Minister, teacher and author James Stewart reveals how Paul the Apostle developed the Christian religion in the 1st century AD, shedding light on the emergence of early Christianity. Informed by the author's scholarship, this superb book is based off a series of well-received lectures which the author delivered at the University of Edinburgh. The text is annotated at length, with incidences of the Bible's Greek and references to various sources from previous centuries. The flowing narration of Paul's progression from follower to great herald of Christianity, and the evolution of early Christian doctrines, is complimented in equal measure by the author's gifts for sermon writing and scholarship. Given that he is addressing events that took place millennia ago, Stewart takes care not to stray to rigidity or supposition: it is simply a fact that the history and records of the time have their limitations. The chief sources, for their authority, consist of the New Testament, including the Gospels of Jesus.

Richard Sibbes' unique Bible commentary discusses how various passages in scripture explain the human condition; the soul, the believer's relationship to the divine, and their battles with sin. For Sibbes, the Biblical lore explained much about the difficulties of living, the challenges each person must face, and endeavouring to reconcile the qualities of the soul with the eternal nature of the heavenly divine. Through devotion to God and spurning the influence and temptations of Satan, Christian believers can attain greater happiness and fulfillment, together with a capacity to cope with the difficulties inherent to life. Traversing the Bible and psalms, Sibbes reveals lessons on soul nurturing from a variety of sources; of particular interest is the book of Ecclesiastes, which is a frank explanation of the human condition. Sibbes is keen to demonstrate strategies which observant and moral people use to fend off sin and the misfortunes of succumbing to it.

Novo Clavis Esoterika contains copiously illustrated and expanded versions of Timothy Hogan's critically acclaimed The Alchemical Keys to Masonic Ritual and The 32 Secret Paths of Solomon, as well several key texts on Martinism, Gnosticism, alchemy, and the Hermetic Tradition. Originally published as a limited edition book, this new second edition version contains all of the same material, but in a new format. Novo Clavis Esoterika contains the following works by author Timothy Hogan: The Alchemical Keys to Masonic ritual; Ethiopia in Freemasonry; The 32 Secret Paths of Solomon; Gnostic Reflections in Freemasonry; What of Health? What of Healing?; Parzival and Martinism; The Transmutation of Fear; Performing the Great Work; The Production of the True Philosopher's Stone This book is sure to be thoughtful reading for anyone interested in the esoteric tradition!