Middletown transcript., 1868-04-04
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 Testamcnt.) With Illustrations.
BY Prof. Calvin f. Stowe, D. d. for more than
thirty years Biblical Professor ut Andovcr Gin
cinnati, and other Theological Seminarics and
acknowledged to be one of the hest 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 will treat of l. The common popular objcc-
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 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
4, The testimony for the Historical Books, and
full examination, separately, of the four Gospels
5. The Apocryphal Gospels, and fragments OF
| Gospels supposed to be lost.
s. Modern substitutes for the Gospel History,
with an examination of the works of Strauss,
| Weissc, Gfroerer, Bruno Bauer, +. G.. Bauer, Re
nan, and Schenckel, intending. TO meet the under
mining process with regard TO the authority oi
Scripture, so prevalent at the present day.
Z. Acts of the Apostles, the Apocryphal Acts
and the fourteen Epistles of Paul. The Catholic
and the Apocryphal Epistlcs. Revelation of St
John, and the Apocryphal Revelations
8. The Bible Prophets and the Classical Oraces
contrased.
8. The Apocrypha Books of the Old Testa.
ment, and the reason for their exclusion from tn,
| Canon.
1t is a work of real value, not scctarian at all
not even Theological, but is just what it purports
to be- a History of the Books of the Bible, sufi
GENTLY critical TO meet tlN wants of the Professor
| the Clergyman and the Student and yet so sim
| plified us 10 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 tn,
author, who has long been urged to its preparation
by Presidents of Colleges and leading Minister,
| and Scholars of the various christian denomina
tions 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 stee
portrait of the auiEor fac-similes of the earl,
manuscripts on which the Bible was written, very
curious and interesting and other full page illus
trativc cngravings, all in the highest style of ell
craving, by the best artists in the country. 1t i
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February 22-4m