The Bible: I. Authenticity II. Credibility III. Morality

About this eBook

Author

Remsburg, John E. (John Eleazer), 1848-1919

Credits

Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Language

English

LoC Class

BS: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: The Bible, Old and New Testament

Subject

Bible -- Evidences, authority, etc.

Category

Text

eBook-No.

46737

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46737

Release Date

August 31, 2014

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.Works by John E. Remsburg
3. 3.PREFACE.
4. 4.CONTENTS.
5. 5.PART I.—AUTHENTICITY.
6. 6.SACRED BOOKS OF THE WORLD. — Sacred Books of India. — Sacred Books of China. — Sacred Books of Persia. — Sacred Books of Islam. — Sacred Books of the Jews. — Sacred Book of Christians.
7. 7.THE CHRISTIAN BIBLE. — Canonical and Apocryphal Books of the Old and New Testaments. — 1. — Books accepted as canonical and divine by all Jews and Christians. — 2. — Books accepted as canonical and divine by a part of the Jews and by all Christians. — 3. — Books accepted by a part of the Jews as canonical, but not divine; by most Christians as canonical and divine. — 4. — Books accepted as canonical by some Jews, and for most part by the Greek and Roman Catholic churches, but rejected by the Protestants. — 5. — Lost books cited by writers of the Bible. — 6. — Books which formed the original canon of the New Testament and which have always been accepted by Christians. — 7. — Books which are now generally accepted by Christians, but which were for a time rejected. — 8. — Books now excluded from the canon, but which are found in some of the older manuscripts of the New Testament. — 9. — Other Apocryphal books of the New Testament which are extant. — 10. — Apocryphal books of the New Testament which are lost.
8. 8.FORMATION OF THE CANON. — The Jewish Canon. — The Christian Canon. — Founding of the Canon. — Completion of the Canon. — Christian Councils. — Ancient Christian Scholars. — Protestant Scholars. — Martin Luther.
9. 9.DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THE BIBLE. — Versions of the Jewish Scriptures. — Ancient Christian Versions. — Ancient Manuscripts. — Modern Versions.
10. 10.AUTHORSHIP AND DATES.
11. 11.THE PENTATEUCH. — Arguments for Mosaic Authorship. — Arguments Against Mosaic Authorship. — The Work of Various Authors and Compilers. — The higher Criticism—Its Triumph and Its Consequences.
12. 12.THE PROPHETS. — Joshua. — Judges. — First and Second Samuel. — First and Second Kings. — Isaiah. — Jeremiah. — Ezekiel. — Minor Prophets.
13. 13.THE HAGIOGRAPHA. — Psalms. — Proverbs. — Job. — The Five Rolls. — Daniel. — Ezra and Nehemiah. — First and Second Chronicles.
14. 14.THE FOUR GOSPELS. — The Apostles. — The Apostolic Fathers. — The Christian Fathers. — Internal Evidence. — Matthew. — Mark. — Luke. — The Synoptics. — John. — The Four Gospels.
15. 15.ACTS, CATHOLIC EPISTLES, REVELATION. — Acts of the Apostles. — James and Jude. — Epistles of Peter. — Epistles of John. — Revelation.
16. 16.PAULINE EPISTLES. — Genuine Epistles. — Doubtful Epistles. — Spurious Epistles. — Conclusion.
17. 17.CREDIBILITY.
