King Solomon's Goat

audiobook

King Solomon's Goat

by George Willard Bartlett

EN·~3 hours·24 chapters

Chapters

24 total

King Solomon’s Goat

0:20

CHAPTER I. The Divine Moloch.

9:07

CHAPTER II. The Queen of Heaven.

11:30

CHAPTER III. Religious Symbolism.

5:23

CHAPTER IV. The Sabbatic Goat or God of the Sabbath.

8:59

CHAPTER V. The Great God Baal.

5:55

CHAPTER VI. Jehovah, alias Adonai.

8:35

CHAPTER VII. The Host, a Human Sacrifice.

9:48

CHAPTER VIII. Jesus Christ.

15:13

CHAPTER IX Hell-fire and Brimstone.

8:32

Description

In the opening chapters, the author guides listeners through a tangled web of ancient belief systems, tracing how the figure of a horned deity—identified with the bull of Egypt, the Syrian Moloch, and other solar gods—was woven into later Christian narratives. By juxtaposing biblical references with obscure esoteric sources, the work suggests that many familiar symbols have deeper, cross‑cultural roots. The prose is dense yet vivid, painting ritual fire pits, sacrificial altars, and celestial cycles with a scholar’s eye and a storyteller’s flair.

As the investigation unfolds, the narrative turns to the unsettling practice of child and animal sacrifice, using stark imagery to question how myth and ritual intertwine with power. Listeners are invited to follow the author's provocative arguments about the persistence of these motifs in folklore and seasonal customs. The result is a thought‑provoking blend of history, mythology, and philosophical reflection that challenges conventional understandings of faith.

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Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (221K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by David Edwards, Elizabeth Oscanyan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2015-11-02

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

George Willard Bartlett

George Willard Bartlett

b. 1857

Best known for the curious 1918 book King Solomon's Goat, this little-documented writer mixed satire, religion, and social criticism in a way that still feels unusual. His work hints at a sharp, argumentative mind with a taste for provocation.

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