Middletown transcript., 1868-03-28
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And History Of the Books Of the Bible,

And History of the Books Of the Bible,
ROTH the Canonic.l and Apocryphal, showing
ID what the Bible is not what il is, and how
to use it. New Testament With Illustrations.
BY Prof. Calvin f. Stowe, ID. d. for more than
thirty years Biblical Professor at Andovcr, Gin
cinnati, and other Theological Scmnaries, and
acknowledged TO be one of the hest informed Bible
students of the age. This work is one of patient
research, diligent study, and ripe experience, be-
ing in fact the life work of the author
1t will treat of l. The common popular oLjcc-
nons 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.
3. Brief Biographies of loo 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 lie lost.
s. Modern substitutes for the Gospel History,
with az examination of the works of Strauss
Weisse, Gfroerer, Bruno Bauer, f. c. Bauer, Re-
| nan, and Schenckel, intending 10 meet the under
mining process with regard to the authority of
Scripture, so prevalent at the present day,
I. Acts OF the Apostles, the Apocryphal Acts
and the fourteen Epistles of Paul. The Catholic
and the Apocryphal Epistes. Revelation Of St.
| JOHnj unu tne pnal hcVellUOnS.
8. The Bible Prophets and the Classical Oracles
| contrasted.
8. The Apocryphal Books of the Old Testa-
ment, md the reason for their exclusion from the
| Canon.
1t is a 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-
cienty critical to meet the wants of the Professor
| the Clergyman and the Student and vet so sim
pliied as to be 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 denomina-
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.
pressly for this work, illustrated with fine steel
portrait of the author fac-similes of the early
manuscripts on which the Bible was written very
curious and interesting, and other full page illus
tratve engraviHgs, all in the highest style of en-.
craving, by the best artists in the country It il
one of the most popular books ever published Il
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February 22-4m