Middletown transcript., 1868-06-06
ORIGIN
ORIGIN
And History Of the Books Of the Bible

And History Of the Books Of the Bible,
Doth the Canonical and Apocryphal, showing
- what the Bible is not what ii is, and how
to use it. New Testament.) With Illustrations.
By Prof. Calvin E. Stowe, d. D. for more than
thirty years Biblical Professor at Andover, Gin
cinnati, and other Theological Seminaries and
acknowledged to be one of the best informed Bible
students of the age. This work is one of patient
research, diigent study, and ripe experience, be-
ing in fact the life work of the author.
II will treat of l. The common popular objec-
tions to the Bible at the present day What the
Bible is not, what it is, and how to use it,
2. The evidences upon which we receive the
Sacred Books, and description of the Ancient
Manuscripts of the New Testament, with fac-simile
illustrations.
8. Brief Biographies of 100 Ancient Witnesses
to the New Testament, whose testimony is most
important, much of it cited in This great work.
4. The testimony for the Historical Books, and
full examination, separately, of the four Gospels
8. The Apocryphal Gospels, and fragments Of
Gospels supposed to be lost.
6. Modern substitutes for the GOSPEL History.
with an examination of the works of Strauss,
Weisse Gfroerer, Bruno Bauer F. G. Bauer, Re
nan, and Schenckel intending to meet the under
mining process with regard to the authority OF
Scripture, so prevalent at the present day.
Z. Acts of the Apostles, the Apocryphal Acts
and the fourteen Epstles of Paul. The Catholic
John,S Sand the Apocryphal Revelations.
g. The Bible Prophets and the Classical Oracles
contrasted
8. The Apocryphal Books of the Old Testa.
ment, and the reason for their exclusion from the
Canon.
1t is work of real value, not sectarian at all
not even Theological but is just what 1t purports
to be, History of the Books of the Bible. sniff.
GENTLY critical to meet the wants of the Professor
| the Clergyman and the Student, and vet so sim
| plihed as to be the book needed by every Famil,
| and every Sunday School Teacher as the Com.
panion of the Bible l
This book is new and fresh from the pen of tb,
author, who has long been urged to its preparation
| by Presidents OF Colleges, and leading Minister.
and Scholars of the various christian denomina
tions, and has given his best energies to its com
pletion.
1t contains about 600 pages octave, printed
from new and beautiful clear type, selected ex
pressly for this work, illustrated with a fine stee
| portrait of the author, fac-similes of the earl,
manuscripts on which the Bible was written, ver'
curious and interesting, and other full page illus
trative engraviRgs, all in the highest style of en-
craving, by the best artists in the country. 1t 4
one of the most popular books ever published. l
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February 22-4m