The Study of the Bible
By ERNEST CADMAN COLWELL

In this 6 Chapter work by Coleman (Anglican Greek Scholar) on the Bible, he examines the orgin and growth of the Bible, the Transmission of the Bible, the Translation of the Bible, the Interpretation of the Bible looking at the Modernizing Method, the historical method (Literary Criticism and Historical Criticism).

Table of Contents

I. THE ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF THE BIBLE.?

II. THE TRANSMISSION OF THE BIBLE ‘… 38

III. THE TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE,… 71

IV. THE INTERPRETATION OF THE BIBLE THE MODERNIZING METHOD 102

V. THE INTERPRETATION OF THE BIBLE THE HISTORICAL METHOD: LITERARY CRITICISM 121

VI. THE INTERPRETATION OF THE BIBLE THE HISTORICAL METHOD: HISTORICAL CRITICISM…’ 148

GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY 176

INDEX OF AUTHORS AND SUBJECTS… 179

INDEX OF PASSAGES CITED 185

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INSPIRATION AND REVELATION
BEING THE THIRD HARTLEY LECTURE,
DELIVERED BEFORE THE CONFERENCE
AT GRIMSBY, i4th JUNE, 1899 ….

BY REV. ROBERT BRYANT
1899
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Note: This is a republish from April 11, 2011 of this module. There were three chapters missing which I have found and added/updated.

In this older work by Bryant, he begins with preliminary discussions on the Canon of the OT and NT, and the character of Scripture (divine-human), and errors of Scripture. He then turns to the inspiration of Scripture, and the Holy Spirit’s involvement in the production of Scripture, the prophets (and false prophets), and the writers of Scripture. The he turns to the Scriptures as inspired writings and what this means. Next he explores the revelation of Scripture by God. and the next section the evidences of revelation. In this chapter he deals with miracles and revelation. Finally he deals with the moral manifestion and its relationship with Scripture.

In this 86 chapter book on inspiration and revelation, Bryant (Methodist) has it divided into 5 parts: preliminary discussions (8 chapters), inspiration (13 chapters), The Scriptures as inspired writings (13), revelation (23), and revelation and its evidences (3). This book is a result of the Hartley lectures (Methodist) for 1899.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS
(1) Importance of the Subject discussed
(2) The Old Testament Canon
(3) The New Testament Canon
(4) The Higher Criticism
(5) The Bible as Literature
(6) Divine and Human Factors in Scripture
(7) Errors of Scripture
(8) Rise and History of the Mechanical Theory of Inspiration

PART II INSPIRATION

(1) Inspiration and Revelation distinguished
(2) Inspiration of the Agents
(3) The Holy Spirit the Agent of Inspiration
(4) Prophets as Inspired Agents
(5) Prophetic Names and Titles
(6) False Prophets
(7) The How of the Prophets Inspiration
(8) Results of the Prophets Inspiration
(9) The Prophet as Writer
(10) The Apostles as Inspired Agents
(11) The Holy Spirit the Inspiring Agent
(12) The Apostles as Writers -
(13) Limitations of Inspiration

PART III THE SCRIPTURES AS INSPIRED WRITINGS

(1) Inspiration of the Writings based on Inspiration of the Writers -
(2) The Pentateuch Inspired
(3) Inspiration of Composite Scriptures
(4) Inspiration attested by the Unity, Harmony, and Purity of Scripture
(5) Inspiration claimed by the Scriptures -
(6) The Testimony of the Lord Jesus to the Inspiration of the Old Testament
(7) Christ Jesus and Modern Criticism
(8) The Witness of the Apostles to the Inspiration of the Old Testament
(9) The Double Sense of the Old Testament Scriptures
(10) The Inspiration of the New Testament Scriptures
(11) The Apostolic Witness to the Inspiration of the New Testament Writings
(12) Ancient Views of Inspiration -
(13) Modern Theories of Inspiration

PART IV REVELATION

(1) Revelation and Modern Theology
(2) Revelation: its Meaning and Purpose
(3) God as Revealer and the Revealed
(4) Revelation a Possibility and Reality
(5) Revelation Written
(6) Revelation and its Record
(7) Revelation Independent of the Record
(8) Revelation and its Method
(9) Revelation, Historical and Progressive
(10) Revelation and Israel s Early History
(11) Revelation and Ethnic Religions
(12) Pfleiderer s View Criticised
(13) Revelation and Mosaism
(14) The Leading- Truths of Mosaism
(15) Revelation under the Judges and Former Prophets
(16) Revelation and the Latter Prophets
(17) The Moral Character of God seen in His Covenant Relation to Israel
(18) Revelation and the Hagiographa
(19) Ecclesiastes, Proverbs, Job, and Psalms
(20) Historical Revelation in the New Testament
(21) Revelation: Christ and the Gospels
(22) The Facts and Truths of the Gospel evidenced in the Teachings and Writings of the Apostles
(23) Christ Jesus the Completion of Revelation

