Table Of ContentTHE HISTORY OF RELIGION
ARTICLES RECENTLY PUBLISHED IN
"THE MONIST" AND '«THE OPEN COURT"
BABEL AND BIBLE. A Lecture Delivered Before the German Emperor. Pro-
fusely Illustrated from the Best Assyriological Sources. By Dr. Frikdrich
Delitzsch, Professor in the University of Berlin. Translated by ThomasJ.
McCoRMACK. Reprinted in Book Form. 50Centsnet (2s. 6d.).
THE MYSTERIES OF MITHRA. History of TheirOrigin. TheirDissemina-
tion and Influence in the Roman Empire, Their Doctrines and Liturgy, Their
Struggle with Christianity, etc. Illustrated. By Franz Cumont, Professor
in the University of Ghent. Belgium. Translated by ThomasJ. McCormack.
Now Appearing in Serial Form in The Ofen Court, Beginning with February,
1902. PriceperNumber, 10 Cents(6d.). Soon tobe published in book-form.
THE FIRST PHILOSOPHER. Interpretation and Translation ofa Fragment
of Egyptian Hieroglyphic Writing of the Sixteenth Century Before Christ,
Expounding the System of Thought of a Meraphite Priest that Foreshadows
the Philosophy of Greece. By James H. Breasted, Professor in the Univer-
sity ofChicago. The Montst, April, 1902. Price, 50Cents (2s. 6d.).
EGYPTIAN RELIGIOUS CONCEPTIONS. By Dr. Paul Carus. A Series
of Articles tobe Published in The Open Court,
BABYLONIAN AND HEBREW VIEWS OF MANS FATE AFTER DEATH.
By Dr. Paul Carus. The Ofen Court, Vol. XV., No. 6. 10cents (6d.).
THE FAIRY-TALE ELEMENT IN THE BIBLE. Babylonian Cosmogony.
The Cuneiform Tablets of the Marduk Myth. Yahveh's Fight With the
Dragon. The Two Hebrew Creation Stories. Deluge Legends. Worshipof
the Queen of Heaven. Song of the Well. Etc, Etc. By Dr. PaulCarus.
TluMonist for April and July, 1901. Price, 50Cents (2s.6d.) Each. These
Two Numbers Also Contain Articles on the Resurrection of Christ, by the
Rev. William Weber on the Earliest Chapter of History (Babylonia and
;
Assyria), by Prof. James A. Craig and on the Authenticityof the Too Teh
;
King, by Dr. PaulCarus.
A STUDY OF JOB AND THE JEWISH THEORY OF SUFFERING. By
Prof. JamesA. Craig, Universityof Michigan. TheMonist, Vol. IX., No. 4.
50cents(2s. 6d.).
THE POLYCHROME BIBLE. By Prof. Carl Heinrich Cornill, University
of Breslau. The Monist, Vol. X., Nos. i and 3. 50centseach (2s. 6d.).
THE TWO ACCOUNTS OF HAGAR. By Prof. Hermann Gunkel, Univer-
sity of Berlin. The Monist, Vol. X., No. 3. 50cents(2s. 6d.).
THE CROSS AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE. Also Essays on: (i) The Crossin
Central America; (2) The Cross Among the North American Indians; (3)
tPolraytoofanCdrothsesCWroorsssh;i(p4); TahnedC(r6o)ssThoef GCorlugcioftihxa.; (B5y) SDtrau.roPlaaturly,CaorruTsh.e HTil»u^
Of>en Court, Vol. XIII., Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 11. 10cents (6d.)each.
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The
Creation-Story of Genesis L
Stimerian Theogony and
Cos77iogony
By
DR, HUGO RADAV
CHICAGO
THE OPEN COURT PUBLISHING COMPANY
LONDON
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PREFACE.
npHE Right Rev. D. S. Tattle, Bishop of Missouri, in deliveringasermon be-
•*• fore abody of theological students on "How to make the peoplecontribute
liberally towards the support of the Church," remarked.: "You must milk the
cows! The more and the oftener you milk them, the moremilk theywillgive."
Although somewhat vulgar, yet thesimile fits thecaseexactly. Thesame istrue
ofthestudyof theBible. The morewe study it, the morewe drawfrom it, the
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more it willyield: milkof life, both forthesoul and thebrain! Thesameidea
was alsoexpressed by Dr. Martin Lutherwho compared the Bible toabeautiful
and fruitful tree. The more and the oftener we pluck itsfruit, the moreit will
giveus. ,
But not everybodyknows "how to milk," nordoeseverybodyknow "howto
pluck thefruits." If done carelessly and thoughtlessly, the "milking" aswellas
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the "pluckingof the fruit" maybecomedangerous, we mayfall from thetree
If there are some who thus fell from the tree whiletryingto pluck itsfruit, who
willdare tosay thatit was the tree'sfault that "the plucker" felldown? Wasit
not, on thecontrary, theplucker's owncarelessness, hisownfault?
Exactlysoit is with the '•Higher Criticism.'^ Higher criticism, if thought-
lesslyand carelesslyapplied to the Bible, will and must be hurtful: notforthe
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Bible, however,—for it will remain undaunted, but for him who aspires to be
a "highercritic." And how many therearewho want tobe whattheycannotbe;
higher critics! A true higher critic's aim is not to destroy the Bible, but to
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UNDERSTAND it, Understand ithistorically. Thus he will apply thehighercriti-
ical methods as given by ''history.** Inhistorythedivineunlliscarriedout.
The Bible when thus "read in thelightof history" will yield fruitsof which no-
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bodyeverdreamed, fruitsripened in agespast and savedforourpresenttimesto
gather.
tndeed, the Bibleisawonderful tree with manifold fruits: tinyshoots have
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beenengrafted on it from time totimeby dififerent gardeners, shootstaken from
other treesraisedon foreign soil. These gardeners belonged toapeoplethatwas
notsurrounded bya "Chinese Wall," nor werethey blind, deaf, ordnmb. They
hadeyesandsaw, ears and beard, mouths and spoke. And what they saw and