18. 18.TEXTUAL CORRUPTIONS. — Errors of Transcribers. — Errors of Translators. — Different Versions Contain Different Books. — Different Versions of the Same Book Differ. — Different Copies of the Same Version Differ.
19. 19.TWO COSMOGONIES OF GENESIS. — 1. — 2. — 3. — 4. — 6. — 7. — 8. — 9. — 10. — 11. — 12. — 13. — 14. — 15. — 16. — 17. — 18.
20. 20.THE PATRIARCHAL AGE. — 1. — 2. — 3. — 4. — 5. — 6. — 7. — 8. — 9. — 10. — 11. — 12. — 13. — 14. — 15.
21. 21.THE JEWISH KINGS. — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5 — 6 — 7 — 8 — 9 — 10 — 11 — 12 — 13 — 14 — 15 — 16 — 17 — 18 — 19 — 20 — 21 — 22 — 23 — 24 — 25 — 26 — 27 — 28 — 29 — 30
22. 22.WHEN DID JEHOSHAPHAT DIE? — Kingdom of Judah. — Kingdom of Israel. — 1. — 2. — 3. — 4. — 5. — 6. — 7. — 8. — 9. — 10. — 11. — 12. — 13. — 14. — 15. — 16. — Recapitulation. — Notes and Explanations.
23. 23.INSPIRED NUMBERS. — 1. — 2. — 3. — 4. — 5. — 6. — 7. — 8. — 9. — 10. — 11. — 12. — 13. — 14. — 15. — 16. — 17. — 18. — 19. — 20.
24. 24.HARMONY OF THE GOSPELS. — 1. — 2. — 3. — 4. — 5. — 6. — 7. — 8. — 9. — 10. — 11. — 12. — 13. — 14. — 15. — 16. — 17. — 18. — 19. — 20.
25. 25.PAUL AND THE APOSTLES. — 1. — 2. — 3. — 4. — 5. — 6. — 7. — 8. — 9 — 10. — 11. — 12. — 13. — 14. — 15. — 16. — 17. — 18. — 19. — 20. — 21. — 22. — 23.
26. 26.THE BIBLE AND HISTORY. — 1. — 2. — 3. — 4. — 5. — 6. — 7. — 8. — 9. — 10. — 11. — 12.
27. 27.THE BIBLE AND SCIENCE. — Astronomy. — Geology. — Geography. — Botany. — Zoology. — Ethnology. — Physiology. — Chemistry. — Physics. — Mathematics.
28. 28.PROPHECIES. — 1. — 2. — 3. — 4. — 5. — 6. — 7. — 8. — 9. — 10. — 11. — 12. — 13. — 14. — 15. — 16.
29. 29.MIRACLES. — The First Cutlet. — The Great Freshet. — Ringstreaked, Speckled, and Spotted. — The Waters Were Divided. — Quails!!! — Three Good Snake Stories. — More of Aaron’s Tricks. — The Sun Stood Still. — Samson’s Feats. — The Loquacious Ass. — A Bear Story. — The Boy Sneezed. — Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. — Take Me Up. — The Confiding Husband. — They Did Eat and Were Filled. — Lazarus Come Forth.
30. 30.THE BIBLE GOD. — Is God Omnipresent? — Is God Omnipotent? — Is He Omniscient? — Is He Immutable? — Is He Visible and Comprehensible? — Is There One God Only? — In What Form Does God Exist?
31. 31.MORALITY.
32. 32.THE BIBLE NOT A MORAL GUIDE. — What is Morality? — Bible Codes. — Bible Models. — Immoral Teachings of the Bible.
33. 33.LYING—CHEATING—STEALING. — Lying. — Cheating. — Stealing.
34. 34.MURDER—WAR. — Murder. — War.
35. 35.HUMAN SACRIFICES—CANNIBALISM—WITCHCRAFT. — Human Sacrifices. — Cannibalism. — Witchcraft.
36. 36.SLAVERY—POLYGAMY. — Slavery. — Polygamy.
37. 37.ADULTERY—OBSCENITY. — Adultery . — Obscenity.
38. 38.INTEMPERANCE — VAGRANCY—IGNORANCE. — Intemperance. — Vagrancy. — Ignorance.
39. 39.INJUSTICE TO WOMEN—UNKINDNESS TO CHILDREN—CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. — Injustice to Women. — Unkindness to Children. — Cruelty to Animals.
40. 40.TYRANNY—INTOLERANCE. — Tyranny. — Intolerance.
41. 41.CONCLUSION.
42. 42.APPENDIX.
43. 43.INDEX.
44. 44.Colophon — Corrections

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