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Bibliology - The science of Scripture. This is the study of the Bible as unit, what it is, how we got it, why some books are included in "Scripture" or "the Bible" and others are not (Canon), how to understand it (Hermeneutics).

Recommended Sites for Reference: Bible Research

16.00 Bibliology (Works treating the entire gamut of Bibliology) <top of page>

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Binney - Theological Compend (1875 Methodist) (b) 571K (57 pages)
Breen, Andrew Edward (1863-1938) - A General Introduction to the Study of Holy Scripture (1908) flipbook
Keathley (Author profile) - Bibliology 567K.
Gibbs, Alfred - (Brethren) Introduction To A Study of Church Truth  (a) 78K (24 pages)
Gladstone, William Ewart (1809-1898) - The Impregnable Rock of Holy Scripture (1896) flipbook
Horton - What Are We Looking For In The Bible?
Jowett, Benjamin - Scripture and Truth Dissertations (1907) flipbook
Mease, James - Scripture Chronology (1860) flipbook
Peake, Arthur Samuel (1865-1929) - The Nature of Scripture (1922) flipbook
Pink - The Scriptures and the World
Unknown - Introduction to Bibliology

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16.01 Canonicity, Apocrypha, Pseudographia <top of page>

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Canon (Canonicity) - deals with the reason why certain books are included in the Bible. Apocrypha - are books which first century Christians accepted as having some spiritual value, but they are not inspired of God. They were comparable John Bunyan's "Pilgrims Progress". Pseudographi - The pseudo (false or fake) graphi (writings) are the books supposedly written by biblical characters which are not accepted as really being written by them.

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For Apocrypha and Pseudographi see 16.19

Alexander, Archibald (1772-1851) - Canon of OT and NT Ascertained, or The Bible Complete without Apocrypha and unwritten traditions (1851) flipbook
Bahnsen - The Concept and Importance of Canonicity
Buhl, Franks (1850-1932) - Canon and the Text of the OT (1892) flipbook
Collett, Sidney - Scripture of Truth: Its Origin, Languages, Translation, Canon, Symbols, Inspiration, Alleged errors and Contradictions, Plan, Science, Other Sacred Books (1909) flipbook
Cosin, John (1594-1672) - A scholastical history of the canon of the Holy Scripture, or the certains and in dubitate books thereof as they are received in the Church of England (1657) flipbook
Davidson, Samuel (1806-1898) - The Canon of the Bible: Its Formation, History, and Fluctuations (1878) flipbook
Gaussen, Louis (1790-1863) The Canon of Holy Scriptures: Examined in light of History (c1862) flipbook
Gregory, Caspar René (1846-1917) - Canon and Text of the NT (1907) flipbook
MacMahon - The Apocrypha is not scripture 151K (19 pages) 16 Bibliology
McCallum - The Canonicity Question 55K (5 pages)  
Mills, Henry - Notes of Lectures on the Canon (1840s) flipbook
Moore, Edward Caldwell (1857-1943) - NT in the Christian Church, eight lectures (1904) flipbook
Mullen, Tobias, Bishop of Erie (1818-1900) - The Canon of the OT (1892) flipbook
Nye, Stephen (1648-1719) - An Historical Account, and Defence, of Canon of NT in answer to Amyntor (1700) flipbook
Pierce, Bradford K - The Word of God Opened; Its Inspiration, Canon, and Interpretation (1868) flipbook
Reuss, Eduard Wilhelm Eugen (1804-1891) - History of Canon of Holy Scriptures in Christian Church (1887) flipbook
Richardson, John (1647-1725) - The Canon of the New Testament vindicated in answer to the objections of J.T. in his Amyntor, with several additions (1701) flipbook
Ryle, Herbert Edward B.D. - Canon of the O.T. (1892)
Sawyer, James M - Evangelicals & the Canon of the NT  107K (23 pages)
Shuttleworth, Philip Nicholas - Not Tradition but Scripture (1839) flipbook
Souter, Alexander (1873-1949) - The Text and Canon of the New Testament (1913) flipbook
Stuart, Moses (1780-1852) - Critical History and Defence of OT Canon (1849) flipbook
Warfield - Formation of Canon of NT 16K (4 pages)
Warfield, Benjamin Breckinridge - The Canon of the NT: How and When Formed (1892) flipbook
Westcott, Brooke Foss (1825-1901) - A General Survey of History of Canon of the NT (1875)  flipbook
Wildeboer, Gerrit (1855-1911) - Origin of Canon of OT: An Historico-Critical Enquiry (1895) flipbook

Hodge, Archibald - Canon and Inspiration (s)

Recommended Sites - Bible Research

16.02 Analogy of the Faith  <top of page>

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Analogy of the Faith - This refers to the fact of the supernatural intervention of God in making sure that every part and parcel of the Bible is in supernatural agreement with the truth of God such that no one part contradicts any other, and there is a divine unity that "holds" all parts into conformity with the divine will of God.

Coutts, John - The Unity and Harmony in God's Word (1881) flipbook
Fuller, Daniel - Biblical Theology & the Analogy of Faith  (a) 94K (25 pages)
Rowley, H.H. - The Unity of the Bible (1953) flipbook
Saphir, Adolph - The Divine Unity of Scripture (1895) html

16.03 Inspiration, Verbal Plenary, Inerrant <top of page>

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Inspiration - Inspiration refers to the quality of Scripture being "God-breathed", that is, that the Bible is actually a product of the mouth of God, it is the very words of God, and so it has a special quality that no other book has. Verbal Plenary - refers to the inspiration of the Bible, and has special reference to the extent of inspiration, it is not just the general concepts and general message that is inspired, but inspiration extends down to the very words, grammatical structure, forms, and technical aspects of the Bible, all of these were closely guarded by God when the Bible was humanly recorded so that these parts of words and speech are also inspired by God and without error, the very words God has divinely chosen to communicate to us.

