ABSTRACT

The religious associations surrounding the Bible make it difficult for the general reader to appreciate, in its full purity, the value which the Scriptures bear as literature, and as an epic in no way inferior, in cultural worth, to the greatest works of Greece and Rome. Dealing as it does with elementary passions and principles, the English Bible is, in the author’s view, the greatest book of all the ages. This book, first published in 1931, will be of interest to students of literature and religious studies.

part |108 pages

The Genius and Discipline of the Hebrew People

chapter |11 pages

The Marks of a Supreme Book

chapter |11 pages

An Epic of Redemption

chapter |19 pages

The Mental and Spiritual Characteristics

Which Differentiated the Hebrews From Other Peoples of Their Time

part |148 pages

Literary Values of the old Testament Books

chapter |41 pages

The Historical Books of the old Testament

Genesis: The Myths and Legends of a Great People

chapter |16 pages

Biblical Poetry

chapter |19 pages

Biblical Poetry

chapter |34 pages

The Prophets

chapter |6 pages

The Humanists of Israel

chapter |7 pages

Prose Fiction

part |29 pages

The Literary Qualities of the New Testament

chapter |17 pages

The Gospels

chapter |7 pages

Paul as a Writer

chapter |13 pages

Apocalyptical Writings