For and Against the Bible

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.

• Preface XIAcknowledgments XIITranslator’s Note XIIIIntroductionFor and Against the BibleEpistle to Ministers of All ReligionsPost-scriptAddendumPart 1: Jewish ScriptureNature is a Book Superior to the Bible.The Old TestamentI Genesis: First Book of the Pentateuch of MosesII ExodusIII LeviticusIV NumbersV DeuteronomyVI Joshua, or Jesus the LiberatorVII JudgesVIII RuthIX The First Book of Kingdoms, or Kings: First Book of SamuelX The Second Book of Kingdoms or Kings: Book 2 of SamuelXI Kings: Book IIIXII Kings, Book IVXIII Paralipomenon: Book I , ChroniclesXIV Paralipomenon: Chronicles, Book IIXV Ezra: First BookXVI Nehemiah: Book II of EzraXVII TobiasXVIII JudithXIX EstherXX JobXXI The Psalms of DavidXXII Proverbs, or the Wisdom of SolomonXXIII The Parables of SolomonXXIV Ecclesiastes, or the PreacherXXV The Song of Songs or the Song Par Excellence of SolomonXXVI WisdomXXVII The Ecclesiasticus of Jesus, Son of SirachXXVIII IsaiahXXIX JeremiahXXX Lamentations of JeremiahXXXI BaruchXXXII EzekielXXXIII DanielXXXIV HoseaXXXV JoelXXXVI AmosXXXVII ObadiahX XXVIII JonahXXXIX MicahXL NahumXLI HabakkukXLII SophoniusXLIII HaggaiXLIV ZacharyXLV MalachiN.B. Extract from the Catechism of Curé MeslierXLVI Maccabees, or the Murderers: Book IXLVII Maccabees, or the Murderers: Book IIN.B. Extract from the Catechism of Curé MeslierPart 2: Christian ScriptureThe New TestamentI The Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ According to Saint MatthewII Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, According to Saint MarkIII The Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, According to Saint LukeIV Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, According to Saint JohnV Acts of the ApostlesVI Epistle of Saint Paul to the RomansVII First Epistle of Saint Paul to the CorinthiansVIII Second Epistle of Paul to the CorinthiansIX Epistle of Saint Paul to the GalatiansX Epistle of S. Paul to the EphesiansXI Epistle of S. Paul to the PhilippiansXII Epistle of Saint Paul to the ColossiansXIII First Epistle of S. Paul to the ThessaloniansXIV Second Epistle from the Same to the SameXV First Epistle of S. Paul to TimothyXVI Second Epistle of S. Paul to TimothyXVII Epistle of S. Paul to TitusXVIII Epistle of S. Paul to PhilemonXIX Epistle of S. Paul to the HebrewsXX Epistle of S. Paul to Seneca the PhilosopherXXI The Catholic Letter of S. James the Minor and the JustXXII The Two Catholic Epistles of Saint PeterXXIII The Three Catholic Epistles of Saint JohnXXIV Catholic Epistle of S. Jude, Called the ZealousXXV The Apocalypse of S. JohnXXVI Prayer of Manasses, King of JudahXXVII Epistles of the Virgin MaryXXVIII Testament of the Holy VirginN.B. Extract from the Catechism of the Curé MeslierXXIX 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 PagesPart 3: Result of Reading the BibleResult of Reading the BiblePost-scriptBibliographyIndex