Project Gutenberg 2011-07-05 Public domain in the USA. 199 Mangasarian, M. M. (Mangasar Mugurditch) 1859 1943 Mangasarian, Mangasar Mugurditch How the Bible was Invented A Lecture Delivered Before the Independent Religious Society Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) “How the Bible Was Invented” by M. M. Mangasarian is a critical examination of the origins and authorship of the Bible, presented as a lecture delivered in the early 20th century. This book serves as a polemic aimed at exposing the notion that the Bible is divinely inspired, proposing instead that it is a constructed work with various human influences and deceit. The author argues against the idea that the sacred text was given by God, suggesting it is a product of human fabrication infused with mythology and misrepresentation. In the book, Mangasarian discusses several key points, including the historical context of the Bible's creation and the dishonest practices of early church figures. He brings forth examples from both the Old and New Testaments to highlight inconsistencies, alleged forgeries, and the manipulation of texts over centuries. The author critiques the tendency of believers to accept the Bible without scrutiny and emphasizes the need for open inquiry and criticism regarding religious texts. Ultimately, he advocates for a more honest and tolerant approach to understanding religion and encourages readers to question traditional dogmas that have, he claims, hindered intellectual progress. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. BS Text Category: History - Religious Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 86520 2025-08-15T04:33:48.111003 text/html 83664 2011-07-05T14:22:22 text/html 115855 2025-08-15T04:33:53.370987 application/epub+zip 115106 2025-08-15T04:33:50.942007 application/epub+zip 91350 2025-08-15T04:33:49.867011 application/epub+zip 233219 2025-08-15T04:33:55.138967 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223302 2025-08-15T04:33:52.723997 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199811 2022-09-16T16:38:24.769654 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 77523 2025-08-15T04:33:47.790017 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 77411 2011-07-05T14:22:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 77403 2011-07-05T14:22:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20570 2025-08-15T04:33:55.263967 application/rdf+xml 13861 2025-08-15T04:33:50.349982 image/jpeg 3685 2025-08-15T04:33:50.105998 image/jpeg 30358 2011-07-05T14:22:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 37269 2011-07-05T14:22:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 30340 2011-07-05T14:22:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 113143 2025-08-15T04:33:48.122019 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia