Leaves of the Greater Bible: Being an Anthology of Reprints and Paraphrases from Ethnic Scriptures and Kindred Literature (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Leaves of the Greater Bible: Being an Anthology of Reprints and Paraphrases From Ethnic Scriptures and Kindred Literature

It is to meet this evident need for a handy exhibit of the choicest expressions vouchsafed the religious spirit in any time and any place, that this anthology has been conceived and is now in process of execution. Our limited space (sixteen pages an issue) is a cruel limitation in scope. For instance, we can include none of the score or more of Job-like dramas; none even of the epical episodes of religious import; none of the larger rituals which occupy many days for their performance. We can avail ourself only of sep arable lyrics, brief epical moments, detachable ritual morsels that are representative of the larger rites; and vet even should we with this inevitable limitation continue our work for ten years (and the present listed programme extends further) would it not be a some what amazing result: twelve hundred pages of inspired, inspiring literature, furnishing multiple evidence of the unity of the human spirit, of the unity of God, and therefore of the eternal oneness of religion?

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