TY - BOOK AU - Urquhart,John TI - The New Biblical Guide. Edited by Rev. J. Urquhart. vol. I.- 7 U1 - 220.6 PY - 1898/// ?] CY - London PB - Marshall Bros. N1 - Vol. I: Introduction -- How the trouble began -- The Father of the higher criticism -- The theory of Paulus -- They would deprive the Bible of its place as a Revelation of God Why the critics cannot succeed: Their science is based upon hypothesis which are untrue -- It is founded upon impossible pretensions -- The chief corner-stone of their "Science" is a gigantic blunder Modern discoveries and the Bible: How the discoveries originated -- Champollion and his labours -- The creation of Man -- Where was paradise? -- The "myths" of Genesis -- The foundations of Human history -- The Antediluvians --Traditions of the Deluge -- The date of the Deluge -- Geology and the deluge -- Was his inundation universal? -- Was the inundation of geology the flood of the Bible? -- The unity of man -- Nimrod: His times and work; Vol. II: The tower of Babel -- Babylon the metropolis of the nations -- The Patriarchal history -- Abraham and his times -- Abraham's city -- The Chaldea of Abraham -- Abraham in Babylonia and in Egypt -- Abraham in the Negeb, at Sichem, and at Bethel -- Abraham at Hebron -- Abraham and Chedorlaomer -- Abraham and Melchizedek -- The destruction of Sodom -- The sacrifice of Isaac -- The Palestine of Abraham -- The times of Isaac and of Jacob The life and times of Joseph: The value of the history -- Joseph and his brethren, and the seven years of famine; Vol. III: The life and times of Joseph: The sons of Jacob in Egypt -- The reconciliation between Joseph and his Brethren -- The gift of Goshen -- Joseph the saviour of Egypt -- Joseph's statesmanship -- The last days of Jacob and of Joseph Israel in Egypt: The iron furnace -- Where and what was Goshen? -- How long were the Israelites in Egypt? -- The increase of the Israelites in Egypt -- When did the oppression begin? -- The Pharaoh of the oppression -- Landmarks in Egyptian and Scripture history -- Who was the Pharaoh of the Exodus -- The story of the Egyptian bondage -- The mission of Moses -- The scene of the conflict between Moses and Pharaoh -- The Egyptian king and court -- The magicians of Egypt -- The first miracle: The rod changed into a serpent -- The plagues of Egypt: The first Plague; Frogs; Third and fourth plagues; fifth and sixth plagues; The seventh, eighth and ninth plagues -- The Exodus -- The localities of the Exodus -- The route of the Exodus -- Incidents of the Exodus The great and terrible Wilderness: The condition of the Peninsula of Sinai at the time of the Exodus -- The first marches in the desert -- From Marah to Elim -- From the Palms of Elim to the Wilderness of Sin -- The Wilderness of Sin -- From the Wilderniess of Sin to Rephidim; Vol. IV: Sinai and the desert journey: The battle with Amalek; From Rephidim to Sinai; Where was Sinai?; How old is Hebrew writing?; The golden calf; Israel's sin; Differences between the religions of Egypt and of Israel; The Doctrine of immortality in the Religions of Egypt and of Israel; Resemblances between the religions of Israel and of Egypt; Furhter Egyptian reflections in Israelitish ceremonies -- The arts in the Wilderness; Departure from Mount Sinai: the arrangements for the journey; From Sinai to Kibroth-Hattaavah -- From Kibroth-Hattaavah to Kadesh; The sending of the spies from Kadesh; The sin of Kadesh; Where was mount Hor; Korah, Dathan and Abiram; "Their manners in the Wilderness"; Compassing the land of Edom; The last of the desert The conquest of Canaan: The Conquests on the East of the Jordan; The Amorites; The land and the cities of the Amorites; Balaam, the gentile prophet; The problem of Balaam; Balaam the prophet; The death of Moses The book of Joshua: Was the book of Joshua originally part of the same work with the Pentateuch?; Joshua and the crossing of the Jordan; The renewing of the Covenant at Gilgal; The captain of the Lord's Host and the taking of Jericho; The contest with the men of Ai; The rehearsing of the Law on Mounts Ebal and Gerizim; The cry of Gibeon; Capture of Makkedah and Lachish: and the slaughter of the Canaanites; The Canaan of Joshua; Vol. V: The book of Judges: The critic and the archaeologist; The political condition of the Israelites from the death of Joshua to the accession of Saul; The gods of Canaan; The Tel-El-Amarna tablets; The Hebrews in Palestine; Othniel and Cushan-Rishathaim; Ehud and Moab; Barak and Sisera; Gideon and the Midianites; Gideon's Ephod; Jotham;s Parable; Jephtah's Vow; The burials of the Judges; Samson and the Philistines; The close of Samson's history The Books of Samuel: What may lie in a name; Shiloh and its Tabernacle; The Ark and the Philistines; Saul's reign and his ignorance of David; The years of famine and the price of the Temple site; The Empire of David; David and the Law The Books of Kings: Solomonic myths and the Scripture History; The beginning of Solomon's reign; The building of the Temple; Solomon and the Law; Where was Ophir?; Tadmor in the Wilderness, Tiphsah, and Baalath; Rehoboam and Shishak; The sin of Jeroboam; Zerah's invasion The second book of Kings: The Moabite stone; The Hittites; The Kings of Damascus; The Assyrians; Assyrian confirmations - A Chronological