Blood, sacrificial, the atonement lay in it, 597;
  sprinkling of, 601, 603;
  when carried into the sanctuary, 604.

Books of the New Testament, public reading of, 63. 
See further under New Testament and the several books.

Books of the Old Testament. 
See under Bible and Old Testament.

Branch as a designation of the Messiah, 590.

Briefs, 377.

Burning of sacrifices, signification of, 602;
  without the camp, 605.

Burnt-offerings, 598.

C.

Cambyses, 261.

Canaanites, their extirpation, 140, 244.

Candlestick, golden, 589.

Canon, meaning of the word, 183;
  its extent, 112.

Canon of the New Testament, its gradual formation, 394, seq.;
  first recognition of a canon, 398;
  the books received separately and on full evidence, 399;
  completion of the present canon, 398;
  important ancient canons, 398.

Canon of the Old Testament, settled by Ezra, 123, 193, seq.;
  principle of its settlement, 147;
  Josephus’ account of, 197;
  Origen’s and Jerome’s, 197;
  canon of the Pentateuch, 183, seq.;
  of the historical books, 185, seq.;
  of the prophetical and poetic books, 190, seq.

Canticles, 292.

Chaldaisms, 307.

Chaldee language, parts of the Old Testament written in it, 175. 
See further under Targums.

Chapters, origin of, 174, 377.

Cherubim over the ark, God’s dwelling-place, 588.

Christ, his person and advent the central point of Christianity, 32, 411;
  his character verifies itself, 71, seq.;
  manner of his teaching, 77, seq.;
  manner in which he manifested his deity, 79, seq.;
  his infallibility an axiom of Christianity, 102;
  preparation for his advent, 114;
  union of the kingly and priestly offices in his person, 590;
  question of his second advent and personal reign on earth, 629, seq..

Christian church, inauguration of, 443.

Christianity, its historic basis, 31, 410.

Chronicles, books of, originally one 255,;
  meaning of the name, 255;
  their characteristics, 256;
  their place in the Hebrew canon, 257;
  difficulties connected with them, 257, seq..

Chronology, of the Old Testament, 230;
  of the book of Judges, 247;
  of the books of Kings, 255;
  of the book of Ezra, 260.

Church lessons, 378.

Clean and unclean, Mosaic distinctions of, 605.

Clement of Alexandria, 40. 
See further under various New Testament books.

Clement of Rome,
  first epistle of, 100, 511, seq.;
  its occasion, scope, and style, 512;
  its reference to the Epistle to the Hebrews, 483;
  second Epistle of, not genuine, 512;
  so-called Clementines, or Recognitions of Clement, 513;
  so-called Constitutions of Clement, and apostolic canons, 514.