A Defence of Natural and Revealed Religion Being an Abridgment of the Sermons
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Richard Bentley fue un distinguido erudito clásico, crítico y teólogo inglés. Se hizo famoso por su aguda crítica literaria y textual, lo que le valió el reconocimiento como fundador de la filología histórica y creador de la escuela inglesa de helenismo. El riguroso enfoque de Bentley hacia el estudio académico transformó la investigación de textos clásicos y sentó las bases de los métodos filológicos modernos.






This important work is a condensed version of the lectures given by Dr. Bentley at the Boyle Lecture series in the early 18th century. The lectures provide a defense of natural and revealed religion against the arguments of skeptics and atheists. The abridged version features the most important and influential lectures from the series, making it an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the history of religious thought.
This book is a critical examination of the authenticity of the Epistles of Phalaris, a collection of letters attributed to a legendary Greek tyrant. Richard Bentley argues that the letters were in fact written by a much later author, and provides evidence and analysis to support his thesis. This book is a classic of classical scholarship and is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of ancient Greece or the development of literary criticism.
This book is a collection of works by Richard Bentley, a renowned English classicist and scholar. The works include his famous dissertation on the epistles of Phalaris, as well as his editions of classical texts. The collection is edited and introduced by A. Dyce, a respected scholar in his own right. This book is a must-have for anyone interested in classical literature and scholarship.
This two-volume work includes the collected writings of the prominent 18th-century scholar Richard Bentley. It contains essays on topics such as classical literature, philosophy, and theology, and includes a dissertation on the authenticity of ancient letters attributed to Phalaris and Themistocles.