CONTENTS.
PART I.
Chapter I.
[Sacred Books of the World], 5
Chapter II.
Chapter III.
Chapter IV.
[Different Versions of the Bible], 39
Chapter V.
Chapter VI.
[The Pentateuch], 50
Chapter VII.
[The Prophets], 76
Chapter VIII.
Chapter IX.
[The Four Gospels], 108
Chapter X.
[Acts, Catholic Epistles, and Revelation], 140
Chapter XI.
[Pauline Epistles], 152
PART II.
Chapter XII.
[Textual Errors], 163
Chapter XIII.
[Two Cosmogonies of Genesis], 181
Chapter XIV.
Chapter XV.
[The Jewish Kings], 198
Chapter XVI.
[When Did Jehoshaphat Die?] 210
Chapter XVII.
[Inspired Numbers], 231
Chapter XVIII.
Chapter XIX.
Chapter XX.
Chapter XXI.
Chapter XXII.
[Prophecies], 293
Chapter XXIII.
[Miracles], 306
Chapter XXIV.
[The Bible God], 317
PART III.
Chapter XXV.
[The Bible Not a Moral Guide], 329
Chapter XXVI.
[Lying—Cheating—Stealing], 339
Chapter XXVII.
[Murder—War], 351
Chapter XXVIII.
[Human Sacrifices—Cannibalism—Witchcraft] 361
Chapter XXIX.
[Slavery—Polygamy], 374
Chapter XXX.
Chapter XXXI.
[Intemperance—Vagrancy—Ignorance], 394
Chapter XXXII.
[Injustice to Women—Unkindness to Children—Cruelty to Animals], 404
Chapter XXXIII.
Chapter XXXIV.
[Conclusion], 423
APPENDIX.
[Arguments Against the Divine Origin and in Support of the Human Origin of the Bible], 433
[Index], 463
THE BIBLE.
PART I.—AUTHENTICITY.
CHAPTER I.
SACRED BOOKS OF THE WORLD.
Asia has been the fruitful source of religions and Bibles. The seven great religions of the world, Brahmanism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Mohammedanism, Judaism, and Christianity—all had their birth in Asia; and the so-called sacred books which are used to uphold and propagate these faiths were nearly all written by Asiatic priests and prophets. A brief description of the most important of these books will be presented in this chapter.