Transcriber's note:
Minor typographical errors and inconsistencies have been silently normalized except for the following:
Page 27: "eighth century and Judah in the beginning the sixth". "of" has been added.
Page 100: "saying much more that the facts warrant". "that" changed to "than".
Page 139: "the festiva of Purim". "festiva" changed to "festival".
Page 224: "the editor thought that Ps. cxxv i. 1 referred to the building of the temple". "cxxv i" has been changed to "cxxvii" which according to the context appears to be intended.