Scrupulous and thorough, The Canon of the Old and New Testaments Ascertained, by Alexander, is a detailed researched work. Invaluable for its honest authentication of the Canon, this treatise investigates how the Bible was compiled. Published across fifteen hundred years, Ezra is credited with forming the present Old Testament Canon. Origen, Athanasius, and Cyril certify the New Testament. It was publicly read as Scripture, in all Christian churches. Useful for those who require reason and facts to believe the Bible. Awesome!
Born near Lexington, Virginia, he was the son of a merchant and farmer. At the age of 10, he attended the academy of Rev. William Graham at Timber Ridge meetinghouse, which later became Washington and Lee University. At 17 years of age, he became the tutor to the family of General John Posey.
He then returned to Timber Ridge. He was influenced by the "Great Revival" and began the study of divinity, being licensed to preach October 1, 1791. and ordained as a Presbyterian on June 9, 1794. He was an itinerant pastor for seven years. He was president of Hampton Sydney College (1797-1806). In 1807 he became pastor of Pine Street Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia.
He received the Doctor of Divinity in 1810 from the College of New Jersey and also assumed the presidency of the Union college in Georgia. He was the first president of Princeton Theological Seminary (1812-1851).
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