The Bible of Bibles; Or, Twenty-Seven "Divine" Revelations (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Nineteenth-Century Freethought Critique of Revelation, Scripture, and Religious AuthorityBy Kersey Graves, Lydia M. Graves
Length18h 19m
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The Bible of Bibles; Or, Twenty-Seven "Divine" Revelations gathers a wide-ranging comparative inquiry into sacred texts, prophetic claims, and systems of religious authority. Framed in the idiom of nineteenth-century rationalism, the volume juxtaposes diverse "revelations" to test the uniqueness of any single scripture. Its style moves between polemic, historical summary, textual comparison, and reformist critique, making it both a document of religious dissent and an ambitious compendium of world-scriptural traditions. Kersey Graves and Lydia M. Graves write from the milieu of American freethought, reform culture, and comparative religion as it emerged before the modern academic study of religions had fully consolidated. Their collective project reflects an era fascinated by origins, parallels, and the social power of belief. By placing biblical traditions alongside other claimed revelations, the work participates in broader movements of skepticism, anti-clerical critique, and democratic access to religious knowledge. Readers interested in the history of religion, secular thought, or nineteenth-century intellectual culture will find this volume a provocative and revealing work. It offers a distinctive opportunity to examine multiple traditions within one argumentative frame, encouraging comparison across doctrines, myths, and scriptures. Its value lies not only in its conclusions, but in the dialogue it opens between faith, criticism, history, and literary form.
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GenreSpirituality and Religion, Literary Classics
Length18 hrs 19 mins
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Publish dateNov 25, 2023
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Table of contents
1The Bible of Bibles; Or, Twenty-Seven "Divine" Revelations (Annotated)
2The Bible of Bibles; Or, Twenty-Seven "Divine" Revelations
3THE PERSONALITY OF GOD.
4MORE BIBLES.
5THE LEADING POSITIONS OF THIS WORK.
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6THE BIBLE OF BIBLES.
7CHAPTER I.—THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
8THE COMING REVOLUTION.
9REASON WILL SOON TRIUMPH.
10CHAPTER II.—APOLOGY AND EXPLANATION.
11I. JEHOVAH.
12II. THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS.
13CHAPTER III.—WHY THIS WORK WAS WRITTEN,
14II. THE MORAL TRUTHS OF THE BIBLE.
15III. WHY RESORT TO RIDICULE?
16THE PRINCIPAL DESIGN OF THIS WORK.
17DON'T READ PERNICIOUS BOOKS.
18TWO THOUSAND BIBLE ERRORS.
19BIBLES USEFUL IN THEIR PLACE.
20CHAPTER IV.—THE BEAUTIES AND BENEFITS OF BIBLES.
21A HIGHER PLANE OF DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN ATTAINED.
22LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE.
23BIBLE WRITERS HONEST.
24GENERAL CLAIMS OF BIBLES.
25CHAPTER V.—TWENTY-SEVEN BIBLES DESCRIBED.
26THE HINDOO BIBLES.
27I. THE VEDAS.
28II. THE INSTITUTES OF MENU.
29III. RAMAYANA.
30IV. THE MAHABARAT.
31V. THE PURANS, OR PORANAS.
32VI. ANALOGIES OF THE BRAHMIN AND JEWISH RELIGION.
33VII. ANTIQUITY OF INDIA.
34CHAPTER VI.—THE EGYPTIAN BIBLE.
35THE "HERMAS."
36ANALOGY OF THE EGYPTIAN AND JEWISH RELIGIONS.
37ANTIQUITY OF EGYPT.
38CHAPTER VII.—THE PERSIAN BIBLES.
39I. THE ZEND AYESTA.
40II. PERSIAN BIBLE—THE SADDER.
41ANALOGY OF THE PERSIAN AND JEWISH RELIGIONS.
42ANTIQUITY OF THE PERSIAN RELIGION.
43CHAPTER VIII.—CHINESE BIBLES.
44KINGS AND SHOO.
45I. TA-HEO; OR, GREAT LEARNING.
46II. THE CHUNG YUNG; OR, THE DOCTRINE OF THE MEAN.
47III. THE BOOK OF MANG, OF MENCIUS.
48IV. SHOO KING; OR, BOOK OF HISTORY.
49V. THE SHE KING; OR, BOOK OF POETRY.
50VI. THE CHUN TSEN; OR, SPRING AND SUMMER.
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