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*"Order of Generations, The," by Yechiel Heilprin, 220.
 * "Order of the Tannaim and Amoraim," 212.
 * Orders of the Mishnah, 31.
 * Origen, under Jewish influence, 48.

Piyut, continued.
 * Pablo Christiani, convert, and Nachmanindes, 161.
 * Palestine, the Kalirian Piyut in, 85.
 * the Maimon family in, 135.
 * explored, 204-205.
 * open to Jews, 205-206.
 * Parables, in the Midrash, 60-61.
 * examples of, 62, 63.
 * Parallelism of line, in the Scariptures, 108.
 * Passover, hymn for, 86.
 * "Path of Life, The," part of the Shulchan Aruch, 239, 240.
 * "Path of the Upright, The," by Moses Chayim Luzzatto, 193.
 * Penso, Joseph Felix, dramatist, 246.
 * Pentateuch, the, translated, 27, 247, 258.
 * as viewed by Meir, 27.
 * commentary on, 166-168, 230.
 * See also Scriptures, the.
 * Perakim, chapters of the Mishnah, 31.
 * Perez of Corbeil, Tossafist, 161.
 * "Perfection," by David Kimchi, 117.
 * Persia, the Jews of, independent, 72.
 * See also Babylonia.
 * Pesikta, a Midrashic work, 58.
 * Petachiah of Ratisbon, traveller, 204.
 * Phædo, or the Immortality of the Soul," by Mendelssohn, 257.
 * Philo, on Judaism, 38.
 * Philosophy, Jewish, created by Saadiah, 91, 95.
 * Pico di Mirandola, and the Kabbala, 174.
 * Piyut, the, characteristics of, 83-84.
 * two types of, 84-85.
 * Kalirian, 85.
 * Spanish, 85.
 * creator of, 85-86.
 * by Samuel Ibn Nagdela, 105.
 * in Italy, 186.
 * Poetry. See New-Hebrew poetry; Piyut.
 * Poland, the Kalirian Piyut in, 85.
 * Porphyry, on the Book of Daniel, 48.
 * Prayer-Book, the, compiled by Amram, 70.
 * arranged by Saadiah, 95.
 * Prester John, Eldad on, 203.
 * "Prince and Nazirite," Abraham Ibn Chisdai, 154-155.
 * Provence, the Spanish Piyut in, 85.
 * Jewish learning in, 146.
 * Proverbs, in the Midrash, 69-60.
 * quoted, 59.
 * Psalms, the, and new-Hebrew poetry, 104-105, 108.
 * mysticism in, 169, 170.
 * Ptolemy, works of, translated, 149, 185.
 * Pumbediths, centre of Jewish learning, 44, 72.
 * "Purim Tractate, The," by Kalonymos, 185-186.
 * Pygmies, the, discovered by Tobiah Cohen, 209.


 * Questions and Answers," decisions, 73.


 * Rab. See Abba Areka.
 * Rabba, the son of Nachmani, Amora, 51.
 * Rabbi. See Judah the Prince.
 * Rabbinical schools, in Babylonia, 44.
 * Rabina, Amora, compiler of the Talmud. 51, 52.
 * Ralbag. See Levi, the son of Gershon.
 * Ramban. See Nachmanides, Moses.
 * Rashbam. See Samuel ben Meir.
 * Rashi (R. Shelomo Izchaki), importance of, 119.
 * style of, 119-120.
 * characteristics of, 120-121.
 * life of, 122.
 * as an exegete, 123-124.