"Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths."
Jeremiah 6:16
"In these papers we have taken up this simple position, that the religious system of those who rejected Jesus of Nazareth is contrary to the laws and the prophets, and is therefore false; whilst the doctrines of Him that was rejected, are in conformity with those writings and must therefore be true. When we say that the Rabbinical system is false, we do not mean that the Pharisees held no truth. On the contrary, we [have shown] that some of their expectations were agreeable to the word of God and therefore are true. All we intend is, that the peculiarities of Rabbinism of which the system is composed, are erroneous."
- January 15, 1836 (pg 1-4)
Salvation is of the Jews; What is Judaism?; What is Christianity?; Jewish Prayerbook; Authority of Oral Law; Why discuss these 2 systems?; "Deniers of the law" shut out from hope of salvation; Contradictions in oral law?; The unlearned and poor denigrated.
- January 22, 1836 (pg 5-8)
Character of the great and learned men of that time; New Testament charges against these men.
- January 29, 1836 (pg 9-12)
What the law is; Who is to study.
- February 5, 1836 (pg 13-16)
"Love thy neighbour as thyself"; Noahites.
- February 12, 1836 (pg 17-20)
"Love thy neighbour as thyself"; Idolatry.
- February 19, 1836 (pg 21-24)
Conversion; Severe penalties of oral law; Religion by sword.
- February 26, 1936 (pg 25-28)
Purim; "Drink wine until drunk"
- March 4, 1836 (pg 29-32)
Toleration and Charity; Noahites; 7 commandments or 12?
- March 11, 1836 (pg 33-36)
Earthly blessings; "The pious of the nations"; Year of Jubilee; One fold, one Shepherd.
- March 18, 1836 (pg 37-40)
Commandments of men; Laws of washing of hands; Penalties; Freedom from
- March 25, 1836 (pg 41-44)
Passover; Leaven
- April 1, 1836 (pg 45-48)
Anticipation of the future restoration; Deliverance from sin; The true Passover
- April 8, 1836 (pg 49-52)
Passover; Four cups; Second holy day observance
- April 15, 1936 (pg 53-56)
Lawful on Sabbath, unlawful on Holy Day laws
- April 22, 1936 (pg 57-60)
Holy Day constitutions; Jewish charity lauded; Preparing for the Sabbath on a Holy Day
- April 29, 1936 (pg 61-64)
Intolerance of heathens; Who is Edom?; Pray for enemies
- May 6, 1936 (pg 65-68)
Legend of Leviathan and Behemoth
- May 13, 1836 (pg 69-72)
Legends in the Synagogue Services
- May 20, 1836 (pg 73-76)
Legends, continued
- May 27, 1836 (pg 77-80)
Legends in the Prayers for Pentecost
- June 3, 1836 (pg 81-84)
Legends in the Prayers for Pentecost
- June 10, 1836 (pg 85-88)
Legends in the Prayers for Pentecost
- June 17, 1836 (pg 89-92)
Magic
- June 24, 1836 (pg 93-96)
Astrology
- July 1, 1836 (pg 97-100)
Amulets
- July 8, 1836 (pg 101-104)
Charms
- July 15, 1836 (pg 105-108)
Charms, continued
- July 22, 1836 (pg 109-112)
Sabbatic Laws
- July 29, 1836 (pg 113-116)
Fast for the Destruction of the Temple
- August 5, 1836 (pg 117-120)
Sabbatic Laws, continued
- August 12, 1836 (pg 121-124)
Sabbatic Laws, continued
- August 19, 1836 (pg 125-128)
Excommunication
- August 26, 1836 (pg 129-132)
New Year's Day
- September 2, 1836 (pg 133-136)
New Year, continued
- September 9, 1836 (pg 137-140)
New Year, continued
- September 16, 1836 (pg 141-144)
Justification
- September 23, 1836 (pg 145-148)
Day of Atonement
- September 30, 1836 (pg 149-152)
Feast of Tabernacles
- October 7, 1836 (pg 153-156)
Prayers for the Dead
- October 14, 1836 (pg 157-160)
Almsgiving
- October 21, 1836 (pg 161-164)
Priests and Levites
- October 28, 1836 (pg 165-168)
Ideas of the Deity
- November 4, 1836 (pg 169-172)
Title of Rabbi
- November 11, 1836 (pg 173-176)
Sanhedrin
- November 18, 1836 (pg 177-180)
Sanhedrin, continued
- November 25, 1836 (pg 181-184)
Sanhedrin, continued
- December 2, 1836 (pg 185-188)
The Female Character
- December 9, 1836 (pg 189-192)
Polygamy
- December 16, 1836 (pg 193-196)
Divorce
- December 23, 1836 (pg 197-200)
Concerning Meat
- December 30, 1836 (pg 201-204)
The Birth - Messiah
- January 6, 1837 (pg 205-208)
Slaughtering of Meat, continued
- January 13, 1837 (pg 209-212)
Concerning Meat with Milk
- January 20, 1837 (pg 213-216)
The Poor
- January 27, 1837 (pg 217-220)
Wine
- February 3, 1837 (pg 221-224)
Mourning for the Dead
- February 10, 1837 (pg 225-228)
An Oath
- February 17, 1837 (pg 229-232)
Oaths, continued
- February 24, 1837 (pg 233-236)
Circumcision
- March 3, 1837 (pg 237-240)
The Unlearned