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

The author mounts a systematic critique of the Bible, reviewing principal narratives and figures of the Old Testament from creation through early national monarchy and schism, and surveying the facts and personages of the New Testament. He questions divine inspiration and contends that the Jewish God is a fictitious construct, arguing the scriptures do not constitute a divine revelation. Interwoven are defenses of free discussion, denunciations of persecution for religious dissent, and concluding reflections on the morality of nature and how ethical ideas might be grounded apart from revealed religion.