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In this first translation of Sylvain Maréchal’s Bible commentary, Sheila Delany offers an important document in the history of modern European secularization and rationalist Bible criticism. Editor of one of France’s best-known radical journals, Révolutions de Paris, and author in many genres—drama, poetry, journalism, treatise—Maréchal (1750-1803) embraced the revolutionary egalitarian ideas of François-Noël “Gracchus” Babeuf. As an atheist, he witnessed with dismay the advent of Napoleon and the post-revolutionary return of Catholic fervor. For and Against the Bible was his protest, his reminder of what the nation had endured and of what, at the opening of the nineteenth century, it might still accomplish. Delany’s introduction and annotated English translation will be of importance to all interested in Jewish or Christian Bible studies, history of Bible criticism, eighteenth century European rationalism, French atheism, modern European secularism.

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Author:   Sheila Delany
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   11
Weight:   0.449kg
ISBN:  

9789004434325

ISBN 10:   9004434321
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   04 June 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

 Preface XI  Acknowledgments XII  Translator’s Note XIII  Introduction For and Against the Bible  Epistle to Ministers of All Religions   Post-script   Addendum Part 1: Jewish Scripture Nature is a Book Superior to the Bible.  The Old Testament  IGenesis: First Book of the Pentateuch of Moses  IIExodus  IIILeviticus  IVNumbers  VDeuteronomy  VIJoshua, or Jesus the Liberator  VIIJudges  VIIIRuth  IXThe First Book of Kingdoms, or Kings: First Book of Samuel  XThe Second Book of Kingdoms or Kings: Book 2 of Samuel  XIKings: Book III  XIIKings, Book IV  XIIIParalipomenon: Book I, Chronicles  XIVParalipomenon: Chronicles, Book II  XVEzra: First Book  XVINehemiah: Book II of Ezra  XVIITobias  XVIIIJudith  XIXEsther  XXJob  XXIThe Psalms of David  XXIIProverbs, or the Wisdom of Solomon  XXIIIThe Parables of Solomon  XXIVEcclesiastes, or the Preacher  XXVThe Song of Songs or the Song Par Excellence of Solomon  XXVIWisdom  XXVIIThe Ecclesiasticus of Jesus, Son of Sirach  XXVIIIIsaiah  XXIXJeremiah  XXXLamentations of Jeremiah  XXXIBaruch  XXXIIEzekiel  XXXIIIDaniel  XXXIVHosea  XXXVJoel  XXXVIAmos  XXXVIIObadiah  XXXVIIIJonah  XXXIXMicah  XLNahum  XLIHabakkuk  XLIISophonius  XLIIIHaggai  XLIVZachary  XLVMalachi  N.B. Extract from the Catechism of Curé Meslier  XLVIMaccabees, or the Murderers: Book I  XLVIIMaccabees, or the Murderers: Book II  N.B. Extract from the Catechism of Curé Meslier Part 2: Christian Scripture  The New Testament  IThe Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ According to Saint Matthew  IIHoly Gospel of Jesus Christ, According to Saint Mark  IIIThe Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, According to Saint Luke  IVHoly Gospel of Jesus Christ, According to Saint John  VActs of the Apostles  VIEpistle of Saint Paul to the Romans  VIIFirst Epistle of Saint Paul to the Corinthians  VIIISecond Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians  IXEpistle of Saint Paul to the Galatians  XEpistle of S. Paul to the Ephesians  XIEpistle of S. Paul to the Philippians  XIIEpistle of Saint Paul to the Colossians  XIIIFirst Epistle of S. Paul to the Thessalonians  XIVSecond Epistle from the Same to the Same  XVFirst Epistle of S. Paul to Timothy  XVISecond Epistle of S. Paul to Timothy  XVIIEpistle of S. Paul to Titus  XVIIIEpistle of S. Paul to Philemon  XIXEpistle of S. Paul to the Hebrews  XXEpistle of S. Paul to Seneca the Philosopher  XXIThe Catholic Letter of S. James the Minor and the Just  XXIIThe Two Catholic Epistles of Saint Peter  XXIIIThe Three Catholic Epistles of Saint John  XXIVCatholic Epistle of S. Jude, Called the Zealous  XXVThe Apocalypse of S. John  XXVIPrayer of Manasses, King of Judah  XXVIIEpistles of the Virgin Mary  XXVIIITestament of the Holy Virgin  N.B. Extract from the Catechism of the Curé Meslier  XXIXCollection of Ancient Gospels or Monuments of the 1st Century of Christianity, Taken from Fabricius, Grabius and Other Scholars; by Father B****, London, 1769, 284 Pages Part 3: Result of Reading the Bible  Result of Reading the Bible  Post-script  Bibliography  Index

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Sheila Delany, Professor Emerita at Simon Fraser University, obtained her Ph.D. from Columbia University. She has written many articles and books in medieval studies, especially Chaucer, and has translated two other works by Sylvain Maréchal: his satirical legendary, which appeared as Anti-saints (2012), and his novella of a cross-dressing young Parisienne, The Woman Priest (2016), both with University of Alberta Press.

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