Middletown transcript., 1868-07-18
ORIGIN
And History Of the Books Of the Bible.

ROTH the Canonical and Apocryphal, showing
- what the Bible is not, what il is, and how
to use it. New Testament.) With Illustrations.
BY Prof. Calvin 4. Stowe, D. D. for more than
thirty years Biblical Professor at Andover, Gin
cinnat, and other Theological Seminares and
acknowledged to be one 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 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.
2. The evidences upon which we receive the
Sacred Books, and description of the Ancient
Manuscripts of the New Testament, with fac-simile
illustrations.
8. 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
afull examination, separately, of the four Gospels
g. The Apocryphal Gospels, and fragments
Gospels supposed to be lost.
6. Modern substitutes for the Gospel History,
with an examination of the works of Strauss
Weisse Gfroerer, Bruno Bauer, +. c. 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.
I. Acts of the Apostles, the Apocryphal Acts
and the fourteen Epstles of Paul. The Catholic
and the Apocryphal Epstles 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
| to be, History of the Books of the Bible sufIi-
GENTLY critical to meet the wants of the Professor
the Clergyman and the Student, and yet SO sim.
plifed as 10 be the book needed by every Family
and every Sunday School Teacher as the Com.
paniop 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.
It 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 earl,
manuscripts on which the Bible was written, ver1
curious and interesting, and other full page illus
trative engravRgs, all in the highest style of en-
craving, by the best artists in the country II il
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