Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-04-20
NEW PUBLICATIONS
New Work by the Rev. Dr..
Halsey, Of Louisville. KY.
XIX THE
Literary Attractions Of the Bible.
OK PLA-foR THE WORD or GoD, CONSIDERED
AS A CLASSIC.
By LIE ROY J. HALsEY, I'D.
! Vol limo, 81 %

I-- Is y vol limo, 81 IS.
In the following pages it is proposed to prs,s,t an ,
las Ct Ehatmly Be called the incidental stto,, - -
Bble-to Ess forth its claims, b5lh as sl.-., -
book q general adueatOn Regarded ru,.iv !, - -
learning, Of taste and genius Of history and sloovs a
has szsrtedan influence which oaBno. be too bigb at.
mated azd s5nmsnds itssf to every cultivated me-.
standing Il is the book Of our learning not ls tbaD
our religion; the basis Of civilization not ss tbu ~
saiVanoa hhas moulded into shape, it has aueksps5
niolis the whole body Of our secular learning a. vail a.
our thsoogJ; il has OrsaIhed is oHa vital spirit into ali
our science sfaiurs, legislation, philosophy AID SOFA
and political institutions
Ills these attractions which may be felt and apprssats
even By the irrsigiOus aud EorldIy-uinded which =.
propose to group together in one distinct and souur.d
VisF Our object viii be 70 speak Of the Book Of God =,
producton Of inspired genius ana classic ssts 20 rvsI
something Of is imnsasurabe wealth, a. asld Of Bol
edge aud mite Of wisdom, model OF slcqasnes mas
sFPieea Of pooy text book OF instruction: and hus 10
suder il 50 far as shall be a6s, attractive 70 all
CONTENTS,
OHAFEsa L-Gensral Charagtsristics Of the Bible a.
Classical Book-lnu0ductory- The Bible as q lls,se-
me 70 Chlldh0od-The Bible in he school
ana Couegs-Ihe Bible In our English Versinn--Tns
Bible IN the four great Classic Tonguss-Ths Bibsas Re-
aied 70 we Siaie and Us Scdo0s-Ths Bible the Psla-
dun Of American Institufions--Tbe b1bls Ard h
Church Of koms-Coneudiug Remarks.
CHAPTER IL-Postry aud the Blrds NJ The Eibls n
lure and Uses Of Poetry IN the BbB Differences between
Hebrew Prose and POstgy-Styls Of Hebrew Poetry.
raIlIsl o. Hebrew Poeiy-Deparmsnis Il
Hebrew POeiry-Inhl fence of Hebrew Postry-Writsrs
Of Fosiry IN the bibe-Ihe seven Grsaisr Eards-
The Argument from POstry-C Consulting KsnarFg
CHAPTER IIL-Eloqusnce and 0ratorv Of the Ola r.
AmenL-ldeuleal9 and characteristics Of ElOqusnce-
lIustratous Of ElCQuencs - Earliest EramDIs Of Eo-
qusnce in The Old 1estamsnt-Judah as "a Orat0r-
Aaron Is 81 Urator-O,her Examples from The Old Ts
tamsut-Eoqueaes Ct Husha the Archits.
CHAPTER IV.-The Eloquent Oraforsof t-e Nav Tsat.
menL-hzanplss q Perverted Elcqusucs-Herod nd
Ieriulus--cpeech Of Gamaliel-Ihs kl1auent Apoios-
stephens Address 70 the Council-Prsach-ng Of John
zoe baPnst-Pslsr as an OraiOr-Spsesh Of James b.
lore the Synod-The Recorder Town Clerk Of paesns
The kloquencs Of Pa1l-Pau on Mars Hiu-ljlgoourssg
Of or L0rd-Co1cusion.
CHAPTER Wipes Of Female Cbaractsr in tbs Bibls
4nterastoi the Slbisbt-Gsneral eF-Ciassifuaton-
floare o. ETe-Sarah aud Re bskah-Character of De-
bo-ah-Characisr Of Esherand Suth-IsrebsI snd Atm
alah-HerOdias and her Dancing Daughtsr-Ab i-sii .
Hannah, and Aartha-Ths AaFys-C0acludina 10
marks.
CHAPTER VL-Reprssnistivs YounE Msl Of the BiEs
Range ana Limits Of the Ehems-Ihs First OF TounR
Aen,-Ihs First Two BrOihsrs-Uharacier of Jossph-
Inc 1outaof 1osss-5keicl Of David and Jogatban-
Sketch Of samuel and Ssui-Sau and SausI at Eader-
Character Of Absalom-Ths Young Msn as Sovereign
The Young Men Of the CaPdvity-Young Msnof t6s
New Testament
CHAPTER YII-Seisnoa asd Tie Ssvss Of thu Bibla-
Relations and Bearings Of the Subsst-Tns moral 81.
ebee of the Bibs-Tbe Bible ol Physical Seisncs-
ktrsi Scientific CharacisusHc-Sscond haraotsristie-
TniFd aelsrisiie-Addlhona llustrAtionsThe 81
geBof the Bible.
CHAPTER VIII.-Ohgnal Conceptions; OF. OBJ sets Of
SubhmltJ and Beauty In the Blbs.-T6a Divine Exist.
ence-Ihs Providence Of God-Tna Personal Chsractsr
q Chris-Ihe Idea Of Special Divine Inausnce
Chnrch Of GOd-Ths Common Brotherhood Of Nan
The Day Of Sacred ReIt-Ths Mnlennium-Ths Res
direction Of the Dsad-The Last Jud gmsnt-Ths HsaT-
emily Word-Ehe scheme Of mptOn-Rseapiiula-
ton aad Conclusion.
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