"It is the purpose of the present volume to show that intelligent Christians have a reasonable ground for concluding that the text of the Old Testament which we have is substantially correct, and that, in its true and obvious meaning, it has a right to be considered a part of the "infallible rule of faith and practice" that we have in the Holy Scriptures." Robert Dick Wilson. Robert Dick Wilson, PhD, DD (February 4, 1856 - October 11, 1930) was an American linguist and Presbyterian Old Testament scholar who devoted his life to prove the reliability of the Hebrew Bible. In his quest to determine the accuracy of the original manuscripts, Wilson learned 45 languages, including Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, as well as all the languages into which the Scriptures had been translated up to 600 AD. Source: Wikipedia.

Few scholars can boast credentials like Robert Dick Wilson. In this masterpiece, first published in 1926, he discusses the authenticity of the Old Testament in a unique and authoritative way. Wilson knew over 45 languages, which gave him direct access to most of the ancient documentations. He was born February 4, 1856. He graduated at the age of 20 from Princeton University. Then again at the Humboldt University of Berlin. He was a professor at the Western Theological Seminary, at Princeton Theological Seminary and at Westminster Theological Seminary. He died October 11, 1930.His books are outstanding. They must be cherished as a valuable contribution to the cause of the defense of the authenticity and reliability of the Bible.

From the Preface: These lectures are easily understood and do not require a knowledge of the Hebrew language. Originally they were not intended for publication, but merely to be delivered to about seventy teachers, successful as religious instructors in elementary schools ... Whilst delivering them, at the local University College, towards the close of September 1909, my audience expressed a wish - which was repeated at the end of the course - to have the lectures published, and thus enable them to study them further, and at the same time give an opportunity to those teachers who were either unable to be present or had not been summoned, who nevertheless had evinced a keen interest in them, to read the lectures.... May these lectures be found a useful contribution to the solution of the great and important problems which confront our state schools - and with them the German and Christian schools generally.