02276cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324501180014426400510026230000470031333600260036033700260038633800360041250000310044850800290047952012580050853400450176665300450181165300250185665300380188185600430191937700UtSlPG20260610133847.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aBL1 aCooper, Robert,d1819-186810aBiblical Extracts; Or, The Holy Scriptures Analyzed; :bShowing Its Contradictions, Absurdities, and Immoralities 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2011-10-10  aProduced by David Widger  a"Biblical Extracts; Or, The Holy Scriptures Analyzed" by Robert Cooper is a critical examination of the Bible, written in the late 19th century. This analytical work seeks to uncover what the author perceives as contradictions, moral issues, and absurdities within the text of the Holy Scriptures. Through his examination, Cooper appears intent on challenging the established religious doctrines and revealing what he argues is the manipulative influence of the Christian priesthood over society.  The opening of the work presents a preface where Cooper emphasizes the importance of intellectual freedom in questioning established religious beliefs. He argues against the priesthood's influence, asserting that the Bible is a source of moral contradictions and absurdities that should not be accepted as divine truth. Through selected extracts, he intends to demonstrate that many biblical narratives are inappropriate and contain immoral teachings, ultimately concluding that the Bible cannot be considered a work of divine origin. This introduction sets the tone for a confrontational discourse against traditional religious views, inviting readers to engage with the material from a critical perspective. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aBible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.  aBible -- Miscellanea  aBible -- Controversial literature40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37700