For and against the Bible : a translation of Sylvain Maréchal's Pour et contre la Bible (1801) / Sheila Delany.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Delany, Sheila, author.

Series:

Studies in critical social sciences. Studies in critical research on religion ; Volume 11.

Studies in critical research on religion ; Volume 11

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible--Controversial literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2020.

Summary:

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 great interest to all interested in Jewish or Christian Bible studies, history of Bible criticism, eighteenth century European rationalism, French atheism, modern European secularism.

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

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 Curé Meslier

XLVI Maccabees, or the Murderers: Book I

XLVII Maccabees, or the Murderers: Book II

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 Curé 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

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-43500-X

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004435001 DOI