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 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