Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-04-21
NEW PUBLICATIONS
New Work by the Rev. Dr..
Halsey, Of louisville. XIV.
Literary Attractions Of the Bible.
Or, PLEA FOR THB WORD OF GOD. eovs,n,svD
AS A CLASSIC
By LIE ROY J. HALsET. DID.



In the following pages it is proposed 10 nm, -.
line Of Whatmy b called the incidental aftr,.-e-
Bibe-to set forth is claims, b1sb As 60, -
book Of general education, Regarded smplv E...Is
earning Of taste and genius. Of history and slo,r 4;
naa e1srted an inhuslce which cannot Be to,
mated, aad oommsnds itsef to every euivaiss -
9aaolng IL Is the book Of our learning not Les tb.-
our religion The basis Of our civilization, uo,ls nan -
salvation hhas moulded into shape. il b.. ,,Isg.s
mo NE the whole bJdT of our secular learning a. M a.
cur theology i has brsashsd lis own vital ,pirt iBto an
our science Literature, legislation, philosophy and soeis
and political Institutions.
Isis these attractions which may b felt and sDprss,d
even By the irelgious and worldly minded which We
propose to group together in distinct and connected
vieS. Our object will be to speak Of The Boo n s !,
production Of inspired genius ana classic azt 10 rsvi
something Of its immsasuabls wealth. asa asd Of Bol
edgsaEd mrs Of wisdom, model Of oleo,spss a n...
srpises Of poOsy, text bo0k Ct nsruooB and thus 4.
suder it so farasWs shall be abe, attractive to al
CONTENTS,
CHAPTER L-Genoral Charactsrfsios Of fns Bibls q,
Classical Ok-InEoduci0fy-Th Bible as q Ciasse-
Inc bioescaped % ChtldhOod-Tha Bible Ia The ,chof
and Colegs-Ths Bible in our English Ysrsion-Tbs
Bible IN the tour grea Classic T0nFuss-Tbs blsasr
lated TO the Sisie and It's SohoosTbs siBs - pm
dun Of Amenean lnsitgtions-The bibe eud Ia
Church OF RJms-Coneluding Remarks.
CHAPTER lL-Postry and the Bards Of the Bble-Na-
ture and Uses Of Poetry in she BbsDhrenss bstwssa
Hebrew Prose and PoetrY-Stys Of Hebfer Poefrv
Paralleism-Spir Of Hebrew Postrv- DeDl-fr7s,tscf
Hebrew PoetrJ-lnh fence Of Hebrew Poetrt-Wrifsr7
Of Postry in The Bhle-The seven GTslisr cards
The Argument IRON Poetry Concluding Remarks
CHAPTER IIL-Elcqueucs and OIatorv Of the Old Trv-
tament-klements and Characteristic OF Elcousncs-
Illustrations OF ElCqueuce Earliest Examole Of 20
que1oe in tie Old 1estamslt-Judah "a an Orator
Aaron as an OraiOr-Olher Examples from he CId "a
tamsnt-kcque5ee Of Hushai, the Archts.
CHAPTER lF,-The Eloquent Oratorsof re New Tesla
msnL-ExamPlss q Perverted ElCqusuos-Hsrod and
Tertullus-Speesh Of Gamalsl-Ths eloquent Apollos-
stepheu's Address 70 the C01ncl-Preachlng ai John
the Bapnst-PeJsr as an Orsi0r-SDeeeh OF James 81.
fore the ynod-The Recorder or Town Clerk If posas
The koqusnce Of Pall-Paal on Mars Hill-Discour.sa
OF our LJrd-COneiusi0n.
CHAPTER V.-Fypss Of Female Cb.r,st,r in The Bibr.
Interest Of the Sub sbt-Gsneal -Claysifestiop-
Picture Of Eve-Sarah and Rsbskah-Charscter Of D.
borah-Oharaetsr Of Esthsrand kuth-Eezabs and Alb
aliah-HeTodias and her Dancing Dsurhter-Abirsil
Hannah, and Martha-Ths Marys-C0ncludip- 7ko-
marks
CHAPTER VL-ReprsssnistiTs Young Mel Of the Bibia
-Eange aad Limits Of the Thsms-Ths First OF Younq
Men-Ths FIRST Two Broihers-Charaetsr Of Jossub.
The YOutn Of Moses-Sketca Of David and Jonafhan-
Sketch OF Samuel aud Saul-Ssu and Samel At Endsr-
Character Of Absalom-The Young Man a. Sovereign
New Testament
CHAPTER VIL-Scieuca and the Sazss Of the Bibla-
Relations and Bearings Of the Subieol-Phs Moral Sci-
enee Ct the Bibe-The Bible On Physical Science
klrst Scientific Charaetsrstc-Secon Uha7aeiarstie-
tnird araeisriste-Adttiona Llastrati0ns-Ths So
gesof the Bible.
CHAPTER VIII.-OrigInal Conceptions. or. Object. az
S1btmlty and Beauty in the Bibs-Ths Divine Erist-
ence-The Providence Of God-T1s Personal Character
Ct Christ-The Idea Of Special Divine Inh1eucs-Ths
Church Of God-Ths Common Brotherhood Of Nan
The Day Of Sacred Rest-Ths Mnlsnnium-Ths Res
direction Of the Dsad-The Last Judgmsnt-The Hsav-
emily WOrd-Ehe scheme OF Redem5rion- ReelBilrI :
ton and Conclusion
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