Sulpitius Severus on his friend Martin of Tours, the soldier who became a monk and bishop: the Life of Saint Martin, three letters, the three Dialogues on the monks of the East and on Martin, the doubtful letters, and his Sacred History, a short history of the world from the creation to the year 400. Modern English from the Post-Nicene Fathers translation.
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Contents
Sacred History, Book 1
1The Plan of This History2From the Creation to the Giants3The Flood4Noah’s Sons and the Tower5Abraham and the Rescue of Lot6The Promise, and the Fall of Sodom7Isaac and Rebekah8Jacob and Esau9Jacob with Laban, and the Wrestling10Dinah, and Joseph Sold into Egypt11Tamar, and Joseph’s Rise in Egypt12Jacob Goes Down to Egypt13The Birth of Moses, and Job14The Burning Bush and the Plagues15The Passover and the Crossing of the Sea16Bitter Water, Quails, and Manna17Water from the Rock, and the Law at Sinai18The Laws Given to Moses19The Golden Calf and the Tablets of the Law20The Quails and the Spies21Rebellion in the Wilderness and the Death of Moses22Joshua Crosses the Jordan and Takes Jericho23Joshua Divides the Land24The First Judges25Gideon26Abimelech and Jephthah27Samson Against the Philistines28The Death of Samson29The Levite and His Concubine30Samuel’s Birth and the Death of Eli31The Ark Among the Philistines32The People Ask for a King33Saul Becomes King34David and Goliath35David Flees from Saul36The Death of Saul37David Becomes King38David’s Sin and His Last Years39Solomon’s Wise Judgment40Solomon Builds the Temple41The Kingdom Divided42Asa and the Kings of Israel43Elijah and the Priests of Baal44Naboth’s Vineyard and the Wars with Syria45Elijah Taken Up and the Miracles of Elisha46Athaliah, Joash and Amaziah47Uzziah and Jotham48Jonah and Nineveh49The Fall of Samaria50Hezekiah and the Siege of Jerusalem51Sennacherib’s Defeat and the Reign of Manasseh52The Reign of Josiah53Nebuchadnezzar Takes Jerusalem54Zedekiah, Jeremiah, and the Burning of Jerusalem