CHAPTER III. Courts of Judicature, Legal Proceeding, and Criminal
Law of the Jews.
SECTION I. Jewish Courts of Judicature, and Legal Proceedings.
Inferior judges.-II. Seat of justice.-III. Appeals.-Constitution of the San-
hedrim or Great Council.-IV. Form of Legal Proceedings among the Jews.
-1. Citation of the Parties.--2, 3. Form of Pleading in Civil and Criminal
Cases.-4. Witnesses.-5. The Lot, in what cases used judicially.-6. Forms
of Acquittal.—7. Summary Justice, sometimes clamorously demanded.—V.
Execution of Sentences, by whom, and in what manner performed. - 106
SECTION II. Of the Roman Judicature, Manner of Trial, and Treat-
ment of Prisoners, as mentioned in the New Testament.
I. Judicial Proceedings of the Romans.-II. Privileges and Treatment of Roman
citizens, when Prisoners.-III. Appeals to the Imperial Tribunal.-IV. The
Roman method of fettering and confining criminals.-V. The Roman Tribu-
nals. VI. The Areopagus of the Athenians.
SECTION III. On the Criminal Law of the Jews.
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CHAPTER VII. On the Occupations, Arts, and Sciences of the Hebrews.
SECTION I. Agriculture and Horticulture of the Jews.
I. Agriculture of the Jews.-II. Manures known and used by them.-III. Their
mode of ploughing, sowing, and reaping.-IV. Different ways of threshing out
corn.-V. Vineyards, and the culture of the Vine and Olive.-Gardens. 441
SECTION II. On the Arts of the Hebrews.
I. Origin of the Arts.-State of them from the Deluge to the time of Moses.-
II. State of the arts from the time of Moses until the Captivity.-III. State of
the Arts after the Captivity.-IV. Account of some of the Arts practised by
the Jews. Writing;-Materials used for this purpose ;-Letters;-Form of
Books.-V. Poetry.-VI. Music and Musical Instruments.-VII. Dancing. 454
SECTION III. On the Sciences of the Hebrews.
I. Origin of the Sciences.-II. History, Genealogy, and Chronology.-III.
Arithmetic, Mathematics, Astronomy, and Astrology-IV. Surveying.-V.
Mechanic Arts.-VI. Geography.-VII. Physics, Natural History, and Philo-
sophy-VIII. Medicine.-IX. Notice of some particular Diseases mentioned
in the Scriptures, viz. 1. Disease of the Philistines-2. Of King Saul;-3 Of
King Jehoram;-4. Of King Hezekiah ;-5. Of Nebuchadnezzar ;-6. Palsy;
-7. The Disease of Job ;-8. Issue of Blood;-9. Blindness ;-10. Demonia-
cal Possessions. 464
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