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For and Against the Bible: A Translation of Sylvain Maréchal’s Pour et Contre la Bible (1801)
Series: - Studies in Critical Research on Religion, Volume: 11
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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.
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
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
N.B. Extract from the Catechism of Curé 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 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
Post-script
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Translator’s Note
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
X
N.B. Extract from the Catechism of Curé Meslier
N.B. Extract from the Catechism of Curé Meslier
Part 2: Christian Scripture
The New Testament
N.B. Extract from the Catechism of the Curé Meslier
Part 3: Result of Reading the Bible
Result of Reading the Bible
Post-script
Bibliography
Index
Academic and religious libraries; all interested in Jewish or Christian Bible studies, history of Bible criticism, eighteenth century European rationalism, French atheism, modern European secularism.