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Alger, W. R. – Destiny Of the Soul

The Destiny Of the Soul, A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life

by William Rounseville Alger (1878)

Note that this is simply a secular study on the future life, including the Bible’s point of view of heaven and hell. Although being from a secular point of view, it is of limited value as far as what the Scripture says, because I (the editor David Cox) don’t believe the viewpoint of the author is a believing person’s viewpoint. Nonetheless, the book has a tremendous amount of material from non-biblical sources, from difference religious and cultural groups perspectives about heaven and hell, and in some case this is of some value in comparing with the truth, therefore I include this work. It should be noted that this has been a standard textbook in some circles for 20 years, and has 10 editions of the book which would seem to indicate that some people think it is of great value. Continue reading

Abbott Darius the Great

Abbott Darius the Great

by Jacob Abbott

Summary

Abbott Darius the Great is a 12 chapter historical work on the person of Darius the Great.

Evaluation by David Cox

I would only recommend this module for those students of Scripture who are wanting background to the historical times of the New Testament. Otherwise this work is just going to clog up your computer with a lot of works that are not directly useful in Bible study.



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Alexander Authenticity Inspiration & Canonical Authority of Scripture

Evidences of the Authenticity, Inspiration, and Canonical Authority of the Holy Scriptures
By the Rev. Archibald Alexander, D.D.
Prof. of Theology in Theological Seminary at Princeton.
PHILADELPHIA : PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION
AND SABBATH-SCHOOL WORK, No. 1334 Chestnut Street.

Entered according to the act of Congress in the year 1836, by Archibald Alexander, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of New Jersey.

In this 23 chapter work on Bibliology by Alexander (Presbyterian), he examines various aspects of the Bible (bibliology) including prophecy, inspiration, preservation, etc. Continue reading

Arminius, J. – The Works of James Arminius Vol 1

The Works of James Arminius Volume 1
Translated from the Latin —
Vols. 1 & 2 by James Nichols,
Vol. 3 by W. R. Bagnall

James (Jacob) Arminius (1560-1609) was a Dutch theologian who studied, taught, and eventually broke with Calvinism. He was particularly at odds with John Calvin’s emphasis on unconditional election and irresistible grace. The Synod of Dort (1618-19) strongly reaffirmed ultra-Calvinism in reaction to Arminius’ growing influence. As a result, hundreds of Arminians — also known as Remonstrants — were removed from their pulpits. But Arminianism was not to be conquered. Its strong emphasis on free-will, salvation for all, and resistible grace, continued to be influential, finding perhaps its strongest proponent in John Wesley.

(Diane Leclerc, Ph.D., Professor, History of Christian Thought, Northwest Nazarene University)

This is a 38 chapter installment of the works of James Arminius. Continue reading