Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 edition. Excerpt: ... Alexander the Great Alexandria, young men of, murdered Ambrose, St. America, United States of Amphion and Joshua Anastasius, Emperor, alters the four Gospels Angels, names of, Chaldean and Persian ... Antediluvians, long lives of Anthony, St., and the fishes . Aries, or the Ram, sign of Aristotle Ark of the Covenant ... 50,070 people killed for peeping into ------ image of the Jewish deity carried in the of Noah Arnobius, his complaint Arrian Aristocracy, the monopolisers of land Ascensions into heaven Astro-theology of the Pagans, root of Christian dogma Astrology, the quackery of astronomy Assyrians, miraculous slaughter of ... Astronomy, veiled under allegory ... instruments of, in India Page. Atheism, first Christians charged with it 127 properly belongs to snpernaturalists, and anthropomor- phists x the only true 156 Athenians, famous Testament of 120, 12], 122 Augustine, St., allows the fall of man to be an allegory 9 his veracity 60 Austria, Emperor of, wants no men of science 92 B. Baal, or Bel, one of the names of Jehovah 6, 80 Babel, legend of 19, 81 Bacchus, prototype of Moses 11,14,18 one of the names of the sun ... ... ... ... 95 Balaam's ass, precedents in heathen mythology 19> Baptism of unknown antiquity ... ... ... 106, 107 Baronius, his testimony ... ... ... 55 Beausobre, his testimony ... ... ... ... ... ... 69 Begotten, definition concerning ... ... ... ... ... 85 Belief, or unbelief, no merit or demerit in either ... ... ... 152 Berosus 28 Bible false translations of ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 Cosmogony 5,188 not to be literally understood 9,31,50,71,108,149 immorality of its precedents ... ... ... 28 original meaning of, perverted ... ... ... ... 108 compiled from astro-fables and traditions ... ... 50, 189...