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The Anatomies of God, the Bible, and Religion

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Contents

Dedication........................................................................................vPrologue..........................................................................................viiAcknowledgments...................................................................................xi1. Faith versus Reason............................................................................32. God and the Creation...........................................................................73. Authorship and Origins of the Old Testament....................................................174. Preface to the Old Testament...................................................................215. The Old Testament's Myths and Others...........................................................256. An Evil God....................................................................................387. The Old Testament as Literature................................................................468. Old Testament Miracles.........................................................................589. Genesis: First of the Five Books of Moses......................................................6510. Exodus........................................................................................8111. Leviticus.....................................................................................8712. Numbers.......................................................................................9013. Deuteronomy...................................................................................9314. Joshua: First of the Twelve History Books.....................................................9715. Judges........................................................................................10016. Ruth..........................................................................................10217. 1 Samuel......................................................................................10418. 2 Samuel......................................................................................10719. 1 and 2 Kings.................................................................................11020. 1 and 2 Chronicles............................................................................11821. Ezra..........................................................................................12222. Nehemiah......................................................................................12423. Esther........................................................................................12624. Job: First of the Five Books of Poetry........................................................12825. Psalms........................................................................................13026. Proverbs......................................................................................13327. Ecclesiastes..................................................................................13628. Song of Solomon...............................................................................13929. Isaiah: First of the Five Books of Major Prophets.............................................14130. Jeremiah......................................................................................14531. Lamentations..................................................................................14732. Ezekiel.......................................................................................14933. Daniel........................................................................................15134. Hosea: First of the Twelve Books of the Minor Prophets........................................15435. Joel..........................................................................................15636. Amos..........................................................................................15837. Obadiah.......................................................................................16038. Jonah.........................................................................................16239. Micah.........................................................................................16540. Nahum.........................................................................................16741. Habakkuk......................................................................................16942. Zephaniah.....................................................................................17143. Haggai........................................................................................17344. Zechariah.....................................................................................17445. Malachi.......................................................................................17746. Old Testament Summation and Critique..........................................................17947. Christian Origins.............................................................................18548. Sources.......................................................................................18949. Not One but Two Gods..........................................................................19950. Paul of Tarsus................................................................................20751. Paul's Letter to the Romans...................................................................21052. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians........................................................21253. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians.......................................................21554. Paul's Letter to the Galatians................................................................21755. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians................................................................21956. Paul's The Letter to the Philippians..........................................................22057. Paul's Letter to the Colossians...............................................................22158. Paul's First Letter to the Thessalonians......................................................22359. Paul's Second Letter to the Thessalonians.....................................................22460. Paul's 1st and 2nd Letter to Timothy and Letter to Titus......................................22761. Paul's Letter to Philemon.....................................................................22962. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews..................................................................23163. The Letter of James...........................................................................23364. The First Letter of Peter.....................................................................23565. The Second Letter of Peter....................................................................23766. The First Letter of John......................................................................23967. The Second Letter of John.....................................................................24168. The Third Letter of John......................................................................24369. The Letter of Jude............................................................................24570. The Gospel of Q...............................................................................24971. Paul and the Gospel Authors...................................................................26672....