Ancient Faiths and Modern: A Dissertation Upon Worships, Legends and Divinities in Central and Western Asia, Europe, and Elsewhere, Before the Christian Era. Showing Their Relations to Religious Customs as They Now Exist |
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... persons not necessarily great or good . Babylonian idea that a god came down to enjoy human women . Tale from Herodotus . Jehovah as a man . Grecian idea attached to the expression Son of God . Homer . Hebrew ideas . Roman notions ...
... persons not necessarily great or good . Babylonian idea that a god came down to enjoy human women . Tale from Herodotus . Jehovah as a man . Grecian idea attached to the expression Son of God . Homer . Hebrew ideas . Roman notions ...
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... in two volumes . In it there is a most scholarly account of the origin of the New Testament writings , one which every thoughtful person should peruse . torical value of the Gospel narratives closely and critically examined 14.
... in two volumes . In it there is a most scholarly account of the origin of the New Testament writings , one which every thoughtful person should peruse . torical value of the Gospel narratives closely and critically examined 14.
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... persons designate Christian virtues do not necessarily depend upon a knowledge of Jehovah , of Jesus , or of both . The North American Indian appears to have been , when first discovered , wholly without any distinct religious faith ...
... persons designate Christian virtues do not necessarily depend upon a knowledge of Jehovah , of Jesus , or of both . The North American Indian appears to have been , when first discovered , wholly without any distinct religious faith ...
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... persons supposed to be a hoax or forgery , which was found at the base of one of the largest mounds in North America , situated in Western Virginia . It lay in a sepulchral chamber , thirty - five feet from the surface , was elliptic in ...
... persons supposed to be a hoax or forgery , which was found at the base of one of the largest mounds in North America , situated in Western Virginia . It lay in a sepulchral chamber , thirty - five feet from the surface , was elliptic in ...
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... person . This is clearly evinced by the taboo , or sacred monuments , being combined with those of a purely military character , " p . 366. Without straining doubtful points too far , we may content ourselves with affirming that the ...
... person . This is clearly evinced by the taboo , or sacred monuments , being combined with those of a purely military character , " p . 366. Without straining doubtful points too far , we may content ourselves with affirming that the ...
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