Origin And History Of The Bible, Both The Canoniacal And The Apocryphal, Designed To Show What The Bible Is Not, What It Is, And How To Use It. C. E. Stowe, D. D. Christian Protestant

Hardcover. Bound in light brown leather with black labels with gilt lettering on the spine. Frontispiece. Black and white illustrations. Calvin Ellis Stowe was an American Biblical scholar who helped spread public education in the United States. Over his career, he was a professor of languages and Biblical and sacred literature at Andover Theological Seminary, Dartmouth College, Lane Theological Seminary, and Bowdoin College. He was the husband and literary agent of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of the best-seller Uncle Tom's Cabin. Excerpt from the preface: ".Each one of the books of the New Testament must be traced up to the Apostles, who only had authority to deliver inspired books to the churches. This is what the present volume professes to do. It is a book of authorities and testimonies; it is the tracing and verifying of title deeds." "But there are some deeds in which the chain is broken before we get to the original proprietors; there are some which are forgeries and others which were given by the persons whose names they bear, but these persons had no authority to make the sales. All such deeds are invalid and confer no title." "These latter deeds represent the apocryphal books. It is proposed to show that every one of the apocryphal books belongs to one of these three classes, to wit: 1. They can not be traced to the apostles; 2. Some of them are proved to be forgeries; 3. And others, though genuine, were written by persons who had no apostolic authority to give inspired books to the churches." 583pp.CONDITION: Covers and spine are heavily rubbed. Back gutter is cracked and a quarter size piece is missing from the spine. Text is clear. Binding and text block are sound. Full refund if not satisfied.