Articles

Boettner - Inspiration - Trustworthiness of the Bible (a) 19K (6 pages) here
Sawyer, James M - History of Doctrine of Inspiration from Ancient Church through Reformation  (a) 60K (11 pages)
Sawyer, James M - Inspiration & Inerrancy (a) 100K (13 pages)
Sawyer, James M - Theories of Inspiration (a) 37K (6 pages)
CRTA - Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy (a) 72K (5 pages)
Hodge, A.A.  (Author profile) - The Inspiration of the Bible  (a) 67K (16 pages)
Lin, Timothy (page) - Inspiration and Inerrancy of the Bible (a) 28K (6 pages)
Philpot, J.C. - Authority & Power of the Word upon the Heart (a) 116K (39 pages)
Warfield - Authority & Inspiration of Scriptures  (a) 36K (4 pages)
Warfield - Inspiration  (a) 11K (2 pages)
Warfield - Divine & Human in the Bible  (a) 18K (4 pages)

Chapters in Books

Hodge, A.A. - Outlines#Inspiration.
Simmons, Thomas - Systematic Study of Bible Doctrine#The Inspiration of the Bible
Simmons, Thomas - Systematic Study of Bible Doctrine#Objections to Verbal Inspiration of the Bible

Books

Alexander, Archibald (1772-1851) - Evidences of Authenticity, Inspiration, Canonical Authority of Holy Scriptures (1836) flipbook
Baring-Gould, Sabine (1834-1924) - Some modern difficulties: nine lectures (The aspect of modern thought. - On mysteries. - The mystery of creation. - The mystery of man. - Primeval man. - Biblical inspiration. 1. The Old testament. - Biblical inspiration. 2. The New Testament. - The mystery of evil. - The incarnation) (1875) flipbook
Bible Inspiration Conference, Philadelphia (1887) - The inspired Word : a series of papers and addresses delivered at the Bible-Inspiration Conference, Philadelphia, (1887) flipbook
Binney - Theological Compend (1875 Methodist) IB The Bible (b) 571K (57 pages)
Boettner - The Inspiration Of Scripture - Part I: The Nature of Scripture Inspiration
Boettner - The Inspiration Of Scripture - Part III: The Nature of the Influence by Which Inspiration is Accomplished
Boettner - The Inspiration Of Scripture - Part VI: The Plenary Inspiration of the Bible
Bryant, Robert - Inspiration and Revelation: 3rd Hartley Lecture Delivered Before the Conference at Grimsby (1899) flipbook
Bridges - The Scriptures More Precious Than Gold
Burgon, John William (1813-1888) - Inspiration and interpretation: 7 sermons to University of Oxford: with answer to a volume entitled "Essays and Reviews" (1861) flipbook
Cave, Alfred (1847-1900) - Inspiration of the OT Inductively Considered (1888) flipbook
Collett, Sidney - Scripture of Truth: Its Origin, Languages, Translation, Canon, Symbols, Inspiration, Alleged errors and Contradictions, Plan, Science, Other Sacred Books (1909) flipbook
Couch, Edward T - The Two Bibles, or Scholarship and Inspiration Compared (1907) flipbook
Davison, John (1777-1834) - Discourses on Prophecy, Its Structure, Use, and Inspiration (1824) flipbook
Farrar, Frederic William (1831-1903) - Inspiration: A Clerical Symposium on "In What sense, and within what limits, is the Bible the Word of God?" (1885) flipbook
Farrar, Frederic William (1831-1903) - Lectures and addresses (Dante.--The ideals of nations.--Temperance address.--Thoughts on America.--The inspiration of the Holy Scripture) (1886) flipbook
Fowle, Thomas Welbank - Reconciliation of Religion and Science, essays on Immortality, Inspiration, Miracles, and Being of Christ (1873) flipbook
Gaussen, Louis (1790-1863) - Theopneustia: Plenary Inspiration of Holy Scriptures deduced from Internal Evidence, Testimonies of Nature, History and Science (1894-1941). flipbook
Gray, James Martin (1851-1935) - The bulwarks of the faith: a brief and popular treatise on the evidences of Christianity, or the authenticity, truth and inspiration of the Holy Scriptures : arranged with questions for use in Bible institutes and training schools (c1899) flipbook
Hanko - The Battle for the Bible
Healy, John (1841-1914) - Cardinal Newman on Inspiration of Scripture (1884) flipbook
Holborow, Arthur - Evolution and scripture; or, the relation between the teaching of scripture and the conclusions of astronomy, geology and biology; with an inquiry into the nature of the scriptures and inspiration (1892) flipbook
Jowett, Benjamin (1817-1893) - Scripture and Truth (1907) flipbook
Joyce, Gilbert Cunningham - Inspiration of Prophecy, Essay in Psychology of Revelation (1910) flipbook
Kelly, James - Inspiration: A Dialogue between a Christian and his Pastor (1862) flipbook
Kirkpatrick, Alexander Francis (1849-1940) - The Divine Library of the Old Testament: Its Origin, Preservation, Inspiration, and Permanent Value (1891-1909) flipbook
Lee, William (1815-1883) - Inspiration of Holy Scripture: Its Nature and Proof (1858) flipbook
Lloyd-Jones - The Authority of Scripture
Lord, Eleazar (1788-1871) - The Plenary Inspiration of Holy Scriptures (1858) flipbook
Lord, Eleazar (1788-1871) - The Prophetic Office of Christ as related to Verbal Inspiration of Holy Scriptures (1859) flipbook
Macnaught, John - Doctrine of Inspiration: Being Inquiry concerning infallibility, inspiration, and Authority of Holy Writ (1870) flipbook
Mansel, Henry Longueville (1820-1871) - Inspiration: How is it related to Revelation and Reason? (Mansel's Bampton Lectures) (1859) flipbook
Mahan, Milo (1819-1870) - Palmoni, or Numerals of Scripture, a Proof of Inspiration (1863) flipbook
