INTRODUCTION.――Lecturer’s Disadvantages.――Importance of Jewish
History.――the Antiquity of the Jews.――The intense Interest now
taken in this Subject.――Subject of these Lectures.――Deficiency
of Information on the Subject.――The Literary Character of
the Jews.――The Dilemma of the Jewish Historian.――Reasons
for Historical Deficiency.――The Jews visited Britain before
the Norman Conquest.――Jews trained to be a wandering Nation.
――A maritime Nation.――The Renown of Solomon’s Fame.――the
Phœnicians’ Marine Expeditions.――Ezekiel’s Description of
the same.――The Meaning of Tarshish.――Wealth of Spain and of
Solomon.――Two Monuments found in Spain.――their Inscriptions.
――Villalpando institutes an Inquiry.――Adoniram’s tomb-stone.
――Decyphered not by Jewish but by Christian Divines.――The
same Monument noticed by a Jewish Traveller.――Villalpando’s
Conclusion not premature.――Britain a compound Hebrew Word.
――Striking Affinity between the Hebrew and Cornish Languages.
――Whole Sentences alike in both Languages.――the Jews Fathers in
Literature.――Britain one of “the Isles afar off”.――The Terms of
the Alliance between the Jews and the Romans.――Augustus’s Edict
in Favour of the Jews in Britain.――A curious ancient Brick
found.――Richard Waller’s Conjecture respecting it.――St. Peter
may have visited Britain for the sake of the Jews.――The Success
a Missionary meets with among unprejudiced Jews.――Wolff’s
Success in Bokhara, and Stern’s in Persia.――St. Paul’s Visit
to Britain fully established by Bishop Burgess and many other
learned Divines.――The British Church established by Jews.
――APPENDIX A. A Letter from Mr. Holdsworth, Governor of
Dartmouth.――B. Bochart on תרשיש.――C. Villalpando’s Account
of the Inscription on the Monument.――His Opinion respecting
the Dispersion of the Jews.――D. The Opinions of the Ancients
respecting the Andalusians.――E. Ancient Gentile Writers were
not acquainted with Jewish History.――A Chapter from Trogus
Pompeius.――F. Bochart’s Etymology of Britain.――G. The Scripture
Names of the Welsh.――H. Josipon’s Account of Augustus’s Edict
in Favour of the Jews in Britain.――I. Rabbi David Ganz’s
Account of the same.