General introduction to the study of Holy Scripture : the principles, methods, history, and results of its several departments and of the whole /

Briggs, Charles A. 1841-1913.,

General introduction to the study of Holy Scripture : the principles, methods, history, and results of its several departments and of the whole / [print] by Charles Augustus Briggs. - Edinburgh : T and T Clark, (c)1899. - xxii, 688 pages ; 24 cm.

Based on the author's Biblical study, its principles, methods, and history. compare Pref.



I. The advantages of the study of Holy Scripture -- II. The scope of the study of Holy Scripture -- III. The languages of Holy Scripture -- IV. Holy Scripture and criticism -- V. History of the canon of Holy Scripture -- Virgin Islands Criticism of the canon -- Virgin IslandsI. History of the text of the Hebrew Bible -- Virgin IslandsII. History of the text of the Greek Bible -- IX. The translations of the Bible -- X. Textual criticism of Holy Scripture -- XI. History of the higher criticism of Holy Scripture -- XII. Practice of the higher criticism -- XIII. Biblical prose literature -- XIV. Characteristics of Biblical poetry -- XV. The measures of Biblical poetry -- XVI. The parallelisms of Hebrew poetry -- XVII. The kinds of Hebrew poetry -- XVIII. History of the interpretation of Holy Scripture -- XIX. The practice of interpretation of Holy Scripture -- XX. History of the study of Biblical history -- XXI. The practice of historical criticism -- XXII. Biblical history -- XXIII. Biblical theology -- XXIV. The credibility of Holy Scripture -- XXV. The truthfulness of Holy Scripture -- XXVI. The Holy Scripture as means of grace -- Indices: Texts of Holy Scripture; Books, authors, and subjects.




Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

BS475.B854.G464 1899 BS475