McConnell, Samuel David (b1845) - Essays, practical & speculative (The morals of sex; Church & clergy; About theological seminaries; Broad churchmen, & narrow; The next step in Christianity; Scripture, inspiration & authority; The fall, -upward; The role of belief; God, even our God; The new situation; Nature & God; Evolution & God; God manifest; The doctrine of the cross; The other life; The Holy Catholic church) (1900) flipbook
McDowell, Josh - The Authority of the Bible (b) 1.9MB (582 pgs).
McNabb, Vincent (1868-1943) - Where Believers may Doubt, or Studies in Biblical Inspiration and other problems of Faith (1903) flipbook
Mornerie, Alfred Williams (1848-1900) - Inspiration and other sermons (1890) flipbook
Multiple - Bible Inspiration Conference (1887) flipbook
Newman, John Henry (1801-1890) - On the Inspiration of Scripture (1884) flipbook
Noble, Samuel (1779-1853) - The plenary inspiration of the Scriptures asserted: and the principles of their composition investigated, with a view to the refutation of all objections to their divinity : in six lectures, (very greatly enlarged), delivered at Albion Hall, London Wall ; with an appendix, illustrative and critical (1825) flipbook
O'Donoghue, Alfred (b1840) - Theology and Mythology: Inquiry into Claims of Biblical Inspiration and Supernatural element in Religion (1880) flipbook
Orr, James (1844-1913) Revelation and Inspiration (1910) flipbook
Patton, Francis Landey - The Inspiration of the Scriptures (1869) flipbook
Pierce, Bradford K - The Word of God Opened; Its Inspiration, Canon, and Interpretation (1868) flipbook
Powell, Baden - A collection of theological essays from various authors (Guizot, F.P.G. - Faith and science; Powell, Baden. - The law and the Gospel; Tholuck, F.A.D. - The doctrine of inspiration; Williams, R. - Holy Scripture; Servants of God speaking as moved by the Holy Ghost; The spirit and the letter, or The truth and the Book; Harwood, E. - On the causes which probably conspired to produce our Saviour's agony; Newcome, W. - Of our Lord's fortitude; Jowett, B. - The doctrine of the atonement; On righteousness by faith; The imputation of the sin of Adam; Conversion and changes of character; Cesuistry; Connection of immortality and idolatry; The Old Testament; On the quotations from the Old Testament in the New; Fragment on the chacter of St. Paul; St. Paul and the Twelve; Evils in the church of the Apostolical age; The belief in the coming of Christ in the Apostolical age; Foster, James. - The death of Christ, considered as a sacrifice; Stanley, A.P. - The Epistles to the Corinthians, in relation to the Gospel history; Apostolical worship; The Eucharist; Unity and variety of spiritual gifts; The gift of tongues and the gift of prophesying; Love, the greatest of gifts; The resurrection of Christ; The resurrection of the dead; Brown, Thomas. - On the credibility of miracles) (1880) flipbook
Pink, Arthur - Divine Inspiration of Bible (b) 277K (51 pages)
Pratt, John Henry (d1871) - Scripture and science not at variance: with remarks on the historical character, plenary inspiration, and surpassing importance, of the earlier chapters of Genesis (1871) flipbook
Raymond, George Lansing (1839-1929) - Psychology of Inspiration, Attempt to Distinguish Religious from Scientific Truth and Harmonize Christianity with Modern Thought (1908) flipbook
Sanday, William (1843-1920) - Inspiration (1893) flipbook
Sanday, William (1843-1920) - The Oracles of God: nine lectures on the nature and extent of biblical inspiration and on the special significance of the Old Testament scriptures at the present time, with two appendices (1894) flipbook
Streeter, Burnett Hillman (1874-1937) - The Spirit- God and his relation to man considered from the standpoint of philosophy, psychology and art (Immanence and transcendence, by A. Seth Pringle Pattison.- God in action, by Lily Dougall.- The psychology of power, by J. Arthur Hadfield.- What happened at Pentecost, by C.A. Anderson Scott.- The psychology of grace: How God helps, by C.W. Emmet.- The psychology of inspiration: How God teaches, by C.W. Emmet.- The language of the soul: Some reflections on the Christian sacraments, by Lily Dougall.- Spiritual experience, by A. Clutton-Brock.- Christ and constructive revolutionary, by B. Hillman Streeter) (1920) flipbook
Thomson, William (1819-1890) - Aids to faith : a series of theological essays (On miracles as evidences of Christianity / H.L. Mansel -- On the study of the evidences of Christianity / William Fitzgerald -- Prophecy / A. McCaul -- Ideology and subscription / F.C. Cook -- The Mosaic record of creation / A. McCaul -- On the genuineness and authenticity of the Pentateuch / George Rawlinson -- Inspiration / Edward Harold Browne -- The death of Christ / Willam Thomson -- Scripture, and its interpretation / Charles John Ellicott) (1871) flipbook
Urquhart, John - Inspiration and Accuracy of Holy Scriptures (1895) flipbook
Watson, Frederick (1844-1906) - Inspiration (1906) flipbook
Watts, Robert (1829-1895) - The Rule of Faith and Doctrine of Inspiration (1835) flipbook
Williams, John Herbet - Inspiration (1919) flipbook
Wordsworth, Christopher (1807-1885) - Inspiration of the Bible five lectures delivered in Westminster Abbey (1861) flipbook

