TY - BOOK AU - Briggs,Charles A. TI - General introduction to the study of Holy Scripture: the principles, methods, history, and results of its several departments and of the whole AV - BS475.B854.G464 1899 PY - 1899/// CY - Edinburgh PB - T and T Clark KW - Bible KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Based on the author's Biblical study, its principles, methods, and history. compare Pref; Includes bibliographical footnotes and indexes; 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; 2 ER -