Middletown transcript., 1868-06-13
ORIGIN
And History of the Books of the Bible.

ISoIH the Canonical and Apocryphal, showing
- what the Bible is not, what it is, and how
70 70 use u: New Testament.) With Illustrations
By Prof. Calvin L. Stowe, d. D. for more than
tnlrty years Biblical Professor at Andover Gin
cinnatl, 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, dliigent study, and ripe experience be-
ing in fact the life work of the author.
VIII treat OF l. The common popular objec-
p;n 1us 70 lne blole at the present day. What the
nloie II, is not, what it is, and how to use it.
q. Inc evidences upon which we receive the
sacred Books, and description of the Ancient
manuscripts OF the New Testament with fac-simile
illustrations. " '"O 'i'''ii'
B. Brief Biographies of 100 Ancient Witnesses
70 .ne new Testament, whose testimony is most
Important much of 1t cited in this preat work ~
4: The testimony for the Historical Books. and
atun examination, separately, of the four Gospels
8, The Apocryphal Gospels, and fragments Of
Gospels supposed to be lost. 7'
.; Modern substitutes for the Gospel History,
Witn an examination of the works of Strauss
Weisse, Gfroerer, Bruno Bauer. F. O Raner 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
ana the fourteen Epistles of Paul. The Catholic
and the Apocryphal Epistles Revelation of ST,
'onn, and the Apocryphal Revelations.
eontrasted. -. 90, ~, O'"~'''
y: The Apocryphal Books of the Old Testa-
ment, and the reason for their exclusion from the
Canon. '-oN- '''e
10 is work of real value, not sectarian at all
not even Theological, but is lust what n nnrnorts
to be, History of the Books of the Bible snfis
Gently critical to meet the wants of the Professor
tne clergyman and the Student and vet so sim,
pinned as to be the book needed by every Family
and every Sunday School Teacher as The Com
panion of the Bible. WV ''n'-
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autnor, who has long been urged to its preparation
py PRESIDENTS OF Colleges, and leading Ministers
and Scholars of the various christian denoro;naS
tons and has given his best energies to its COM
pletion. W 40 'oin-
1t contains about 600 pages octave. printed
rom new and beautiful clear type, selected ex-
pressly for this work, illustrated with fine steel
portrait of the author, fac-smes of the earIg
manuscripts on which the Bible was written. yery
curious and interesting, and other full page ilus-
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craving, by the best artists in the country II is
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