16.04 Divine Authority in Scriptures <top of page>

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The Great City of Mexico City - We minister in Mexico City. By some counts, we have 40 million of the 100 million people who live in Mexico. It is a tremendous city. Through our Spanish website pages, people from all over our city know about us, and some come every Sunday from over 2 hours away (2 hours on several different buses and subways). The reason they come according to what they tell us, is that the doctrine of our weekly services is pure meat. While other pastors and churches give fluff and puff, they find spiritual nourishment in our ministry. Some people come periodically to get the free sermon CDs and books and tracts even though they cannot come every week.All of this operates because of donations from people who believe in us, in our ministry, and believe that fundamental, sound doctrine and ministers are of great need around the world. Your donations and gifts make this possible. Please consider giving even occasionally to our ministry.

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Sermons

Boston, Thomas - Divine Authority in Scriptures (s)
Edwards, Jonathan - The Scripture is the Word of God (s)
Gill, John - Scriptures the Only Guide in Matters of Religion (s)

Books

Alexander, Archibald (1772-1851) - Evidences of Authenticity, Inspiration, and Canonical Authority of Holy Scriptures (1836) flipbook
Barry, William Francis (1849-1930) - Tradition of Scripture: Its Origin, Authority and Interpretation (1906) flipbook
Bégin, Louis Nazaire (1840-1925) - The Bible and the rule of faith (1875) flipbook
Briggs, Charles Augustus (1843-1913) - The Bible, the Church, and Reason: Three Great Fountains of Divine Authority (1892) flipbook
Dodd, Charles Harold (1884-1973) - The Authority of the Bible (1929) flipbook
Ellis, George Edward (1814-1894) - The Bible or the Church: A Discourse on new aspect of the controversy between ecclesiastical authority, and the right of private judgment presented under the name of "Puseyism" (1843) flipbook
Fortune, Alonzo Willard (b1873) - Conception of Authority in Pauline Writings (1918) flipbook
Grinfield, Edward William (1785-1864) - An apology for the Septuagint: in which its claims to biblical and canonical authority are briefly stated and vindicated (1850) flipbook
Hogarth, David George (1862-1927) - Authority and archaeology, sacred and profane; essays on the relation of monuments to Biblical and classical literature (pt. 1. Hebrew authority, by S. R. Driver.--pt. 2. Classical authority: Egypt and Assyria, by F. L. Griffith. Prehistoric Greece, by D. G. Hogarth. Historic Greece, by E. A. Gardner. The Roman world, by F. Haverfield.--pt. 3. Christian authority, by A. C. Headlam) (1899) flipbook
Jones, Jeremiah (1693-1724) - A new and full method of settling the canonical authority of the New Testament. To which is subjoined A vindication of the former part of St. Matthew's Gospel, from Mr. Whiston's charge of dislocations (1798) flipbook
Keach, Benjamin (1640-1704) - Tropologia: a key to open scripture metaphors... : to which are prefixed, arguments to prove the divine authority of the Holy Bible : together with types of the Old Testament (1856) flipbook
Leland, John (1691-1766) - The divine authority of the Old and New Testament asserted against the unjust aspersions and false reasonings of a book entitled The moral philosopher : to which is added a defence of this book against the exceptions and misrepresentations in the second volume of The moral philosopher (1837) flipbook
Macnaught, John - Doctrine of Inspiration: Being Inquiry concerning infallibility, inspiration, and Authority of Holy Writ (1870) flipbook
Moore, Edward Caldweill (1858-1943) - The New Testament in the Christian church; eight lectures (1904) flipbook
Rice, Edwin Wilbur (1831-1929) - Our sixty-six sacred books: How they came to us, and what they are. A popular handbook for colleges, Sunday-schools, normal classes and students, on the origin, authorship, preservation, character and divine authority of the Christian scriptures (1890s) flipbook

16.05 Perspicuity <top of page>

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Perspicuity - refers to the quality of the Bible, that when God communicates to us through the writing of His Word, God has communicated so that we have understanding, and therefore there is not a purposeful confusion inserted into God's word, but God's word is simple, clear, and means what it says.

Armstrong-Bryant - Debate on Perspicuity (a) 147K (30 pages).
Bowes, George Seaton - Scripture Itself the Illustrator (1872) flipbook
Pink, Arthur - Profiting from the Word (b) 213K (71 pages)

Arminius - Volume 2 of His Works Page 19 (bottom).
CRI - Perspicuity of Scriptures offsite
Catholic attack against Perspicuity - here.

16.06 Preservation and Trustworthiness <top of page>

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Preservation - refers to the fact that God's word is eternal, and the same God of the Bible with the same power seen in the Bible is the one who makes sure that God's word will remain forever.

Boettner - Inspiration - Trustworthiness of the Bible (a) 19K (6 pages)
Combs - Preservation of Scripture (a) 195K (42 pages).
Kirkpatrick, Alexander Francis (1849-1940) - The Divine Library of the Old Testament: Its Origin, Preservation, Inspiration, and Permanent Value (1891-1909)
Historical evidences of the New Testament ([18--]) (Historical illustrations of the New Testament scriptures, by G. F. Maclear. The Christ of the Gospels: a religious study, by Henri Meyer. Ferdinand Christian Baur and his theory of the origin of Christianity and of the New Testament writings, by A. B. Bruce. The religious value of the doctrines of Christianity, by C. M. Des Islets. Unity of faith a proof of the divine origin and preservation of Christianity, by John Stoughton. The evidential value of the observance of the Lord's day, by G. F. Maclear)
Less, Gottfried (1736-1797) - The authenticity, uncorrupted preservation, and credibility of the New Testament (1804)
Ramsay, William Mitchell, Sir, (1851-1939) -  The bearing of recent discovery on the trustworthiness of the New Testament (1915) flipbook
Rice, Edwin Wilbur (1831-1929) - Our sixty-six sacred books: How they came to us, and what they are. A popular handbook for colleges, Sunday-schools, normal classes and students, on the origin, authorship, preservation, character and divine authority of the Christian scriptures (189x)

Berkhof (Author Profile) - Summary of Christian Doctrine#Scripture

See also Inspiration

16.07 Revelation, Prophets <top of page>

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Revelation - refers to the momentary communication between God and individual men of God (prophets) when God first reveals His message to mankind. This revelation was consummated in the giving of the Holy Scriptures, and today there is not a continuing on going revelation of new material to us.

World Wide Ministry - Frankly I am a (missionary) pastor working in Mexico City, Mexico. It was never my intention to try to "reach the world" with my ministry. I don't really feel that is what God called me to do at the beginning, but to be faithful here in Mexico City. But this ministry which God has called me to has taken some interesting turns, and as I have made public our ministry, I find myself communicating and ministering to people all over the Spanish speaking world, as well as some very unlikely places around the globe. My website is half in English, half in Spanish. A pastor of a local church which has a seminary in South Africa wrote saying that they use my site extensively to give their preacher boys a full religious reference library so that they can minister better. Seminaries and Bible Institutes in English and Spanish speaking countries use my books that I have written as text books for classes. When you support our ministry, you are helping us provide these services for a wide range of Christians all over the world. Please consider helping us with the financial burden of keeping all this up and growing! We have visitors from non-English and non-Spanish speaking countries (South Korea, Netherlands, Brazil, Malaysia, Portugal, Germany, Finland, Greece, Italy, France, Switzerland, Uganda, Japan, Syria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Kuwait, Pakistan, etc.).

