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ORIGIN
And History ofthe Books Of the Bible,

DOTH the Canonical and Apocryphal showing |
ID what the Bible is not, what it u.s. and how |
to use it. New Testament.) With Illustrations. |
By Prof. Calvin E. Stowe, D. d. for more than |
thirty years Biblical Professor at Andover, Gin |
cinnati, and other Theological Seminaries, and
acknowledged to be of the best 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 /. 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.
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.
| a. 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.
| 6. Modern substitutes for the Gospel History
with an examination of the works of Strauss
| Weisse, Gfroerer, Bruno Bauer, f. G. Bauer Re-
nan, and Schcnckel, intending to meet the. under
mining process with regard to the authority of
Scripture, so prevalent at the present day.
| 7. 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.
o. The Apocryphal Books of the Old Testa-
ment and the reason for their exclusion from the
| Canon. axe
| 1t is work of real value not sectarian at all
not even Theological, but is just what il purports
to he, History of the Books of the Bible, suifi-
ntlvc critical 10 meet the wants of the Professor,
'nrgyman and the Student, and yet so sim
) to he the book needed by every Family
cry Sunday School Teacher rs the Com
II of the Bible.
IS book is new and fresh from the pen of the
,er, who has long been urged toits preparation
Presidents of Colleges, and leading Ministers
ID Scholars Of the various christian denomna.
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 author, fac-similes of the early
manuscripts on which the Bible was written, very
curious and interesting, and other full page illus
trative engravngs, all in the highest style of en-
craving, by the best artists in the country 1t il
one of the most popular books ever published. /
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