(1) The argument for man’s high antiquity,

From traces of his skeleton, [50];

From his tools and works, [51];

(2) From the traditions and chronologies of the old nations, [59].

CHAPTER III.

HEBREW CHRONOLOGY, [60];

2. How far back was Adam? [60];

From birth of Christ back to the founding of Solomon’s Temple, [60];

First disputed period—that of the Judges, [60];

Second disputed period—that of the sojourn in Egypt, [62];