Middletown transcript., 1868-07-04
ORIGIN
And History of the Books Of the Bible,


9oTH the Canonical and Apocryphal, showing
- what the Bible is not, what it is, and how
to use it. New Testament) With Illustrations.
BY Prof. Calvin e. Stowe D. D. for more than
thirty years Biblical Professor at Andoyer, Gin
cinnati, and other Theological Seminaries, and
acknowledged to be one of the best informed Bible
students of the age. This work is one of patient
research, dligent study, and ripe experience. be-
ing in fact the life work of the author.
1t viii treat Of l. 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.
.. Ihe evidences upon which we receive the
Sacred Books, and description of the Ancient
Manuscripts of the New Testament, with facsimile
Illustrations
3. Brief Biographies of 100 Ancient Witnesses
10 the New Testament whose testimony is most
important, much of it cited in this great work.
A. The testimony for the Historical Books. and
afull examination separately, of the four Gospels
o. The Apocryphal Gospels, and fragments a
Gospels supposed to be lost.
6. Modern substitutes for the Gospel History.
with an examination of the works of Strauss
Weisso Giroerer, Bruno Bauer, F. O. Bauer, Re-
nan, and Schenckel, intending to meet the under
mining process with regard to the authority of
scripture, 50 prevalent at the present day
!. Acts OF the Apostles, the Apocryphal Acts
and the fourteen Epistles of Paul. The Catholic
and the Apocryphal Epistles. Revelation of ST.
john and the Apocryphal Revelations.
8. The Bible Prophets and the Classical Oracles
contrasted.
8. The Apocryphal Books of the Old Testa-
ment, and the reason for their exclusion from the
Canon.
1t is work of real value not sectarian at ALL
not even Theological, but is Just what it purports
| 10 be, History Of the Books of the Bible, sufi-
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
| 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-
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 steel
portrait OF the author, fac-similes of the early
| manuscripts on which the Bible was written. yery
curious and interesting, and other full page Illus
trative engrayRgs, 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. II
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