Project Gutenberg 2005-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 105 Ballou, Hosea 1771 1852 Buckminster, Joseph 1751 1812 Kneeland, Abner 1774 1844 Walton, Joseph 1742 1822 A Series of Letters, in Defence of Divine Revelation In Reply to Rev. Abner Kneeland's Serious Inquiry into the Authenticity of the Same. To Which is Added, a Religious Correspondence, Between the Rev. Hosea Ballou, and the Rev. Dr. Joseph Buckminster and Rev. Joseph Walton, Pastors of Congregational Churches in Portsmouth, N. H. Reading ease score: 57.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by David Starner, David King and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team from a book given for scanning by Rev. Felicia Urbanski "A Series of Letters, in Defence of Divine Revelation" by Hosea Ballou is a collection of letters written in the early 19th century that address the concerns and inquiries regarding the authenticity of divine revelation as documented in the Bible. The work primarily features a dialogue between Ballou and Rev. Abner Kneeland, who challenges the validity of the scriptures and the moral truths they convey. The correspondence aims to defend the Christian faith and clarify the importance of divine revelation while engaging in philosophical discussions about the nature of truth and knowledge. At the start of the text, Kneeland expresses his doubts about the authenticity of the scriptures and the necessity of their original languages for understanding divine revelation. He questions whether God would limit His revelations to specific times and nations. In his replies, Ballou acknowledges Kneeland's concerns but emphasizes the enduring importance of biblical texts despite their historical context. He discusses the nature of divine truth, references various biblical narratives, and ultimately defends the credibility of revelations as they pertain to moral and spiritual truths. This opening establishes a foundational debate on faith, reason, and the nature of divine communications, setting the tone for the ensuing dialogue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Revelation Universalism -- Doctrines BS Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 664601 664429 2024-10-04T06:28:29.517465 2023-10-04T06:32:55.586202 text/html text/html 664594 664422 2024-10-04T06:28:29.952469 2023-10-04T06:32:55.800193 text/html text/html 309422 2024-10-04T06:28:40.424427 application/epub+zip 320535 2024-10-04T06:28:34.077449 application/epub+zip 303388 2024-10-04T06:28:32.422461 application/epub+zip 591308 2024-10-04T06:28:45.103399 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 559164 2024-10-04T06:28:39.374430 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412625 2022-09-04T09:33:30.962225 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 632209 632088 2024-10-04T06:28:28.907487 2023-10-04T06:32:55.245192 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 627222 2020-12-26T12:53:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 218141 2020-12-26T12:53:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20855 2024-10-04T06:28:45.656362 application/rdf+xml 17102 2024-10-04T06:28:33.132436 image/jpeg 3831 2024-10-04T06:28:32.731433 image/jpeg 306778 2024-10-04T06:28:30.006646 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 en.wikipedia