Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-04-22
NEW PUBLICATIONS
New Work by the Rev. DR..
Halsey, Of Louisville, KY.
THE
Literary Attractions Of the Bible.
OR, A PLEA FOR THB WORD OF GOD, CONSIDERED
AS CLASSIC.
ny LIE ROY I. HALSRv- n n

In the following pages It IL proposed 10 present an ont
line Of Whamiy Be called the incidental attractions Ct
Bbls-to set forth is claims both a classic and a.
book Of general education, Regarded simply as book Of
learning Of taste and genius Of history and soausues il
has exsrisdan iuaaeBcs which cannot be TO hzbv s-f
mated aad eommsnds Itself to every cultivated under.
Standing It is The book Of our learning not less than
religion; the basis Of civilization not less than our
salvation. 1t has moulded into shape it has quieksBsd
intOls hsW body Of secular learning well a.
our theology it has breaIhsd its own vital sprs into all
science lterturs, legislation, philosophy and social
and political institutions.
Isis these attractions which may b slt and appreciated
even By the irrsEgOus snd word5 minded, which We
propose group together in one distinct end contested
VsF. Our object will be to speak Of the Book Of God as
production Of inspired genius classic taste to reveal
something Of its Unreasonable wealth. as fsld Of kuoE-
edge and miaoOf Wsdon, model OF sloqlsnos, mas.
srpecs Of POesy text book Of instruction; and thus to
sndsr it 50 far shall Be abe, attractive 10 al.
CONTENTS,
CHAPTER L-Gensral Charastsrfsiics Of me Bible a.
Classical B9oE-ln1rod ociory The Bible as AISLE
The Bbeadape ed 70 Childh0Od-The Bibs in The school
| and Colegs-Ths Bible in our English Vsraion-Ths
Bible IL The our great classic Touguss-Ihs B bsss
afe9 the ale and its EclOna-Ths Bfbe IN. paIla-
/ dium Of American Insutuiions-Ths blbs aud ths
! Church Of R5ms-COncludiug Remarks.
CHAPTER IL--P0etry and The Blrds OF The Bibs-Na-
I
/ Hebrew Prose and Poetry-StyIs q Hebrew Poetry
Parsiielsm-SpirIt Of Hebrew Poe.ry-DsDartmsniso q
Hebrew POsiry-IDfIs fence Of Hebrew Posty-Wrtsgs
/ Of posiry in The Bibie-The seven Grsafsr Bsrds-
The Argument from Poeiry-C Concluding Remarks.
CHAPTER IL-El0quence and orator. Of the Old Tss-
Embellishments aud Characteristics OF Eoquenes-
Illustrations Of ElCquencs Earliest Example Of Eo-
qlenee in the Old ls.tamsnt-Judah Orator-
Aaron Orator-OihsF Examples from the Old Tls-
tament-Elcqusree Of Hushai. the Arehiss
CHAPTER IF.-The Gloquent Oratorso tie New Tssla-
/ menL-i1Ean pies Of Perverted Eloqusuee-Her0d and
Tertullus-Speech Of Gamaliel-Ths eloquent poles
stephens Address 70 TIE C0uncil-Prsaehiug Of John
the Baprst-Petsf as an Orat0r-Speech Of James b.
fore hsSynod-The Recorder or Town Clerk Of p8esus
The ElOqusncs Of Pa1l-Paul on Mars Hil-Disc9ursaa
Of our LJrd-COnelusion.
CHAPTER Wipes Of Female Character in the B5ls
Interest Of the Subs5t-Gsueral Classification
Picture d EVe-Sarah and Kebskah-Character Of De-
borahGhArsetsr Of Esihsrand Rutb-JeEsb5l and An
alah-Hsrod IS and her Dancing Dsughtsr-Abgzil ,
Hannah, and Martha-Ths Marys-C0neluding 10
/ marks
CRAPTER VL-Rsprsseniativs Young Msa Of the Bible.
Range and Limits Of the Thams-Ihs First of Toaug
Wen-1rhs First Two R-ofbsrs-f!harletsr of IossBh-
The YOUTH Of A0sss-Skeic1 Of David aud Jonathan-
Sketch Of Samuel and Saul-Saul and Slmsl 81 Endsr
| Character Of Absal0m-The Young Man Sovereign
The Young Men Of the Captivity Young Men Il tns
| New Testament
. CHAPTER VIL-Soisnes and the sagss Of the Biba-
Relations and Bearings cf the Subise-Fhs Moral Sai-
enee Of the Bble-The Bible Physical Science
First Scientf5 Charaetsusio-Sseond Jharactsrise--
Third ChaFaetsris1e-AddItOual ullstrations-Thss 81
| gesO the Bible.
CHATTER VIII-Origlnal Conceptious. or. sets Of
SubGmhT and Beauty in the Bibls-T6s Divine Exist.
sncs-The Providence Of G0d-Tns Personal Character
Of Christ-Ths Idea Of Special Divine InRusnCs-Tha
Chnreh Of GOd-Ths Common Brotherhood Of Nan
TIE Day Of Sacred Rsst-The Millenuium-Ths Res
direction Of the Dsad-The Lssi Judgmsnt-Ths HsaF-
emily Horld-Ehe Sehsms Of dsmPton-RecapiIuli-
ton and Conclusion.
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