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title: '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'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Calvin Ellis Stowe'
date: 1868-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Apologetical Method'
- 'Bible and Canon'
scriptures:
- 'John 5'
- 'John 17'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/stowe-1868-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
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# 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

Stowe defends the Bible's authority and canon, explains what the Bible is and is not, and surveys evidence for New Testament texts, manuscripts, and the apocryphal books.

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