difficulty; Omri and his city; Shalmaneser, Hazael, and Jehu; Elijah the Prophet; The Prophet Elisha; Vol. VI: The Second book of Kings: The Chronology of the Book of Kings; Assyria and Israel; Jehu's Dynasty; Pul, King of Assyria; Tiglath-Pileser, Azariah, Menahem and Pekah; The captivity of the two and a-half tribes; The fall of Damascus; So, King of Egypt; Shalmaneser IV, Sargon and the Capture of Samaria; The dispersion of Israel; The new inhabitants of Samaria; Samaria's new idolatries; Hezekiah and the Sennacherib; Sennacherib's invasion; The threatened siege of Jerusalem and Assyrian court titles; Tirhakah King of Ethiopia, and the smiting of the Assyrian Army; Sennaherib's last labours and death; The date of Sennacherib's invasion and the embassy from the King of Babylon; Manasseh, Josiah and Pharaoh-Necro; The fall of Jerusalem The books of the Chronicles: The books of Chronicles and their numbers; Azariah of Judah; Hezekiah's labours; Manasseh's captivity and release The book of Ezra: The decree of Cyrus; The Samaritans and their conflict with the Jews The Book of Esther: The critical attacks; Ahasuerus is Xerxes; Esther and history; Shushan the Palace; The British diggings at Susa; Recovery of Shushan by the French; Xerxes' feast; The Palace furniture; The choice of Esther; Mordegai and Haman; Haman's revenge; The Royal decree; The deliverance of the Jews; The prophet Isaiah; Vol. VII: The Book of the Prophet Isaiah: The book and the critics; The argument for the "second Isaiah" drawn from language; The Testimony of the language, style and content of Chapters XL-LXVI; Is the Babylonian standpoint inconsistent with Isaiah's authorship?; Eternal and New Testament witness to the unity of Isaiah; The Unity of Isaiah proved by Old Testament quotations and the contents of the Book The book of the prophet Jeremiah: The man and his mission; The Genuineness of the concluding prophecy of Jeremiah; Chapters L. and LI. proved to be genuine by their prophetic character; The Brickkiln at the entry of Pharaoh's house at Tahpanhes; Ezekiel's prophecy regarding Egypt - was it fulfilled? The book of Jonah: The date and character of the book; Was it possible for the Whale to swallow Jonah?; Why Jonah fled; Proofs of the historical character of the Book; The prophecy of Nahum - when was it written? The Book of Daniel: The book and the critics; The date fixed by the languages used in the book; The miracles in the book of Daniel; Daniel's captivity; The palace school at Babylon; The names of Daniel and his contemporaries; The references in Daniel to "The Chaledeans"; Babylonian court patronage of Magic; Nebuchadnezzar's Dream; The dream interpreted; The so-called Greek words in Daniel The New Testament history: The attack upon the New Testament; The church's existence a testimony to the truth of Christianity; Ancient heathen testimonies to the facts of the Gospel; When were our Gospels written? External testimony; The language used in Judea and Galilee in the time of our Lord; The language of the Bible; The New Testament Authorship - Was it apostolic? The four Gospels: Whence have our Gospels come?; The problem solved; Why have we four Gospels?; The differences between the Gospels; Mathew, the Gospel of the King; The purpose of the Gospel of Mark; The Gospel of Luke- The Gospel of the Saviour; The Gospel of John - The Gospel of the Friend; The purpose of John's Gospel; What these things mean; Vol. VIII: How to read the Bible: With special reference to "Higher criticism: The ordinary use of an Extraordinary Book; The lower and higher criticisms; The Mis-use of "Higher criticism"; Shall we inform the people Dangers in the Literary study of the Holy Scriptures The Canon of the Old Testament: The word "canon" or its equivalents; The canon as a whole; The triplex division; The formation of the Canon; The Law; The Prophets; The Sacred writings; The Canon as a whole History of the Old Testament Text: The Hebrew text; Early translations The Inspiration and Divine authority of the Scriptures: What is inspiration?; Scripture history; Prophecy in general; Messianic prophecy - General principles; Messianic Prophecy - Specific predictions; Gentile Nations - Canaan and the neighbouring peoples; Gentile nations - Egypt, Babylon - The World Empires; Israel The Scripture doctrine of inspiration: The place of the Scriptures; What the Bible is; The Divine authority of the Bible; God and man in the Scriptures; How shall we treat the Bible? The question about the inerrancy of Scripture: What is meant by inerrancy?; Objections urged against the inerrancy of Scripture; Alleged errors in New Testament quotations from the Old Testament; Difficulties in the Gospels; Other objections The antiquity of writing in Israel Old Testament difficulties: Why should there be difficulties in the Bible?; Is the Scripture the Word of God or does it only contain the Word of God?; Alleged imposibility of "verbal" inspiration; Various readings; Alleged proofs that the whole Bible is not the Word of God; The "Lost Books" of the Bible; Is the Bible a collection of fragments?; Was the Old Testament meant only for a time which has passed away?; The progressiveness of Scripture; The imprecatory Psalms; The alleged cruelties of the Old Testament; The alleged Immorality of the Old Testament ER -