Middletown transcript., 1868-05-23
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Plan Of Operations.
t- ORIGIN
And History of the Books of the Bible.

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| roth the Canonical and Apocryphal, showing
- what the Bible is not, what ii is, and how
to use it. New Testament.) With illustrations
By Prot. Calvin e. Stowe, d. d. for more than
thirty years Biblical Professor at Apdoyer. CSn.
cinnati, and other Theological Seminaries. and
acknowledged TO be one of the best informed Bihle
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.
II VIII treat of |. The common popular obiec-
tions to the Bible at the present day. What tbe
Bible is not what it is, and how touse it.
:, .. Inc evidences upon which we receive the
sacred Books, and description of the Ancient
illustrations. "''' '''e -'''iiie
.: Brief biographies Of 100 Ancient Witnesses
10 tne new Testament, whose testimony is most
important much of it cited in this great work.
4; The testimony for the Historical Books and
aiuli examination, separately of the four Gospels.
Gospels supposed to be lost
q: Modern substitutes for the Gospel History
win an examination of the works of Strauss
Welsse, Giroerer, Bruno Bauer, +. 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 Epistes of Paul The Catholic
and the Apocryphal Epistles. Revelation of ~
John, and the APocryphal Revelations.
&. The Bible Prophets and the Classical Oracles
contrasted.
o. The Apocryphal Books of the Old Testo-
ment, and the reason for their exclusion from the
Canon. avn '''0
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 sutti-
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 Family
ana 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 denon;na1
tons, and has given his best energies to its cnn-
pletion.
1t contains about 600 pages octave nr;n tod
from new and beautiful clear type selected cr-
pressly for this work, illustrated with fine stel
portrait of the author, fac-similes of the carl,
manuscripts on which the Bible was written ycry
curious and interesting, and other full page illus
trahye engrayiRgs, all in the highest style of en-
craving, by the best artists in the country II 10
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