Introduction to the History of Hebrew Philosophy

HEBREW PHILOSOPHY
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...so that the memory of that discovery might be preserved: The text continues from the previous page's discussion of the "Pillars of Seth," which were built to survive the destruction of the world by fire or flood. (g) nevertheless, it can be gathered that he was endowed with remarkable piety and imbued his sons and descendants with it, even from the fact that they are distinguished in Holy Scripture by the name sons of God. A reference to Genesis 6:2, which older commentators often interpreted as referring to the godly lineage of Seth. (h) Furthermore, their integrity clearly testifies to their pursuit of true wisdom.

(g) A passage of Josephus exists in Jewish Antiquities, Book I, Chapter III; original: "Antiquitatum Iudaicarum" and Lambecius, Peter Lambeck (1628–1680), a noted historian and librarian. in his Introduction to Literary History, Book I, Chapter III, page 7, original: "Prodromo hist. litter." presents a version corrected by Gerhard Vossius Gerardus Vossius (1577–1649) was a Dutch classical scholar and theologian. in On the Art of Grammar, Book I, Chapter IX. But for a long time now, this account by Josephus has been suspicious to scholars. He is indeed a writer of great reputation, but of questionable reliability. original: "sublestae tamen fidei" Furthermore, no one else among the ancients mentions this matter. This is all the more strange because he says that one of these pillars—specifically the stone one—still survived in Syria in his own day. I confess I do not understand how this could have escaped so many other writers. See also: Willem Salden, Guilielmus Saldenus (1627–1694), a Dutch theologian. Theological Leisure, Book I, Exercise I, Section X, page 9. Pierre-Daniel Huet Petrus Daniel Huetius (1630–1721) was a French bishop and scholar who attempted to prove the truth of the Bible through historical comparison. notes in his Demonstration of the Gospel, Proposition IV, Chapter II, page 85 that Manetho An ancient Egyptian priest and historian. (as cited in Eusebius), Eusebius of Caesarea, the "Father of Church History." and even Eusebius himself, confused these pillars of Seth with the pillars of Mercury. The "Pillars of Hermes/Mercury" were legendary monuments in Egypt said to contain all secret knowledge. Furthermore, the Gnostics, Sethians (or Sethites), and Archontics A Gnostic sect that believed the world was created by "Archons" or malevolent rulers; they claimed Seth as a primary figure in their secret knowledge.