The Age of Reason · Character
Muhammad
Founder of Islam, mentioned in comparative religious discussion.
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First appearance: the age of reason
Muhammad shows up with force in II: Of Missions and Revelations. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Cited as the Islamic prophet who claimed the Koran was brought by an angel; Paine dismisses this as hearsay.
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In II: Of Missions and Revelations: Cited as the Islamic prophet who claimed the Koran was brought by an angel; Paine dismisses this as hearsay. Later, in Of the Bases of Christianity: Mentioned as part of the bribe…
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Character groups
- Diverse historical and biblical figures
- Gospel figures and revolutionaries
- Biblical military and royal figures
- Protagonist
- Paine's publishers and allies
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- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs as the narrator directly juxtaposes Mark’s doctrine of salvation t…
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