- 1Preface
- 2I — Primitive Family Altar
- 32 — Reverence for the Threshold Altar
- 43 — Threshold Covenanting in the Marriage Ceremony
- 54 — Stepping or Being Lifted Across the Threshold
- 65 — Laying Foundations in Blood
- 76 — Appeals at the Altar
- 87 — Covenant Tokens on the Doorway
- 98 — Symbol of the Red Hand
- 109 — Deities of the Doorway
- 11II — Earliest Temple Altar
- 122 — Sacredness of the Door
- 133 — Temple Thresholds in Asia
- 144 — Temple Thresholds in Africa
- 155 — Temple Thresholds in Europe
- 166 — Temple Thresholds in America
- 177 — Temple Thresholds in Islands of the Sea
- 188 — Only One Foundation
- 19III — Sacred Boundary Line
- 202 — Local Landmarks
- 213 — National Borders
- 224 — Border Sacrifices
- 23IV — Origin of the Rite
- 242 — An Answer by Induction
- 253 — No Covenant Without Blood
- 264 — Confirmation of This View
- 27V — Hebrew Pass-Over, or Cross-Over, Sacrifice
- 282 — A Welcome With Blood
- 293 — Bason, or Threshold
- 304 — Pass-Over or Pass-by
- 315 — Marriage of Jehovah With Israel
- 32VI — Christian Passover
- 332 — Proffered Welcome by the Father
- 343 — Bridegroom and Bride
- 354 — Survivals of the Rite
- 36VII — Outgrowths and Perversions of This Rite
- 372 — Main Outgrowths
- 383 — Chief Perversions
- 39Appendix
- 40Exhibiting the Evidences
- 41Substitute Blood for Deception
- 42Public Performance of the Rite
- 43Bible Testimony
- 44Woman as a Door
- 45Symbolism of the Two Sexes
- 46Symbolism of Tree and Serpent
- 47Covenant of Threshold-Crossing
- 48Doorkeeper, and Carrier
- 49Passing Over Into a Covenant
- 50England’s Coronation Stone
- 51Scriptural Index
- 52Supplement — Comments of Specialists
- 53From the Rev. Dr. Marcus Jastrow
- 54From Professor Dr. Herman V. Hilprecht
- 55From Professor Dr. Fritz Hommel
- 56From Professor Dr. A.H. Sayce
- 57From Professor Dr. W. Max Müller
- 58From Professor Dr. C.P. Tiele
- 59From Professor Dr. E. Washburn Hopkins
- 60From the Rev. Dr. William Elliot Griffis
- 61From Professor Dr. John P. Mahaffy
- 62From Professor Dr. William A. Lamberton
- 63From Professor Dr. Daniel G. Brinton
- 64From the Rev. Dr. Edward T. Bartlett
- 65From Professor Dr. T.K. Cheyne
- 66Additional From Professor Dr. Fritz Hommel
The Threshold Covenant
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