Middletown transcript., 1868-03-14
Jan 4
Odd. ..t- ORIGIN
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 Testanent.) With Illustrations
BY Prof. Calvin +, Stowe ID. ID. 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 tue age. This work is one Of patient
research, diligcnt study, and ripe experience, be-
ing in fact the life work of the author.
1t will treat of /. 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 ofthe New Testament, with fac-simile
illustrations. -H-. I...u.
3. 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, +. q. Bauer, Re
nan, and SchCnckel, 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 Epistlcs Of Paul. The Catholic
and the Apocryphal Epistles. Revelation of ST.
John, and the Apocryphal Revelations. A -''A
8. The Bible Prophets and the Classical Oraces
contrastcd.s - 49, 80 nrg. .Ege
8. The Apocryphal Books of the Old Testa-
ment, and the reason for their exclusion from the
Canon.
1t is o work Of real value, not sectnrian at all
not even Theological, but is just what it purports
| to be, History of the Books of the Bible sufi-
GENTLY critical TO meet the wants of the Professor
the Clergyman and the Student, and yet so sim
| plcd hs to be the book needed by every Family
and every Sunday School Teacher as the Com
! panion of the Bible. fl
Tins book is new and fresh from the pen of the
author. who hasiong 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
| pction. H-t gao rl0 ia 1'r'.e : O.. u'n
| 1t contains about 900 pages octave, printed
| from new and beautiful clear type selected ex-
prcssly for this work, illustrated with fine steel
| portrait of the author fac-similes of the early
manuscripts on which the Bible was written, vcry
curious and interesting and other full page Illus
tratiye engrayags, all in the highest style of en-
craving, by the best artists In the country II is
one of the most popular books ever published, 1t
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