PART V REVELATION AND ITS EVIDENCES

I. Miracles
(1) Miracles and the Manner of Divine Action
(2) Miracles, Probable and Necessary
(3) Revelation and Miracle Historical Aspects
(4) Miracle and the Religious Element
(5) Miracle, Evidential

II. Prophecy an Evidence of Divine Revelation

(1) Prophecy as Miracle
(2) Prophecy Considered as Evidence
(3) Prophecy and the Supernatural
(4) Prediction and Criticism
(5) Prediction and Fulfilment
(6) Prediction and Double-Meaning

III. Evidences Manifold Notably the Moral

(1.) The Witness of the Moral Character of Christ
(2.) The Divine Care and Preservation of the Scriptures
(3) Their Moral Power and Influence
(4) The Ideal of Christian Ethics
(5) Christian Morality is Scientific and Beneficial
(6) The Divine Authority of Scripture
(7) The Scriptures a Living and Abiding Word
(8) Christ and the Scriptures One Witness
(9) Concluding Observations

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HOW TO ENJOY THE BIBLE:
Or, The “Word,” and “The Words,” How to Study them.
By E. W. Bullinger, D.D. 1916

In this 18 chapter work by Bullinger (Brethren, Hyperdispensationalist), he examines the Bible in two divisions, the Word of God as a whole, and the words. The later division examines how to study and understand the Scripture. Read the rest of this entry »

Evidences of the Authenticity, Inspiration, and Canonical Authority of the Holy Scriptures
By the Rev. Archibald Alexander, D.D.
Prof. of Theology in Theological Seminary at Princeton.
PHILADELPHIA : PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION
AND SABBATH-SCHOOL WORK, No. 1334 Chestnut Street.

Entered according to the act of Congress in the year 1836, by Archibald Alexander, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of New Jersey.

In this 23 chapter work on Bibliology by Alexander (Presbyterian), he examines various aspects of the Bible (bibliology) including prophecy, inspiration, preservation, etc. Read the rest of this entry »

Historical Reliability of the Gospels
Study By: James M. Arlandson

This study by Arlandson is a 15 chapter apologetics book on the reliability of the Gospels. He looks at many different aspects of the reliability of the Gospel accounts of Christ, the source and transmission  of these accounts (including the Q document), and many other questions involved in the reliability and origin. Read the rest of this entry »

The Hearing of the Word of God
by William Ames

This is a sermon (1 Chapter) by William Ames (Protestant Divine, Calvinist) on hearing the word of God. Read the rest of this entry »

How to Study the Bible
by the Rev. James Stalker, D.D.
(Reproduced from The Bible Readers’ Manual; or, Aids to Biblical Study edited by C.H.H. Wright, 1895).

This is a shorter work on studying the Bible. Stalker has 4 chapers, the study of texts, books, groups of books, and doctrine.

CONTENTS

Introduction

1. Study of Texts
2. Study of Books
3. Study of Groups of Books
4. Study of Doctrine

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INTRODUCTION

The best preparation for the successful study of the Bible is deep devotion to Him who is its Author, and to the Saviour of whom it speaks. But only second to this is a good method of study, which will conduct the mind naturally into the subject, and lead it on from attainment to attainment. Without love to God the Bible has little chance of being much read; but without an intelligent method a nascent love for it may be arrested or even extinguished. Love quickens study; and study, pursued in the right way, increases love.

The purpose of this article is to give a few practical hints on the best ways of studying the Bible.

How We Got Our Bible
And Why We Believe It Is God’s Word
By W.H. Griffith Thomas
© 1926 The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. Copyright expired.
Published by Moody Press, Chicago, Illinois

In this twelve chapter book, Griffith-Thomas presents us with the origin of our Bible. He begin with the structure and history of the Bible, then the canonicity, authority, trustworthiness of the Bible. He then presents the unity of the Bible as a testimony to its divine origin, and then deals with the progressiveness of the Bible. He sums up with two chapters on the inspiration of the Bible, the interpretation of the Bible, and finally God’s purpose in giving us the Bible. Read the rest of this entry »

The Inspiration of the Bible: Definition, Extent, and Proof
By James M. Gray, D. D., Dean Of Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Ill.
Author Biography: James M. Gray

This excellent short work on Inspiration has 4 chapters: definition of Inspiration, its extent, its proof, and finally difficulties and objections. Read the rest of this entry »

HOW TO READ THE BIBLE
HINTS FOR SUNDAY-SCHOOL TEACHERS AND OTHER BIBLE STUDENTS
WALTER F. ADENEY, M.A.,
Professor of New Testament Exegesis, etc., New College, London
Author of ” The Theology of the New Testament ” (** Theological Educator “)
“The Canticles and Lamentations,” “Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther” (“Expositor’s Bible”), etc.
NEW YORK
THOMAS WHITTAKER
2 AND 3 BIBLE HOUSE
1897

In this 16 chapter work Adeney examines the Bible as to the different types of literature that it is, and how to approach reading and studying it. Read the rest of this entry »