Job and the Divider.
Hebrew Polytheism--Problem of Evil--Job's disbelief in a
future life--The Divider's realm--Salted sacrifices--Theory
of Orthodoxy--Job's reasoning--His humour--Impartiality of
Fortune between the evil and good--Agnosticism of Job--Elihu's
Eclecticism--Jehovah of the Whirlwind--Heresies of Job--Rabbinical
legend of Job--Universality of the legend
Chapter XV.
Satan.
Public Prosecutors--Satan as Accuser--English Devil-Worshipper
--Conversion by Terror--Satan in the Old Testament--The trial of
Joshua--Sender of Plagues--Satan and Serpent--Portrait of Satan
--Scapegoat of Christendom--Catholic 'Sight of Hell'--The ally
of Priesthoods
Chapter XVI.
Religious Despotism.
Pharaoh and Herod--Zoroaster's mother--Ahriman's emissaries--Kansa
and Krishna--Emissaries of Kansa--Astyages and Cyrus--Zohák--Bel
and the Christian
Chapter XVII.
The Prince of this World.
Temptations--Birth of Buddha--Mara--Temptation of Power--Asceticism
and Luxury--Mara's menaces--Appearance of the Buddha's
Vindicator--Ahriman tempts Zoroaster--Satan and Christ--Criticism
of Strauss--Jewish traditions--Hunger--Variants
Chapter XVIII.
Trial of the Great.
A 'Morality' at Tours--The 'St. Anthony' of Spagnoletto--Bunyan's
Pilgrim--Milton on Christ's Temptation--An Edinburgh saint and
Unitarian fiend--A haunted Jewess--Conversion by fever--Limit of
courage--Woman and sorcery--Luther and the Devil--The ink-spot at
Wartburg--Carlyle's interpretation--The cowled Devil--Carlyle's
trial--In Rue St. Thomas d'Enfer--The Everlasting No--Devil of
Vauvert--The latter-day conflict--New conditions--The Victory of
Man--The Scholar and the World
Chapter XIX.
The Man of Sin.
Hindu myth--Gnostic theories--Ophite scheme of redemption--
Rabbinical traditions of Primitive Man--Pauline Pessimism--Law
of death--Satan's ownership of Man--Redemption of the Elect--
Contemporary statements--Baptism--Exorcism--The 'new man's'
food--Eucharist--Herbert Spencer's explanation--Primitive
ideas--Legends of Adam and Seth--Adamites--A Mormon 'Mystery'
of initiation
Chapter XX.
The Holy Ghost.
A Hanover relic--Mr. Atkinson on the Dove--The Dove in the Old
Testament--Ecclesiastical symbol--Judicial symbol--A vision of
St. Dunstan's--The witness of chastity--Dove and Serpent--The
unpardonable sin--Inexpiable sin among the Jews--Destructive
power of Jehovah--Potency of the breath--Third persons of
Trinities--Pentecost--Christian superstitions--Mr. Moody on the sin
against the Holy Ghost--Mysterious fear--Idols of the cave
Chapter XXI.
Antichrist.
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