Notes on Gregory's "Evidences of Christianity"

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Creator	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Title	Notes on Gregory's "Evidences of Christianity"
Title	Inspiration of the scriptures
Dates	1793-1864
Abstract	Notes by Edward Hitchcock on two subjects, beginning at opposite ends of the notebook. At the beginning of the notebook are Hitchcock's notes on Olinthus Gregory's text, "Letters to a Friend, on the Evidences, Doctrines, and Duties of the Christian Religion." Hitchcock has written brief statements paraphrasing Gregory's text, divided by chapter/letter. Hitchcock has taken notes on letters 1, 2, 3, and 5, and has written a heading for chapter 4, although Gregory's text contains a total of 22 letters.
Notes	The item is undated. Dates provided are Hitchcock's birth and death year.
Physical Description	1 item (30 pages), Hitchcock's notes on Gregory's text and his notes on the inspiration of the scriptures start at opposite ends of the notebook, with the text of one upside down in relation to the other. Many blank pages between the two were not digitized or included in the page count.
Genre	Notes
Subject	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
Subject	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Books and reading
Subject	Gregory, Olinthus, 1774-1841. Letters to a friend, on the evidences, doctrines, and duties of the Christian religion
Subject	Apologetics
Subject	Bible – Evidences, authority, etc.
Subject	Bible – Inspiration
Part of	Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
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Repository	Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Shelf Location	Box 23 Folder 5
Rights	Public Domain: This material has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. While Amherst College Archives & Special Collections claims no rights or authority over this material, we do ask that any publication or use of this material cite the Archives & Special Collections at Amherst College as the source of the images and the repository where the original documents can be found. Beginning at the opposite side of the notebook are notes by Hitchcock on the subject of the inspiration of the Bible. Hitchcock defines inspiration, lists different theories of the Bible's inspiration, discusses the concept of various readings, and makes his own arguments. He includes citations to scripture thoughout.