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The Literary Attractions of
the Bible.
Or, A Plea for the Word Of God, con-
sidered as a Classic.
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By LIE ROY j. HALSEY,
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By LIE ROY J. HAISEY, DID.
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In the following pages is proposed 20 present
outline of what may be called the incidental attrac-
tons of the Bble-to set forth its claims, both
classic and as book of general education Regard
ed simply as book Of learning of taste and genius
of history and eloquence has exerted influence
which cannot be too highly estimated, and commends
itself 10 every cultivated understln ling. It Is the
book of our learning, less than religion the
basis Of orr civilization, less than salvation.
1t has moulded into shape has quiclened into life
the whole body of our secular learning well as
theology; it has breathed its vital spirit into all
science, literature, legislation philosophy and so
cia and political institutions.
1t is these attractions, which may be felt and ap
preciated even by the irrelgious and worldly mind
ed which propose group together in one distinct
and connected view. Our object will be 10 speak of
the Book of God production Of inspired genius
and classic taste; TO reveal something of its immeas-
urable wealth, a field of knowledge and a mine Of
wisdom, model Of eIoqGsnoo master poes Of poe
sy, text book of instruction; and thus to render it,
so far as we shall be able, attractive TO all.
CONTEN Ts.
CHAPTER GENERAL characteristics OF THE BIBLE
A CLASSICAL RooK.-Introductory-Th Bible as a
Cassic--The Bible adapted to Charlottesville Bible
IN the school and CoHege-The Bible in our English
version-The Bible in the four great Classic Tongues
The Bible related TO the State and its schools
The Bible the Palladium of American InstitutionsThe
Bible and the Church of Rome-Concluding Remarks
CHAPTER H.-PoETRY BARDs OF The BBIE-
Nature and of Poetry in the Bibe-Dierence be
tween Hebrew Prose and Poetry-Stye Of Hebrew
Poetry, Parallelism-Spirit of Hebrew Poetry-De
partments of Hebrew Poetry-Infuence Of Hebrew
Greater Bards-The Argument from Poetry-ConcIu-
ding Remarks.
CHAPTER HI.-ELooUENcE oRAToRY OF THE OLD
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and characteristics of Eloquence
illustrations Of Responsibilities Example Of Flo
quence IN the Old Testament-Iudah as an Orator.
Aaron orator-other Examples from the Old
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of Husha the Archite
CHAPTER Iv.-rHE ELOQUENT ORATORS or TIE NEW
TEsrANENT.-ENamples OF Perverted Eloquencc-Her.
o and Tertuus-Spcech of Gamalial-The Eloquent
Appollos-Stephen Address to the Counc.l-preaeb-
ng Of John the BIptst-?etcr as an Orator-Spcech
OF James before the synod-The Recorder or Town
Clerk o. Ephesus-The Eloquence OF PauI-Paal on
Mars Hill-Discourses Of our Lord-Concusion.
CHAPTER v.-TYPEs OF FEMALE CHARACTER IN The
BmIE-Intcrest OF the subject--General View-Classi
hcation-Picture of Eve-Sarah and Rebekah-Char
acter of heboralI-''haracter Of Esther and Roth
Jezcbel and Atheiah-Hcrodias and her Dancing
Daut"t'r-Ahsah, Hannah and Martha-The Marys
Concluding Remarks.
CHAPTER NI-REPREsENTATIvF Young MEy OF TN
BHIE-laluge and Limits Of the Theme-The First
Young hen--fhe First Two Observation-Disclosures of
Joseph-Ihe Youth OF Muses-Skctch Of David and
Jonathan-Sketch Of Samuel ami Saul-Saul and sam.
uel al Endor-t haracter Of Ahsalom-The Young Man
as Sovereign-ILe Young Men of the Captivity
Young Men Of the New Testament
CHAPTER NlI.-SCIENCE AND THE sAGEs OF TIP wBIE
Relation and Bearings Of the Subjcct-The Moral
Science Of the Bbe-The Bible ON Physical Science
First Scientific Characteristc-Second Characterstic
Third haracteristic-Addtonal ulustsatons-The
Sages of the Bible
CHATTER \ lll.-nluGINAL CONCEPTIONS. OR nRJECTs
or sUBIMIrY AND BEATTY I THE HRrE-The Divine
FXistcncc-lhe Providence Of Go6-The Persona
Character 81 ChriSt-The lea Of Special Divine Inan
ence-fhe Church Of God-The Common Rrothcrhoo.
Of Mau-Ihc Day Of Sacred Rest-Thr Millennium
The Resurrection OF the neaH-Ihc last Judgment
The Heavenly Worlt-Ihe scheme Of Redemutiou-
RecapItula alton and Conclusion
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