Project Gutenberg 2009-10-06 Public domain in the USA. 78 Foote, G. W. (George William) 1850 1915 Foote, George William Bible Romances, First Series Produced by David Widger "Bible Romances, First Series" by G. W. Foote is a critical examination of biblical narratives, particularly focusing on the stories found in the Book of Genesis. Written during the late 19th century, this work explores various biblical tales, challenging the literal interpretations commonly held by religious adherents. The author aims to dissect these narratives through a lens of scientific rationalism and skepticism, revealing inconsistencies and absurdities in traditional biblical accounts, such as the Creation story and Noah's Flood. The opening of the work delves into the Creation story, where Foote argues against the plausibility of the narrative as a historical and scientific account. He critiques the timeline proposed in the Bible that suggests the earth and humanity were created within six days, contrasting it with geological and biological evidence that points to a much older earth. Foote questions the validity of the biblical text, dissecting its anthropomorphisms and contradictions, and compares it to other ancient myths. His analytical yet sarcastic tone sets the stage for an exploration that promises to challenge traditional beliefs about the stories that form the foundation of Judeo-Christian doctrine. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Free thought Bible BL Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 330348 330357 2024-09-13T04:20:47.770735 2023-09-13T09:22:35.161480 text/html text/html 323562 2013-01-28T12:31:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 117600 2013-01-28T12:31:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 172098 2024-09-13T04:20:52.730709 application/epub+zip 177546 2024-09-13T04:20:49.139809 application/epub+zip 177546 2024-09-13T04:20:48.310731 application/epub+zip 333008 2024-09-13T04:20:55.673762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313137 2024-09-13T04:20:52.178716 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313335 2022-09-14T05:02:31.828780 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293054 293047 2024-09-13T04:20:47.408786 2023-09-13T09:22:34.741470 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 292944 2009-10-06T16:41:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 114295 2009-10-06T16:41:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 292940 2009-10-06T16:41:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 114267 2009-10-06T16:41:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20108 2024-09-13T04:20:55.805693 application/rdf+xml 15883 2024-09-13T04:20:48.650727 image/jpeg 4070 2024-09-13T04:20:48.478782 image/jpeg 170185 2024-09-13T04:20:47.797758 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia