In the next issue of The Truth Seeker I shall begin a series of some thirty lessons or chapters on "The Bible." The chief purpose of the work will be to combat the dogmas of the divine origin and infallibility of the Christian Bible. The points of attack will be three: 1. Its Authenticity; 2. Its Credibility; 3. Its Morality. I shall endeavor to disprove in a large degree the authenticity of its books, the credibility of its statements, and the morality of its teachings. John E. Remsburg. These chapters were published in weekly installments in The Truth Seeker, their publication extending through a period of twenty months. The matter was electrotyped as published and the work will now be given to the public in book form. To those interested in Biblical criticism, and especially to the Freethought propagandist and to the Christian investigator, it is hoped that its contents may be useful. The facts presented in this volume, while known to many Christian scholars, are, as far as possible, kept from the lower orders of the clergy and from the laity. Divines enjoying high honors and large salaries may be cognizant of them without endangering their faith; but the humbler ministers who receive small pay, and the laity who support the church, are liable to have their faith impaired by a knowledge of them. In Part II., devoted to the Credibility of the Bible, less space is given to the errors of the New Testament than to those of the Old Testament. This is not because the New contains less errors than the Old, but because the author has prepared another volume on this subject. In "The Christ," a sequel to "The Bible," a more exhaustive exposition of the errors of the New Testament, particularly of the Four Gospels, is given. While denying the infallibility of the writers of the Bible the author is not unconscious of his own fallibility. CONTENTS. PART I. AUTHENTICITY. Chapter I. Sacred Books of the World, 5 Chapter II. The Christian Bible, 12 Chapter III. Formation of the Canon, 21 Chapter IV. Different Versions of the Bible, 39 Chapter V. Authorship and Dates, 45 Chapter VI. The Pentateuch, 50 Chapter VII. The Prophets, 76 Chapter VIII. The Hagiographa, 94 Chapter IX. The Four Gospels, 108 Chapter X. Acts, Catholic Epistles, and Revelation, 140 Chapter XI. Pauline Epistles, 152 PART II. CREDIBILITY. Chapter XII. Textual Errors, 163 Chapter XIII. Two Cosmogonies of Genesis, 181 Chapter XIV. The Patriarchal Age, 188 Chapter XV. The Jewish Kings, 198 Chapter XVI. When Did Jehoshaphat Die? 210 Chapter XVII. Inspired Numbers, 231 Chapter XVIII. Harmony of the Gospels, 238 Chapter XIX. Paul and the Apostles, 247 Chapter XX. The Bible and History, 260 Chapter XXI. The Bible and Science, 271 Chapter XXII.