 On Principle IX. 215 Explanation of Jer. xxxi. 31–33 216