Project Gutenberg 2006-11-20 Public domain in the USA. 203 English, George Bethune 1787 1828 English, Geo. Bethune (George Bethune) Five Pebbles from the Brook Produced by Charles Klingman "Five Pebbles from the Brook" by George Bethune English is a theological work written in the early 19th century that serves as a critique and response to Edward Everett's "A Defence of Christianity." The author engages with the themes of biblical authority and the historical credibility of the New Testament, positioned against the Old Testament. English's fundamental aim appears to be to defend the integrity of the Old Testament against what he perceives as the inadequacies and contradictions found within the New Testament narratives. At the start of the work, English outlines his intent to address the arguments presented by Everett, declaring that a proper understanding of the Old Testament as a foundational text is crucial for the evaluation of the New Testament. He discusses his philosophical journey and the reasons behind the rejection of the New Testament's claims, focusing on alleged discrepancies in the Gospels, particularly those concerning the miracles of Jesus and their implications concerning his messiahship. English articulates a systematic critique of the biblical texts, aiming to demonstrate inconsistencies and challenges to the divine authority claimed by the New Testament, while emphasizing the perceived reliability of the Old Testament as a true revelation from God. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Rationalism Everett, Edward, 1794-1865. Defence of Christianity BL Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 277041 2025-10-08T10:57:46.807984 text/html 276862 2025-01-08T11:45:55.841374 text/html 173145 2025-10-08T10:57:52.518932 application/epub+zip 175782 2025-10-08T10:57:49.351963 application/epub+zip 158966 2025-10-08T10:57:48.307975 application/epub+zip 308225 2025-10-08T10:57:54.960993 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295111 2025-10-08T10:57:51.899980 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254795 2022-09-09T11:41:09.575518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259558 2025-10-08T10:57:46.524974 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 259493 2006-11-20T10:22:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17533 2025-10-08T10:57:55.094922 application/rdf+xml 12160 2025-10-08T10:57:48.790986 image/jpeg 3348 2025-10-08T10:57:48.548962 image/jpeg 95526 2006-11-20T10:22:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 171349 2025-10-08T10:57:46.829981 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