Project Gutenberg 2005-12-09 Public domain in the USA. 243 Barrows, E. P. (Elijah Porter) 1807 1888 Barrows, Elijah Porter Companion to the Bible Produced by John Hagerson, Juliet Sutherland, David King, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Companion to the Bible" by E. P. Barrows is a scholarly examination of biblical texts and their interpretations, likely written in the late 19th century. This work is structured to serve as a reference for teachers, ministers, and laypeople seeking a deeper understanding of the Scriptures, particularly focusing on the historical context and interpretation of both the Old and New Testaments. At the start of the work, the author outlines the objective of the study: to assist readers in understanding the historicity and divine authority of the Bible. Barrows emphasizes Christianity’s foundation in historical facts and the importance of viewing the Scriptures as a cohesive narrative rather than isolated texts. The opening remarks stress the necessity to approach biblical interpretation with an awareness of spiritual and moral obligations, drawing attention to the coherence and unity of the biblical message across different parts. The discussion aims to empower readers to defend their faith through informed understanding of scriptural evidence against skepticism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Bible -- Study and teaching BS Text Category: History - Religious Category: Religion/Spirituality Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 1654771 2025-08-07T10:47:51.841295 text/html 1651824 2020-12-13T10:50:44 text/html 923021 2025-08-07T10:48:15.136190 application/epub+zip 944086 2025-08-07T10:47:58.128360 application/epub+zip 690012 2025-08-07T10:47:54.820289 application/epub+zip 1935046 2025-08-07T10:48:26.276153 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1811295 2025-08-07T10:48:11.312236 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1036860 2022-09-08T10:11:58.366074 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1541745 2025-08-07T10:47:49.523298 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1541547 2020-12-13T10:50:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1541636 2020-12-13T10:50:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20239 2025-08-07T10:48:26.468115 application/rdf+xml 13498 2025-08-07T10:47:55.448291 image/jpeg 3853 2025-08-07T10:47:55.130273 image/jpeg 539253 2020-12-13T10:50:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 809709 2020-12-13T10:50:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 539141 2020-12-13T10:50:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 877241 2025-08-07T10:47:51.964280 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia