Excerpt from The Theology of the Bible: Itself the Teacher, and Its Own Interpreter; Five Versions of the Old Testament, and Four of the New, Compared With the Originals A new English version of all the Bible, however much to be desired, is not necessary for the development of what most concerns us to know, - the will and purpose Of God in reference to mankind. The meaning of a few of the leading words of Scripture, in fact of any one of several of them, makes His revelation in that respect, plain, simple, and harmonious from beginning to end; just what was certainly intended; easy to be understood by the faculties he himself gave, and to which it is addressed. The words I refer to, I take from the English version. They are the words: soul; spirit; ghost; death; paradise; hell; satan; devil; heaven; and the word and subject, resurrection; and to whom the promise is made of becoming a child of the resurrection. The Bible is its own dictionary; its own interpreter. By its various modes of expressing the same idea, it so fixes the meaning of each of these words, as to render that meaning incontrovertible. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

In this thought-provoking work, Oliver S. Halsted presents a unique interpretation of the Bible that emphasizes its self-contained nature as a teacher and interpreter of its own message. It is an essential resource for anyone interested in biblical studies and theology. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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