Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-04-18
NEW PUBLICATIONS
New Work by the Rev. Dr..
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Literary Attractions Of the Bible.
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AS A CLASSIC.
By LIE ROY :. HALsEY, IN
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N ne i'iioRing pages Is is proposed to present an .
noe oi Hnai ~ Be called the incidental s,tretoB. If M
Os-o ls' iofin ia claims, both a classic and a,
DOOA q genera soaeanon. Regarded simply Is box Of
Of l'ie ana genius Of history and soouspos IL
ms an influence which cannot Be tco highly svi.
mated, aad o0musuds Itself to svsrv sBltv,o5 .5--
standing It is the book Of our leaning M. - -
our religion; the blsis Of our civilization. not s.
salvation 1t has moulded into shaDs Il has ,,i..s
into life, the whole body Of our secular learning a. m -
our theology; it has brsaEhsd its own vital ppir int I'M
our science literature legislation philosophy and soe.
aHd political Institutions.
Isis these attractions, which nav Be rslt and an,-,.s
even By the iTeligOus and Worldly-mindsd. which ~
propose to group together in distinct and sosB.5
VIEW Our object viii be to speak Of the Book Of Goa \,
production Of inspired gsniusaad classic tayts 70 .v.I
something Of is immsasurabls wealth. Is field of po
edge aud nike Of WsdOn, model o. sl,qusnes mas.
sfpses Of Pocsy, text book Of instruction: and bus n
sndsr ii 50 far asWs shall be abe, attractive to all
CONTENTS.
nAFLEh L-General Characteristics Of the Bibls a. q
Staa5eal book-LntrOduc t0ry The B be a. ,tarsc-
The Bible adapted 70 Childho5d-The SHE h, ~, -.5I
and Coilegs-Ihs Bible in our English Vs-siop-Tbs
Dols y ne Our great Classic ongues-Ths Bibaas -
aed 70 tae Siae and its SchOols-Ths Bible ths Paa-
dun Of Ame ucan Insttutiops-Tbe l-bls - -
Onufen 81 homs-Coneludiug Remarks.
CHAPTEk lL-Poetry aud The Bards Of the Bibre M
.ars ana IS. Of Poetry in the Bbs-Disrenes between
hebrew Ffoie and POetry-Style q Hebssv Posfrv
Paraelism-Spirit OF Hebrew Posirv-I s,-rtr.s,,-yf
Hebrew Poetry-lnh IsRcs Of Hebrew PostryVr itsT1
o. Fosify IN he Blble-The seven Greater 5ards-
The Argument from Professionalism Remarks
CHAPTE2 HL-Eloqusnes and orator. If a., m r.
embellishments aud Charactsri5ncs Of ElooBs,.s
lliusiratons OF ElCquenee- Earliest Examnlg al 20
quenes IN The Old festamsnt-Judah as % Oratar-
Aaron IS an Orator-Other Examples from the OId 4 A.
acknowledgements Of Hushai, the Archie
CHAPTER IV.-Tke eloquent Orators Of tie Nsw Ts-ta
menL-kxamples OF Perverted Eloqusnce-Hsrod and
Terulus-SPeech Of Gamaisl-The Ellquent aDolos-
stePheas Address 70 The C0uuci-Preaching D, JobB
the BaPist-PeIer as an Orst0r-Speech OF Jane -
fore the SyuOd-rhe Recorder OF Town CLARK ~ $780,,
me Eioquenee Of Pa1l-Paul on Mars Hll-Dlseeursss
Of our L0rd-COnclusion.
CHAPTER V-Typss Of Female Character in The Bibl.
interested the Subisbt-Gsueral Clsysi6eston-
Picture Of Eve-Sarsh and Rabskah-Cbsrsefer M ~.
pJEaa-Cnaraeer Of Father and RuthJezeb8l and Ath-
aliah-Hercdiss and her Dancing Dsughtsr-Abig1il
Hannah, and Aariha-Ths MaTys-Coucluding r.
marks.
CHAPTER FL--Reprassntativs Young Ne, Of the Bible.
Range and Limits # the Thems-fhs first OF Yoang
Aen-Ihe First Two Br0thsrs-Charaotsr Of gossDb6
The foltn of hosss-SEeich Of David and Jonathau-
Sketch Of Samuel and Ssul-SauI aud Sl0sl NJ Fn5sr-
Cnaraolsr OF Abalom-rhs Young MAJ as Sovereign
me I Dung Men Of the Captivity Young Men If ne
New TsstsmsaL
CHAPTER YlI-Scisnes and The Ssgss Of the BibIs-
helau0nS and Bearings q the SubiscI-rhs Moral Sci
snee OF the Bibe-The Bible oa Physical Seisnce-
First Seisntfs Charactensac-Sscond jbarasfsriatis
Third haracieristic-Addtolal Ildstrations-Ths So
gesof the Bibls.
CHAPfEk FIll.-Orignal Conceptions; or. Objects Of
subhmlly and Beauty in the Bibls-Ths Divine Exist.
enoe-Ihe Providence Of God-Tae Personal Character
Of Chust-Ihe Idea Of Special Divine Ina1snee-Ths
Chnreh Of GOd-Ths Common brotherhood Of Nan
Tne Day Of Sacred Re5t-Ths Mnlennium-Ths Res
direction Of the Dead-The Last Judgmsnt-Ths Heav-
snly Wgrld-Ehe scheme Of Reismpuon-Re capigula-
bon and Conclusion.
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