Project Gutenberg 2012-04-04 Public domain in the USA. 293 Offen, Benjamin A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion Principal Historical Facts and Personages of the Books Known as The Old and New Testament; With Remarks on the Morality of Nature Produced by David Widger "A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion" by Benjamin Offen is a philosophical treatise written in the mid-19th century. The work addresses the claims of divine revelation within the Old and New Testaments and critiques the religious and moral implications of these texts. The author argues against traditional notions of a single omnipotent God while promoting the idea of free discussion and rational inquiry into religious beliefs. The opening of the work sets the stage for a critical examination of biblical narratives, beginning with the discussions of the Old Testament. Offen contends that the character of Jehovah depicted in the scriptures is inconsistent, capricious, and morally questionable. He suggests that the biblical stories, such as the creation, the Flood, and the fate of the Jews, illustrate an irrational and anthropomorphic deity rather than an all-wise sovereign. The author’s intent is to encourage readers to question established religious beliefs and embrace reason as a guiding principle for morality and human understanding. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. BS Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 538598 2025-07-16T05:34:00.512258 text/html 539836 2012-04-04T08:06:06 text/html 308067 2025-07-16T05:34:13.343706 application/epub+zip 588093 2025-01-16T05:50:48.245868 application/pdf 588090 2025-01-16T05:50:36.611932 application/pdf 308109 2025-07-16T05:34:06.567204 application/epub+zip 612408 2012-04-04T09:07:24 application/pdf 300188 2025-07-16T05:34:03.612264 application/epub+zip 529353 2025-07-16T05:34:17.859679 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 480987 2025-07-16T05:34:11.376740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354626 2022-09-18T05:33:54.731629 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493226 2025-07-16T05:33:59.967210 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 493453 2012-04-04T08:07:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 491137 2012-04-04T08:08:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 491135 2012-04-04T08:08:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28316 2025-07-16T05:34:17.997620 application/rdf+xml 474857 2025-07-16T05:33:59.627239 text/x-rst 474859 2012-04-04T08:08:14 text/x-rst 16549 2025-07-16T05:34:04.649220 image/jpeg 3720 2025-07-16T05:34:04.130229 image/jpeg 177658 2012-04-04T09:19:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 177396 2012-04-04T09:19:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 185661 2012-04-04T09:19:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 599636 2012-04-04T09:19:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 171205 2012-04-04T09:19:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 177387 2012-04-04T09:19:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 258698 2025-07-16T05:34:00.552256 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