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Armstrong, George Dodd (1813-1899) - The two books of nature and revelation collated (1886)
Andrews, Samuel James (1817-1906) - God's revelation of Himself to men [microform] ; as successively made in the patriarchal, Jewish, and Christian dispensation and in the Messianic kingdom (1886)
Binney - Theological Compend (1875 Methodist) IA Divine Revelation (b) 571K (57 pages)
Bryant, Robert - Inspiration and Revelation: 3rd Hartley Lecture Delivered Before the Conference at Grimsby (1899)
Bruce, Alexander Balmain (1831-1899) - The Chief End of Revelation (1881)
Cassels, Walter Richard (1826-1907) - Supernatural religion; an inquiry into the reality of divine revelation v1 (1902)
Cassels, Walter Richard (1826-1907) - Supernatural religion; an inquiry into the reality of divine revelation v2 (1902)
Dawson, John William Sir (1820-1899) - The origin of the world according to revelation and science (1877)
Janeway, Jacob Jones (1774-1858) - The internal evidence of the Holy Bible; or, The Bible proved from its own pages to be a Divine revelation (1845)
Mansel, Henry Longueville (1820-1871) - Inspiration: How is it related to Revelation and Reason? (Mansel's Bampton Lectures) (1859)
Meyer, FB - Secret of Guidance (b) 299K (26 pages).
Machen, J Gresham - Prophets False and True  (a) 140K (7 pgs)
McWhinney, Thomas Martin (1823-1909) - Reason and revelation, hand in hand (c1886)
Pink, Arthur (Pink Page) - The Doctrine of Revelation (b) 794K (154 pages)
Orr, James (1844-1913) Revelation and Inspiration (1910)
Schultz, Hermann (1836-1903) - Old testament theology; the religion of revelation in its pre-Christian stage of development v1 (1892)
Schultz, Hermann (1836-1903) - Old testament theology; the religion of revelation in its pre-Christian stage of development v2 (1892)
Scott, Ernest Findlay (b1868) - The New Testament idea of revelation (1935)
 

Berkhof (Author Profile) - Summary of Christian Doctrine#Revelation
Boice or Boyce - Abstract of Systematic Theology#Reasons and Revelation
Simmons, Thomas - Systematic Study of Bible Doctrine#The Bible a Revelation from God

16.08 Sufficiency of Scripture (Sola Escritura) <top of page>

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Sufficiency of Scripture - refers to the fact that all that God wants of us in respect to salvation and the Christian life and ministry, God has revealed in His Word, and it is sufficient for all that we need. This was one of the key points of the Reformation, and they referred to it as Sola Escritura.

Downing - Sola Scriptura (a) 188K (16 pages)
Webster - Sola Scriptura and the Early Church

Hodge, A.A. - Outlines#Authority.
Boston - The Scope of Scriptures (s)

16.09 Guidance and Direction <top of page>

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Guidance and Direction - refers to God's will being understood by individuals through general principles of God's word and their particular application in a person's life.

Alligood - The Christians Surest Guide: Subjective Feelings or God's Word?
Field, Fred - Do I need an Expert to tell me what the Scriptures Mean  (a) 185K (17 pages)
James, John - Reading the Scriptures (s) 40K (12 pages)
James, John - Directions for profitably hearing the Word of God (s) 17K (3 pages)
Lin, Timothy (page) - How we know and understand God and can live according to his Word (a) 106K (4 pages)
Lane, Robert D. - Reading the Bible

Ames, William - Biography & Works#Contentment
Ames, William - Biography & Works#Hearing the Word
Boston - Utility of the Scriptures as a Rule (s)

16.10 Hermeneutics (Principles of Interpretation) <top of page>

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Hermeneutics - refers to the principles of correctly interpreting the Word of God such that we arrive at the understanding of God's word that God wants us to have. These principles should guide us away from doctrinal error and misinterpretation. Here the key concept is exegesis (the drawing out of a text its meaning) and NOT eisegesis (reading into a text a presupposed interpretation that cannot legitimately be gotten out of that text).

Articles

Carson, D.A. - Must I learn how to Interpret the Bible (a) 133K (6 pages)
Frye - How to Interpret the Bible  (a) 135K (8 pages)
Gowens - How to Interpret the Bible (a) 112K (5 pages)
Packer, JI - In Quest of Canonical Interpretation  (a) 168K (16 pages)

Books

Arnold, Thomas (1795-1842) - Sermons chiefly on the interpretation of scripture (1845) flipbook
Barnard, Percy Mordaunt (b1868) - The interpretation of the New Testament in modern life and thought (1906?) flipbook
Barry, William Francis (1849-1930) - Tradition of Scripture: Its Origin, Authority and Interpretation (1906) flipbook
Burgon, John William (1813-1888) - Inspiration and interpretation: seven sermons preached before the University of Oxford : with preliminary remarks : being an answer to a volume entitled "Essays and Reviews" (1861)
Crothers, Samuel McChord (1857-1927) - The Understanding Heart (1903)
Curry, S.S. - Vocal And Literary Interpretation Of The Bible (1909)
Dungan - Hermeneutics a Textbook 815K (b) (239 pages)
Erkel - A Guide to Basic Bible Interpretation (b) 148K (60 pages)
Ernesti, Johann August (1701-1781) - Elements of Interpretation (1822) flipbook
Fairbairn, Patrick (1805-1874) - Hermeneutical manual; or, Introduction to the exegetical study of the Scriptures of the New Testament (1859)
Gilbert, George Holley - Interpretation of the Bible, a short history
Grant, Frederick William (1834-1902) - The revelation of Christ to His servants of things that are, and things that shall be : brief notes in interpretation ([8--)
Hersman, Anne Bates - Studies in Greek allegorical interpretation: I. Sketch of allegorical interpretation before Plutarch. II. Plutarch (1906)
Immer, Albert (1894-1884) - Hermeneutics of the New Testament (1890)
Jordan, William George (1852-1939) - Ancient Hebrew stories and their modern interpretation (1922)
Jowett, Benjamin (1817-1893) - Scripture and truth, dissertation; (Introduction. Essay on the interpretation of Scripture. Essay on the abstract ideas of the New Testament. Essay on the Old Testament (Romans IV). Essay on contrasts of prophecy (Romans XI). Essay on the probability that many of St. Paul's Epistles have been lost. From the essay on the law as the strength of sin. Essay on predestination and free will. Sermon on Richard Baxter) (1907)
Jowett, Benjamin (1817-1893) - The interpretation of Scriptures: and other essays (between 1897 and 1907?) flipbook
Matthews, John - The influence of the Bible in improving the understanding and moral character (1864)
Marsh, Herbert (1757-1839) - Lectures on the criticism and interpretation of the Bible, with two preliminary lectures on theological study and theological arrangement; to which are added two lectures on the history of biblical interpretation. New ed., with an index (1842) flipbook
Pentecost, Dwight - Interpretation of Prophecy 5MB (b) (771 pages)
Pierce, Bradford K - The Word of God Opened; Its Inspiration, Canon, and Interpretation (1868) flipbook
Pink, Arthur - Interpretation of the Scriptures (b) 171K (99 pages)
Roy, James - How to interpret our Bible: an essay for the times (1911)
Sawyer, Leicester Ambrose (1807-1898) - The elements of Biblical interpretation, containing a brief exposition of the fundamental principles and rules of this science (1834)
Seisenberger, Michael (1832-1911) - Practical handbook for the study of the Bible and of Bible literature; including Biblical geography, antiquties, introduction to the Old and the new Testament, and hermeneutics (c1911)
Smith, Bob - Basics of Bible Interpretation 1MB (b) (180 pages)
Smith, Henry Preserved (1847-1927) - Essays in Biblical interpretation (c1921) flipbook
Stowe, Calvin Ellis (1802-1886) - Origin and history of the books of the Bible both the canonical and the apocryphal, designed to show what the Bible is not, what it is, and how to use it (1867)
Stuart, Moses (1780-1852) - Hints on the interpretation of prophecy (1842) flipbook
Sweeney, Zachary Taylor - The Spirit and the Word: A Treatise on the Holy Spirit in the Light of a Rational Interpretation of the Word of Truth
Terry, Milton Spenser (1840-1914) - Biblical hermeneutics : a treatise on the interpretation of the Old and New Testaments (c1890) flipbook
Thorburn, Thomas James - The mythical interpretation of the Gospels: critical studies in the historic narratives (1916)
Turner, Samuel Hulbeart (1790-1861) - Thoughts on the origin, character, and interpretation of Scriptural prophecy, in seven discourses. Delivered in the chapel of the General Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church, with notes (1856)
Wordsworth, Christopher (1807-1885) - Miscellanies literary and religious (v.1, Pompeian inscriptions: Notes in Greece: Notes in France: Notes at Paris: Notes in Italy (1862): Notes at Rome: The Greek archbishop of Syros, Alexander Lycurgus: The Vatican council of 1869: Congress of the Old Catholics at Cologne.- v.2, On the inspiration of the Bible: On the interpretation of the Bible: On the revision of the authorized version of the Bible: On the revision of the new lectionary (of 1871): Table of proper Psalms and lessons put forth at the Lincoln synod: What is the true method of teaching the Bible: Uses of set forms of prayer: Uses of the English Book of common prayer: On the holy sacraments: Infant baptism, Letter on: Holy Communion: On confirmation: On confession and absolution: Pastoral letter for the better observance of Ascension day: On the observance of Rogation days: Day of intercession for missions: On special forms of prayer for special occasions: On church music: The holy year: On religious faith and worship in art: Midland counties museum of art, at Nottingham - Prayer at and hymn for: Christian art in cemeteries and cemetery chapels: On the intermediate state of the soul between death and the resurrection of the body.- v.3, Religion in science: Religious uses of classical studies: "Ethica et spiritualia", for the use of students of the Theological school, Lincoln: English translation of the Moral and spiritual maxims: On the spread of infidelity and on the need of a learned clergy: On the destiny of Mohammedanism especially in the Turkish dominions: The decline of Mohammedanism a signal for a greater spread of the Gospel: Bishop Sanderson on human conscience and law: On ecclesiastical legislation: Ecclesiastical jurisdiction: On diocesan synods and diocesan conferences: On the sale of church patronage and on simony: On clerical non-residence: On marriage and divorce: On marriage with a deceased wife's sister: On enforced clerical celibacy: On sisterhoods and vows: On English cathedrals: The mission at Lincoln, 1876: Pastoral to Wesleyan Methodists: On the burials question: On labour and capital: On capital punishment: On the Church of England, past, present, and future: Continuity of the Church of England - St. Hugh, bishop of Lincoln: Welcome from the Church of England to the Church of America: Letter to the Oxford university commissioners on proposed new statutes for Brasenose and Lincoln colleges (1879): Letter of the hundred bishops at the Lambeth conference, July, 1878: Letter to the Archbishop of Cyprus) (1879)

Anderson, Robert - Literal Interpretation of Scripture (s)
Boston, Thomas - Manner of Discovering the True Sense of Holy Scripture (s)

Recommended Sites: Bible Research

Types & Typology: Bible Research: Typology

Interpretation of Parables:

16.11 Diligent Study of Scriptures Enjoined <top of page>

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Boston - Scriptures: Book of Lord, Diligent Study and Search Recommended and Urged (s)
Rae, Frederick - How to Teach the New Testament (1928) flipbook

16.12 Bible Study Methods and Helps <top of page>

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Study Methods - These are the methods, plans, systems, and practices that students of Scripture use to study the Bible.

Avery, Albert Edwin (1886-1963) - Historical Method in Bible Study (1924)
Alleman, Herbert Christian (1868-1953) - The New Testament: a study (1935)
Angus, Joseph (1816-1902) - The Bible hand-book : an introduction to the study of Sacred Scripture (1904)
Bingham - How to Study the Bible  (b) 262K (39 pages) (Anglican)
Breen, Andrew Edward (1863-1938) - A General introduction to the study of Holy Scripture (1908)
Briggs, Charles Augustus (1841-1913) - Biblical study : its principals, methods and history; together with a catalogue of books of reference (1891 [c1883])
Brooks, Keith Leroy (b1888) - Ransacking the Scriptures: Bible rules for Bible Study (c1920)
Burton, Ernest De Witt (1856-1925) - Constructive studies in the life of Christ; an aid to historical study and a condensed commentary on the Gospels, for use in advanced Bible classes (1901)
Burton, Ernest De Witt (1856-1925) - A harmony of the Synoptic Gospels for historical and critical study (1917)
Butler, Alford Augustus (1845-1920) - How to study the life of Christ : a handbook for Sunday-school teachers. -- and other Bible students (1903)
Cable, George Washington (1844-1925) - The busy man's Bible, and how to study and teach it .. (1891)
Cheyne, Thomas Kelly (1841-195) - Aids to the devout study of criticism (1892)
Colwell, Ernest Cadman (b1901) - Study of the Bible (1937)
Cooper, Clayton Sedgwick (1869-1936) - The Bible and modern life (1911)
Cooper, Clayton Sedgwick (1869-1936) - Bible study in the work of life (1914)
Eichhorn, Johann Gottfried, 1752-1827 - Introduction to the study of the Old Testament (1888)
Gigot, Francis Ernest Charles (1859-1920) - General introduction to the study of the Holy Scriptures (1900)
Girdlestone, Robert Baker (1836-1923) - How to study the English Bible (1887)
Gouldburn, Edward Meyrick (1818-1897) - An introduction to the devotional study of the Holy Scriptures (1869)
Hall, Newton Marshall (1865-1926) - Critical Study of the Bible (1901)
Harman, Henry Martyn (1822-1897) - Introduction to the study of the Holy Scriptures (1878) flipbook
Harper, William Rainey (1856-1906) - The prophetic element in the Old Testament; an aid to historical study (1905)
Hawkins, John Caesar Sir (1837-1929) - Horae synopticae; contributions to the study of the synoptic problem (1909)
Heuser, Herman Joseph (1851-1933) - Chapters of Bible study; or, A popular introduction to the study of the Sacred Scriptures (1895)
Hodgson, Leonard (1889-1969) - And was made man [microform] an introduction to the study of the Gospels (1928)
Holdsworth, William West (1859-1929) - Gospel origins : a study in the Synoptic problem (1913)
Johnson, Frank - Bible teaching by modern methods (1907) flipbook
Kittel, Rudolf (1853-1929) - The scientific study of the Old Testament, its principal results, and their bearing upon religious instruction (1910)
Lyman, Mary Redington Ely (b1887) - The Christian epic; a study of the New Testament literature (1936)
MacAfee, Cleland Boyd - Study of the King James Bible
Marsh, Herbert (1757-1839) - Lectures on the criticism and interpretation of the Bible, with two preliminary lectures on theological study and theological arrangement; to which are added two lectures on the history of biblical interpretation. New ed., with an index (1842)
McGarvey - A Guide to Bible Study (b) 441K (85 pages).
McGarvey, John William (1829-1911) - A Guide to Bible Study (1897)
Moulton, Richard Green (1849-1924) - Literary Study of the Bible (1899)
Painter, Franklin Verzelius Newton (1852-1931) - Introduction to Bible study : the Old Testament (c1911)
Peake, Arthur Samuel (1865-1929) - A guide to Biblical study (1897)
Price, Ira Maurice (1856-1939) - A syllabus of Old Testament history: outlines and literature for private study and the class room (1903)
Ragg, Lonsdale -Book of Books, A Study of the Bible (1910)
Robertson, Archibald Thomas (1803-1934) - Syllabus for New Testament study: a guide for lessons in the class-room (1923)
Sagebeer, Joseph Evans - The Bible in courtdh[microform] [microform]; the method of legal inquiry applied to the study of the Scriptures (1899)
Seisenberger, Michael (1832-1911) - Practical handbook for the study of the Bible and of Bible literature; including Biblical geography, antiquties, introduction to the Old and the new Testament, and hermeneutics (c1911)
Schumacher, Heinrich (1883-1949) - A handbook of Scripture study (1922-25)
Sims, A - Helps to Bible study, with practical notes on the books of Scripture (1890)
Smith, John Merlin Powis (1866-1932) - Books for Old Testament study; an annotated list for popular and professional use (1908)
Tidwell, Josiah Blake (1870-1946) - The Bible Period by Period: A Manual for the Study of the Bible by Periods
Tidwell, Josiah Blake (1870-1946) - The Bible Book by Book: A Manual for the Outline Study of the Bible by Book
Torrey, Reuben Archer (1856-1928) - How to Study the Bible for Greatest Profit: the methods and fundamental conditions of the Bible study that yield the largest results (1903)
Torrey, Reuben Archer (1856-1928) - What the Bible teaches: a thorough and comprehensive study of what the Bible has to say concerning the great doctrines of which it treats (c1898)
Trimmer, Mrs (1741-1810) - A help to the unlearned in the study of the Holy Scriptures: being an attempt to explain the Bible in a familiar way. Adapted to common apprehensions, and according to the opinions of approved commentators.  (1805)
Wild, Laura Hulda (c1870) - A literary guide to the Bible : a study of the types of literature present in the Old and New Testaments (1922)

Boston, Thomas - Useful Directions for Reading and Searching Scriptures. (s)

16.13 Supposed errors and Contradictions in the Bible <top of page>

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Supposed Errors - Many skeptics criticize the Bible for "its errors". By undermining the inspiration and accuracy of the Scriptures, they think that they can overturn the Bible's message of their sin, their condemnation for that sin, and their need of a Savior. These works deal with answering this objections and supposed errors and showing them inconsistent and wrong.

Boettner - Inspiration - Trustworthiness of the Bible (a) 19K (6 pages)
Boettner - The Inspiration Of Scripture - Part IV: The Alleged Errors in Scripture
Bruce, FF - NT Documents Are they Reliable (a) 257K (77 pages) 25_NT
Geisler, Norman - How to Approach Bible Difficulties (a) 216K (14 pages)
Radio Bible Class - Study in Contrasts (Bible Contradictions) (b) 421k (45 pages)
Torrey, RA - Bible Difficulties (b) 408K (145 pages).

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Collett, Sidney - Scripture of Truth: Its Origin, Languages, Translation, Canon, Symbols, Inspiration, Alleged errors and Contradictions, Plan, Science, Other Sacred Books (1909)

See also Inspiration

16.14 Versions and Translations <top of page>

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Translation - The Bible was originally given to man in Hebrew (the Old Testament) with a very few parts in Aramaic, and Greek (the New Testament). Any Bible manuscript (book) that is not in these languages is a translation. Within one single language, there many be various different versions in that language, some emphasizing one particular principle of translation over another (one very literal even at the expense of not being so understandable or conversational, another very easily understood and conversational but not very literal and true to the original texts).

KJV Translators - Preface to 1611 version  (a) 196K (14 pages)

I personally use and recommend the KJV Bible. But I am not a crazy about it, placing it as an authority above and beyond any criticism at all. It is a version, a translation, and no translation is entirely accurate to the original language it is translated from. Those who maintain that the Greek and Hebrew need to be corrected from the KJV are exalting a version above copies of Scriptures that are much more closer to the originals than ANY English version.

Having said that to clarify my position a bit, I would like to recommend Maxey's site that evaluates various different versions of the English Bible [KJV, NIV, RSV, Living Bible, New World Translation (JWs), NASB, ASV]. I feel it is a little more realistic (i.e. read not knocking anything that is not KJV), and deals with valid considerations in each Bible evaluated.

Dozens of versions (in various languages)
http://bible-researcher.com/versions.html

NIV - New International Version

Cammenga - KJV vs. NIV - Which Bible?
Anderson, Allen - History and Comparison of English Bible Translations Currently in Print (2006)

16.14.01 King James Only Position (Pro View) <top of page>

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King James Only Position - Although there are many different flavors in this position, basically this position holds to the King James Bible over any and every other version, translation, or differing Bible.

Go to separate page of these articles on
16.13.01 King James Only Position (Pro View)

16.14.02 Anti King James Only Position (Contra View) <top of page>

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Anti-King James Only Position - Again this position has various different extremes, some do not hold the King James as inspired over the original Greek and Hebrew manuscripts but still prefer and use the King James Version over any other versions, others prefer other English translations, but essentially all do not hold the King James Version (as a version) as inspired over the original manuscripts.

Pollard, Alfred William - The Holy Bible : a facsimile in a reduced size of the Authorized version published in the year 1611 (1911) flipbook

Go to separate page of these articles on
16.13.02 Anti King James Only Position (Contra View)

16.15 Textual Criticism <top of page>

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Textual Criticism - refers to the linguistic science of evaluating differ manuscripts of a work (usually ancient work) and variants within that work. A manuscript is a single copy of the work or a portion of the work. A variant is when comparing two manuscripts of the same passage of the same work, there is some kind of difference in spelling, words, word order, extra or missing words. The rules of textual criticism are usually established in reference to ancient works and are not much different between secular works and religious works.

Conybeare, Frederick Cornwallis (1856-1924) - History of New Testament Criticism (1910) flipbook
Bernard, John Henry (1860-1927) - Criticism of the New Testament (1902) flipbook
Elliot - Encyclopedia of NT Textual Criticism 5.5MB (b)
Terry, Bruce - A student's Guide to NT Textual Variants 900K (b)
 

16.16 Higher Criticism <top of page>

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Higher Criticism is a tendency within liberals and others that interpret the Word of God towards human rational explanations instead of accepting the miraculous obvious presentation of Scripture. This tendency also extends to attacking the proposed biblical authors of Scripture, typically moving prophecies to dates after their prophecy making them history presented as prophecy, and other such maneuvers to remove the miraculous or offensive (to their way of thinking) in the Bible so that their version of Christianity is less offensive.

Bacon, Benjamin W - The Making of the New Testament (1912) flipbook
M'Clymont, James Alexander (b1848) - New Testament criticism; its history and results (1913) flipbook
Wade, G.W. - The Documents of the New Testament (1934) flipbook

16.17 Bibliolatry <top of page>

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Bibliolatry - is defined as an inordinate worship of the Word of God. In general the groups which make this accusation have an alternate source of absolute authority, i.e. Roman Catholics which use the church in Rome and the Pope, Jehovah's Witnesses which use the Watchtower, the Mormons, etc. The accusation is actually a defense of their own position (i.e. the Holy Scriptures are not supreme over every other source of authority), and is to be considered a rouse.

Anderson, Robert (Author profile) - The Bible or the Church (b) 332K (98 pages) 

16.18 Translation Theory <top of page>

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Translation theory - refers to the mindset or working principles of the translators of the Bible from one language (usually the original languages) into another modern language.

Anderson - What today's Christian needs to know about The Greek New Testament

Recommended Sites: Bible Research

16.19 Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Deuteronocanonical Books <top of page>

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Apocrypha - Those books that were at times inserted between the Old and New Testaments. Pseudepigrapha - Those books who are attributed to a biblical personage, but are not held by scholars as being actually written by that person. Deuteronocanonical books - Those books written in same spirit as the Bible (religious works) but are outside of the recognized Biblical Canon.

Apocrypha (b) 1.1MB (468 pages).
Wesley Center - OT Pseudepigrapha 1.3MB (b) (411 pages)

Closson - OT Apocrypha Controversy 119K (a) (7 pages).
Collins - Apocrypha and OT 106K (a) (2 pages).
Dew - Why Apocrypha is rejected from Canon of Scripture 84K (a) (3 pages).
MacMahon - The Apocrypha is not scripture  (a) 151K (19 pages)
Vandermark, Traci - OT Apocrypha, Inspired or inspiring 75K (a) (3 pages).
Unknown - Apocrypha (a) 54K (3 pages)

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Churton, William Ralph, (1836 or 1897) - The uncanonical and apocryphal Scriptures, being the additions to the Old Testament canon which were included in the ancient Greek and Latin versions, the English text of the Authorised version, together with the additional matter found in the Vulgate and other ancient versions (1884)

16.20 General Bible Introduction

Angus, Joseph (1816-1902) - The Bible Handbook: An Introduction to Study of Sacred Scripture (1904) flipbook
Bennett, William Henry (1855-1920) - Biblical introduction (1899) flipbook
Breen, Andrew Edward (1863-1938) - A General Introduction to the Study of Holy Scripture (1908) flipbook
Heuser, Herman Jospeh (1851-1933) - Chapters of the Bible Study, or A Popular Introduction to the Study of Sacred Scriptures (1895) flipbook
Pretyman, George (1750-1827) - An Introduction to Study of Bible: 1st Vol of Elements of Christian Theology (1821) flipbook
Seisenberger, Michael (1832-1911) - Practical handbook for the study of the Bible and of Bible literature; including Biblical geography, antiquties, introduction to the Old and the new Testament, and hermeneutics (c1911) flipbook
Westcott, Brooke Foss, Bp. of Durham, (1825-1901) - A general view of the history of the English Bible (1905) flipbook
Wood, Irving Francis (1861-1934) - The Bible as literature: an introduction (c1914, 1919 printing, 1919) flipbook
 

See also 20.01 Old Testament OT Bible Introduction and 25:01 New Testament NT Bible Introduction

16.21 Scripture as Truth

16.99 Literature on Bibliology

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