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10 Commandments, #7 |
Since the issue of same sex marriage and the Ten sound bites (Commandments)
are such hot issues lately I thought this would be of interest to some and
of horror to others:
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/lewis/lewten0c.htm#700
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS A Book by JosephLewis
An Investigation into the Origin and Meaning of
The Decalogue and an Analysis of its Ethical and
Moral Value as a Code of Conduct in Modern Society
[©1946]
Freethought Press Association
New York 1, N. Y. Page iii
Contents
* Preface [Size: 41k]
* Introduction [Size: 37k; 43k; 46k]
o What Are the Commandments?
o The Ten Commandments as Revealed in the Book of Exodus
o The Ten Commandments as Revealed in the Book of Deuteronomy
o The Difference between the Ten Commandments Recorded in the
Book of Exodus and the Book of Deuteronomy
o The Conflicting Arrangement of the Ten Commandments as Revealed
by a Comparison of the Protestant, Catholic and Hebrew Versions
o The First Tables of Stone
o The Second Tables of Stone and a Forgotten Set of Commandments
* The First Commandment [Size: 47k; 44k; 54k]
o The Bible Deity and Abraham Lincoln
o The Prologue to the Commandments
o Moses, the Bible Deity and the Children of Israel
o Moses and the Magic Rod
o Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh
o Pharaoh's Heart Is Hardened
o Frogs, Lice and Flies
o The Three Plagues
o The Plagues of Locusts and Darkness
o The Murder of the First-Born and the Feast of the Passover
o The Parting of the Red Sea and the Drowning of the Egyptians
o Were the Children of Israel Ever in Bondage in Egypt?
o Moses as God
o The Clergy and the First Commandment
* The Second Commandment [Size: 40k; 45k; 53k]
o The Sadism of the Bible Deity
o Jealousy: The Attribute of Primitive Gods Page vi
o Punishing the Innocent
o The Fear of Images and the Origin of Their Prohibition
o Shadows, Reflections and Images
o Iconoclastic Fanaticism and Idolatry
o A Threat and a Promise
o Glorified Punishment and Perverted Justice
o The Observance of This Commandment and the Origin of
Anti-Semitism
o The Bible God and the Idea of Monotheism
* The Third Commandment [Size: 46k; 47k; 33k]
o The Animistic Significance of Names
o Names of Gods Taboo
o The Magical Use of God's Name
o What Is the Name of the God of Israel?
o The First Deadly Parallel
o The Second Deadly Parallel
o Title versus Name
o Blasphemy
o The Clergy and the Third Commandment
o The Third Commandment and Oaths
o Taking God's Name in Vain
* The Fourth Commandment [Size: 56k; 52k; 40k; 31k]
o Is There a Sabbath Day?
o Which Day Is the Seventh?
o The Sabbath as a Taboo
o The Magic Association of the Numeral "Seven" and the Sabbath
o The Sanctity of the Sabbath
o The Wife and the Sabbath
o The Secret of Circumcision
o Born on the Sabbath
o Christianity and the Sabbath
* The Fifth Commandment [Size: 38k]
o Parents as Vice-Regents of God
o The Element of Sympathetic Magic in Tribal Filial Obedience
o Faithfulness and Failure Page vii
* The Sixth Commandment [Size: 36k; 31k; 53k]
o Killing and Self-Preservation
o Is Killing Ever Justified?
o Religious Delusion and Homicidal Mania
o Irresponsible and Accidental Killing
o The Frequency of Murder and the Prevalence of Suicide
o Moses Kills a Man
o The Clergy, This Commandment, and War
o Blood Taboo
o The Animistic Belief in Blood Pollution
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The Seventh Commandment Page
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/lewis/lewten71.htm#700
"Thou shalt not commit adultery.
* The Sin of Sex and Some Aspects of Adultery
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/lewis/lewten71.htm#7A0
* What Is Adultery?
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/lewis/lewten71.htm#7B0
* Bastardy
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/lewis/lewten71.htm#7C0
* Sacred and Profane Prostitution
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/lewis/lewten72.htm#7D0
* Religious Festivals and Sexual Promiscuity
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/lewis/lewten72.htm#7E0
* Celibacy
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/lewis/lewten72.htm#7F0
* The Confessional
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/lewis/lewten73.htm#7H0
* Erotic Adultery
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/lewis/lewten73.htm#7H0
* Adultery and the Varied Sexual Customs of Mankind
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/lewis/lewten73.htm#7I0
o Virginity
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/lewis/lewten73.htm#7I1
o Chastity
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/lewis/lewten73.htm#7I2
o The Privilege of the First Night
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/lewis/lewten73.htm#7I3
o Promiscuity
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/lewis/lewten73.htm#7I4
o Modesty
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/lewis/lewten73.htm#7I5
o Sexual Hospitality
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/lewis/lewten73.htm#7I6
o Group Marriage
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/lewis/lewten73.htm#7I7
o Fidelity and Unfaithfulness
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/lewis/lewten73.htm#7I8
o Incest
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/lewis/lewten73.htm#7I9
* A Provincial Taboo
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/lewis/lewten73.htm#7J0
* Adultery as a Taboo Based on Sympathetic Magic
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/lewis/lewten74.htm#7K0
* Additional Evidence of the Prevalence of Sympathetic Magic among the
Biblical Hebrews
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/lewis/lewten74.htm#7L0
* Complementary Examples of Sympathetic Magic
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/lewis/lewten74.htm#7M0
* The Child and This Commandment
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/lewis/lewten74.htm#7N0
* The Eighth Commandment [Size: 41k; 40k; 42k]
o What Constitutes a Theft?
o Law, Ethics and Conscience
o Stealing as Atavism
o Kleptomania Page viii
o Stealing as a Taboo in Tribal Society
o The Sin of Stealing and the Removal of Landmarks
o Religion and Thievery
o The Negation of Ethics
* The Ninth Commandment [Size: 47k; 38k]
o The Tribal Significance of "Neighbor"
o Biblical Evidence of Hebrew Tribal Solidarity
o The Clannishness of Tribal Law
o The Stranger Tabooed in Tribal Society
o The Fulfillment of This Commandment
o The Law and This Commandment
o Sectarian vs. Universal Brotherhood
* The Tenth Commandment [Size: 42k; 38k]
o The Hidden Meaning of Coveting
o Coveting, Witchcraft and the Evil Eye in Primitive Culture
o Coveting and Counting
o Propitiatory Phrases
o Amulets and Charms
o Knots
o Noise as a Prophylactic against Evil
o Neither a Sin nor a Crime
* Epilogue by Sir James G. Frazer
* Bibliography
* Index: (linked to text)
o First File: A-D
o Second File: E-I
o Third File: J-O
o Fourth File: P-S
o Fifth File: T-Z
* [Endnotes (from Footnotes; linked to and from text)]
o Preface, Introduction
o The First Commandment
o The Second Commandment
o The Third Commandment
o The Fourth Commandment
o The Fifth Commandment
o The Sixth Commandment
o The Seventh Commandment
o The Eighth Commandment
o The Ninth Commandment
o The Tenth Commandment
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