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- Companion to the Bible by Elijah Porter Barrows - (c)1867. This book is one of the best reads for those who are interested in the Formation and Canon of the Old and New Testaments. In print form, this Public Domain Work is in the neighborhood of 600 pages. What I enjoyed about this book is that it is informative, interesting, and the author doesn't speak "above our heads" in the text of this excellent book. Barrows graduated from Yale in 1826, and, after teaching school for five years at Hartford, was ordained in 1832. In 1835, he declined a position at Oberlin College,[2] choosing instead to become pastor of the first free Presbyterian Church in New York City. Here Barrows remained until 1837, when he accepted the professorship of sacred literature in Western Reserve College (1837–52). In 1853, he was appointed professor of Hebrew language and literature in Andover Theological Seminary, retaining the office until 1866. In 1858, Barrows' D.D. was awarded by Dartmouth College.[2] In 1872, he accepted a like appointment at the Oberlin Theological Seminary. Besides twenty-five articles in the Bibliotheca Sacra, Barrows has published A Memoir of Evertin Judson (1852); Companion to the Bible (1869); and Sacred Geography and Antiquities (1872). He has also been one of the editors of the American Tract Society's Bible with Notes. Barrows wrote the hymn "Hallelujah, Christ is mine", which has been translated into several languages. Below is a listing of the Table of Contents of this fine book:
Plates
Preface
01 Evidences of Revealed Religion
02 Chapter 1: Introductory Remarks
03 Chapter 2: Genuineness of the Gospel Narratives
04 Chapter 3: Uncorrupt Preservation of the Gospel Narratives
05 Chapter 4: Authenticity and Credibility of the Gospel Narratives
06 Chapter 5: Acts of the Apostles and the Acknowledged Epistles
07 Chapter 6: The Disputed Books
08 Chapter 7: Inspiration and the Canon
09 Chapter 8: Inseparable Connection Between the Old Testament and the New Testament
10 Chapter 9: Authorship of the Pentateuch
11 Chapter 10: Authenticity and Credibility of the Pentateuch
12 Chapter 11: Remaining Books of the Old Testament
13 Chapter 12: Evidences Internal and Experimental
Introduction to the Old Testament
Chapter 13: Names and External Form of the Old Testament
15 Chapter 14: The Original Text and its History
16 Chapter 15: Formation and History of the Hebrew Canon
17 Chapter 16: Ancient Versions of the Old Testament
18 Chapter 17: Criticism of the Sacred Text
19 Chapter 18: The Books of the Old Testament as a Whole
20 Chapter 19: The Pentateuch
21 Chapter 20: The Historical Books
22 Chapter 21: The Poetical Books (With Ecclesiastes and Canticles)
23 Chapter 22: The Greater Prophets
24 Chapter 23: The Twelve Minor Prophets
24.1 APPENDIX: Apocryphal Books of the Old Testament
25 Chapter 24: Introduction to the New Testament
26 Chapter 25: External Form of the New Testament
27 Chapter 26: The New Testament Text and its History
28 Chapter 27: Formation and History of the New Testament Canon
29 Chapter 28: Ancient Versions of the New Testament
30 Chapter 29: The Historical Books (Matthew - Acts)
31 Chapter 30: The Epistles of Paul (Romans to Hebrews)
32 Chapter 31: The General Epistles (James to Jude)
33 Chapter 32: The Apocalypse (Revelation)
33.1 Appendix: Appendix: Writings of the Apostolic Fathers
Principles of Biblical Interpretation (Hermeneutics)
34 Chapter 33: Intrepretation: Introductory Remarks
35 Chapter 34: General Principles of Interpretation
36 Chapter 35: The Figurative Language of Scripture
37 Chapter 36: The Unity of Revelation
38 Chapter 37: Scriptural Types
39 Chapter 38: Quotations From the Old Testament in the New
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