For and Against the Bible
A Translation of Sylvain Marechal's Pour et Contre la Bible (1801)
Published on 2. June 2021
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200 pages
978-1-64259-426-3 (ISBN)
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In this first translation of Sylvain Marechal'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, Revolutions de Paris, and author in many genres-drama, poetry, journalism, treatise-Marechal (1750-1803) embraced the revolutionary egalitarian ideas of Francois-Noel "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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English
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Chicago
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Annotated edition
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Height: 226 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
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978-1-64259-426-3 (9781642594263)
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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 Marechal: 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.
Content
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
? I Genesis: First Book of the Pentateuch of Moses
? II Exodus
? III Leviticus
? IV Numbers
? V Deuteronomy
? VI Joshua, or Jesus the Liberator
? VII Judges
? VIII Ruth
? IX The First Book of Kingdoms, or Kings: First Book of Samuel
? X The Second Book of Kingdoms or Kings: Book 2 of Samuel
? XI Kings: Book III
? XII Kings, Book IV
? XIII Paralipomenon: Book I , Chronicles
? XIV Paralipomenon: Chronicles, Book II
? XV Ezra: First Book
? XVI Nehemiah: Book II of Ezra
? XVII Tobias
? XVIII Judith
? XIX Esther
? XX Job
? XXI The Psalms of David
? XXII Proverbs, or the Wisdom of Solomon
? XXIII The Parables of Solomon
? XXIV Ecclesiastes, or the Preacher
? XXV The Song of Songs or the Song Par Excellence of Solomon
? XXVI Wisdom
? XXVII The Ecclesiasticus of Jesus, Son of Sirach
? XXVIII Isaiah
? XXIX Jeremiah
? XXX Lamentations of Jeremiah
? XXXI Baruch
? XXXII Ezekiel
? XXXIII Daniel
? XXXIV Hosea
? XXXV Joel
? XXXVI Amos
? XXXVII Obadiah
?X XXVIII Jonah
? XXXIX Micah
? XL Nahum
? XLI Habakkuk
? XLII Sophonius
? XLIII Haggai
? XLIV Zachary
? XLV Malachi
?N.B. Extract from the Catechism of Cure Meslier
? XLVI Maccabees, or the Murderers: Book I
? XLVII Maccabees, or the Murderers: Book II
?N.B. Extract from the Catechism of Cure Meslier
Part 2: Christian Scripture
?The New Testament
? I The Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ According to Saint Matthew
? II Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, According to Saint Mark
? III The Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, According to Saint Luke
? IV Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, According to Saint John
? V Acts of the Apostles
? VI Epistle of Saint Paul to the Romans
? VII First Epistle of Saint Paul to the Corinthians
? VIII Second Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians
? IX Epistle of Saint Paul to the Galatians
? X Epistle of S. Paul to the Ephesians
? XI Epistle of S. Paul to the Philippians
? XII Epistle of Saint Paul to the Colossians
? XIII First Epistle of S. Paul to the Thessalonians
? XIV Second Epistle from the Same to the Same
? XV First Epistle of S. Paul to Timothy
? XVI Second Epistle of S. Paul to Timothy
? XVII Epistle of S. Paul to Titus
? XVIII Epistle of S. Paul to Philemon
? XIX Epistle of S. Paul to the Hebrews
? XX Epistle of S. Paul to Seneca the Philosopher
? XXI The Catholic Letter of S. James the Minor and the Just
? XXII The Two Catholic Epistles of Saint Peter
? XXIII The Three Catholic Epistles of Saint John
? XXIV Catholic Epistle of S. Jude, Called the Zealous
? XXV The Apocalypse of S. John
? XXVI Prayer of Manasses, King of Judah
? XXVII Epistles of the Virgin Mary
? XXVIII Testament of the Holy Virgin
?N.B. Extract from the Catechism of the Cure Meslier
? XXIX Collection 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
? 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
? I Genesis: First Book of the Pentateuch of Moses
? II Exodus
? III Leviticus
? IV Numbers
? V Deuteronomy
? VI Joshua, or Jesus the Liberator
? VII Judges
? VIII Ruth
? IX The First Book of Kingdoms, or Kings: First Book of Samuel
? X The Second Book of Kingdoms or Kings: Book 2 of Samuel
? XI Kings: Book III
? XII Kings, Book IV
? XIII Paralipomenon: Book I , Chronicles
? XIV Paralipomenon: Chronicles, Book II
? XV Ezra: First Book
? XVI Nehemiah: Book II of Ezra
? XVII Tobias
? XVIII Judith
? XIX Esther
? XX Job
? XXI The Psalms of David
? XXII Proverbs, or the Wisdom of Solomon
? XXIII The Parables of Solomon
? XXIV Ecclesiastes, or the Preacher
? XXV The Song of Songs or the Song Par Excellence of Solomon
? XXVI Wisdom
? XXVII The Ecclesiasticus of Jesus, Son of Sirach
? XXVIII Isaiah
? XXIX Jeremiah
? XXX Lamentations of Jeremiah
? XXXI Baruch
? XXXII Ezekiel
? XXXIII Daniel
? XXXIV Hosea
? XXXV Joel
? XXXVI Amos
? XXXVII Obadiah
?X XXVIII Jonah
? XXXIX Micah
? XL Nahum
? XLI Habakkuk
? XLII Sophonius
? XLIII Haggai
? XLIV Zachary
? XLV Malachi
?N.B. Extract from the Catechism of Cure Meslier
? XLVI Maccabees, or the Murderers: Book I
? XLVII Maccabees, or the Murderers: Book II
?N.B. Extract from the Catechism of Cure Meslier
Part 2: Christian Scripture
?The New Testament
? I The Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ According to Saint Matthew
? II Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, According to Saint Mark
? III The Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, According to Saint Luke
? IV Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, According to Saint John
? V Acts of the Apostles
? VI Epistle of Saint Paul to the Romans
? VII First Epistle of Saint Paul to the Corinthians
? VIII Second Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians
? IX Epistle of Saint Paul to the Galatians
? X Epistle of S. Paul to the Ephesians
? XI Epistle of S. Paul to the Philippians
? XII Epistle of Saint Paul to the Colossians
? XIII First Epistle of S. Paul to the Thessalonians
? XIV Second Epistle from the Same to the Same
? XV First Epistle of S. Paul to Timothy
? XVI Second Epistle of S. Paul to Timothy
? XVII Epistle of S. Paul to Titus
? XVIII Epistle of S. Paul to Philemon
? XIX Epistle of S. Paul to the Hebrews
? XX Epistle of S. Paul to Seneca the Philosopher
? XXI The Catholic Letter of S. James the Minor and the Just
? XXII The Two Catholic Epistles of Saint Peter
? XXIII The Three Catholic Epistles of Saint John
? XXIV Catholic Epistle of S. Jude, Called the Zealous
? XXV The Apocalypse of S. John
? XXVI Prayer of Manasses, King of Judah
? XXVII Epistles of the Virgin Mary
? XXVIII Testament of the Holy Virgin
?N.B. Extract from the Catechism of the Cure Meslier
? XXIX Collection 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