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A Miracle in Stone: The Great Pyramid, by Joesph A. Seiss, [1877], at sacred-texts.com


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CONTENTS.

PREFACE,

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DIAGRAM,

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LECTURE FIRST.

GENERAL FACTS AND SCIENTIFIC FEATURES.

INTRODUCTION, p. 13; The Chart, p. 15; The History, p. 21; Modern Scientific Theory, p. 32; Pyramid Form and Proportions, p. 41; Pyramid Numbers, p. 45; Size of Great Pyramid, p. 50; Standard of Linear Measure, p. 57; Weight and Capacity Measure, p. 65; The Coffer and the Ark of the Covenant, p. 68; Temperature, p. 70; A Metrological Monument, p. 71; The Pyramid's Astronomy, p. 74; The Pyramid's Chronology, p. 79; Septenaries and Sabbaths, p. 87; The Centre of the Universe, p. 90; Whence this Wisdom, p. 91.

LECTURE SECOND.

MODERN DISCOVERIES AND BIBLICAL CONNECTIONS.

Our Era, p. 102; Egypt's Past, p. 105; The Great Pyramid's Disclosures, p. 107; The Pyramid and the Prophets, p. 108; The Pyramid and the Book of Job, p. 114; The Pyramid

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and Christ, p. 120; The Pyramid and the Christian Dispensation, p. 128; The Pyramid and Theology, p. 137; The Pyramid and the Day of Judgment, p. 150; The Pyramid and the Jew, p. 153; The Pyramid and Heaven, p. 159; The Pyramid and the Spiritual Universe, p. 163; The Pyramid and Jerusalem, p. 166.

LECTURE THIRD.

ANALYSIS OF TRADITIONS, OPINIONS, AND RESULTS.

The Ancient Traditions, p. 172; More Modern Opinions, p. 178; The Tomb Theory, p. 180; Something more than a Tomb, p. 185; Not a Temple of Idolatry, p. 192; Historic Fragments, p. 194; Who was Melchisedec, p. 203; The Primitive Civilizers, p. 210; Job and Philitis, p. 217; Results, p. 221; Primeval Man, p. 227; Use of the Pyramid respecting Faith, p. 231.

APPENDIX.

EXTRACTS FROM RECENT WRITERS.

Rev. Joseph T. Goodsir, p. 233; J. Ralston Skinner, p. 238; Charles Casey, p. 240; John Taylor, p 241; Prof. Piazzi Smyth, p. 243; J. G., in Edinburgh Courant, p. 248.


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