Project Gutenberg 2006-11-20 Public domain in the USA. 38 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.) en Rationalism Everett, Edward, 1794-1865. Defence of Christianity BL Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 276861 276807 2024-09-08T13:59:47.227216 2023-09-09T06:02:23.846260 text/html text/html 276854 276800 2024-09-08T13:59:47.401201 2023-09-09T06:02:23.997256 text/html text/html 150618 2024-09-08T13:59:51.771145 application/epub+zip 153494 2024-09-08T13:59:48.611149 application/epub+zip 153494 2024-09-08T13:59:47.860148 application/epub+zip 267644 2024-09-08T13:59:54.258133 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254544 2024-09-08T13:59:51.280158 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254795 2022-09-09T11:41:09.575518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259558 259547 2024-09-08T13:59:46.990151 2023-09-09T06:02:23.635297 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 259493 2006-11-20T10:22:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 95526 2006-11-20T10:22:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17729 2024-09-08T13:59:54.389116 application/rdf+xml 12182 2024-09-08T13:59:48.192142 image/jpeg 3369 2024-09-08T13:59:48.024165 image/jpeg 151559 2024-09-08T13:59:47.424169 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia