---
title: 'Early History of Heathenism'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'James Clement Moffat'
date: 1865-07-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Archaeology'
- 'Non-Christian Religions and Beliefs'
- 'Biblical History'
scriptures:
- 'Genesis 1'
- 'Genesis 12'
- 'Exodus 3'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/moffat-1865-early-history-of-heathenism
---

# Early History of Heathenism

Survey arguing that ancient peoples often held a personal monotheism preserved in Genesis; compares Vedas, Avesta, Egyptian and Assyrian monuments with biblical history.

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