Project Gutenberg 2012-11-05 Public domain in the USA. 664 Browne, Thomas, Sir 1605 1682 Sayle, Charles 1864 1924 The Works of Sir Thomas Browne, Volume 3 Produced by Jonathan Ingram, KD Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries.) "The Works of Sir Thomas Browne, Volume 3" by Sir Thomas Browne is a collection of philosophical essays and treatises, written in the 17th century. This volume includes various inquiries into biblical stories, natural history, and philosophical musings that reflect the intellectual discourse of the time. The topics range from the nature of forbidden fruit in paradise to questions about historical figures such as Methuselah and Aristotle, showcasing Browne's deep curiosity and eloquent prose. The opening of this volume introduces the first chapter, which discusses the traditional belief that the Forbidden Fruit in the Garden of Eden was an apple. Here, Browne questions this long-held notion, presenting various interpretations regarding the identity of the fruit, while also pointing out the implications of such assumptions. He emphasizes that the biblical text itself does not specify the fruit, leading to potential misconceptions. In subsequent chapters, he continues to explore similar themes, addressing topics such as the anatomy of man and woman, the age of Methuselah, and the significance of the mandrakes mentioned in Scripture, all through a lens that intertwines science and theology, encouraging readers to reflect on these narratives with a critical mind. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Ethics Christianity Religion and medicine PR Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 2387737 2025-06-16T09:34:50.227672 text/html 2112328 2012-11-05T11:45:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 612516 2012-11-05T11:53:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 809037 2025-06-16T09:35:48.251887 application/epub+zip 830198 2025-06-16T09:35:06.088559 application/epub+zip 671687 2025-06-16T09:34:57.835606 application/epub+zip 1684541 2025-06-16T09:36:19.581708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1491543 2025-06-16T09:35:40.546909 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1334085 2022-09-18T09:55:25.500683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1092507 2025-06-16T09:34:40.843646 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1092468 2012-11-05T11:39:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 421357 2012-11-05T11:53:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1090495 2012-11-05T11:45:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 418724 2012-11-05T11:53:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1091040 2012-11-05T11:45:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 418293 2012-11-05T11:53:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23433 2025-06-16T09:36:19.837672 application/rdf+xml 21124 2025-06-16T09:35:00.129567 image/jpeg 4787 2025-06-16T09:34:58.992574 image/jpeg 783657 2025-06-16T09:34:50.389601 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 en.wikipedia