Middletown transcript., 1868-06-20
ORIGIN
And History Of the Books of the Bible,

ROTH the Canonical and Apocryphal, showing
- what the Bible is not, what it is, and how
to use it. New Testament.) With Illustrations.
ny Proi' Calvin Il. Stowe, d. d. for more than
tnlrty years Biblical Professor at Andover Gin
cnnati, and other Theological Seminarics. and
acknowledged to be one of the best informed Bible
students OF the age. This work is one of patient
research, diligcnt study, and ripe experience, be
ing in fact the life work of the author.
1t VIII treat of /. The common popular obiec-
ioIs ne 10 the Bible at the present day. What the
BlDle 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
3. Brief Biographies of 100 Ancient Witnesses
TO the New Testament, whose testimony is most
important, much of it cited in this great work.
d; The testimony for the Historical Books, and
atall examination, separately, of the four Gospels
D. The Apocryphal Gospels, and fragments of
Gospels supposed to be lost
9. Modern substitutes for the GOSPEL History
with an examination of the works of Strauss
Weisse, Gfroercr, Bruno Bauer, +. C. Bauer RE-
nan, and Schenckel, intending to meet the under
mining process with regard TO the authority of
Scripture, so prevalent ut the present day.
Z. Acts of the Apostles, the Apocryphal Acts
and the fourteen Epistes of Paul The Catholic
and the Apocryphal Epistles. Revelation of St
John, and the Apocryphal Revelations
S' AiS i'iDiS iophCtS lllc SluSslCill OfuclpS
contrastcd.
0. 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 it purports
TO be, History Of the Books of the Bible, sufii-
GENTLY critical to meet the wants of the Professor,
the Clergyman and the Student, and yet so sim
plifcd as to he the book needed by every Family
and every Sunday School Teacher as the Com
panion of the Bible.
This book is new and fresh from the pen of the
author who has long been urged to its preparation
by Presidents of Colleges, and leading Ministers
and Scholars of the various christian dcnomina-
tons, 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-
prcssly for this work. illustrated with fine steel
portrait of the author, fac-similcs of the early
manuscripts on which the Bible was written, very
curious and interesting, and other full page illus
trativc engravings, all in the highest style of en-.
craving, by the best.arists in the country II is
one of the most popular books ever published, II
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