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title: 'The Primitive Revelation of a Divine and Incarnate Saviour, Traced in the History and Rites of Bacchus'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Thomas Smyth'
date: 1850-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Non-Christian Religions and Beliefs'
- 'Christology'
- 'Church and State'
scriptures:
- 'Genesis 22'
- 'Genesis 49'
- 'Numbers 24'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/smyth-1850-the-primitive-revelation-of-a-divine-and-incarnate-saviour-traced-in-the-history-and-rites-of-bacchus
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# The Primitive Revelation of a Divine and Incarnate Saviour, Traced in the History and Rites of Bacchus

Two essays: one critiques competing Church–State theories and urges revived evangelistic zeal; the other traces pagan myths (notably Bacchus) as corrupted preservations of primitive revelation pointing to Christ.

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