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Rediscovered in modern times, these "non-canonical" gospels,
epistles, and other pieces were excised from the standard Bible by
various church councils in the first four centuries of the
Christian era. Here, among other texts, are writings describing the
girlhood and betrothal of Mary and her life before Christ's birth;
the childhood of Jesus, as described by Peter and Nicodemus; and
the appearance of Christ before the gates of Hell, from whence he
leads Adam and the saints to Paradise.
Translated from the original languages, with 32 illustrations from
ancient paintings and missals, "The Lost Books of the Bible, "
helps give depth to the historical characters of Jesus, Mary, the
apostles, and other figures of the New Testament. Presented without
argument or commentary, these apocryphal texts are fascinating,
often provocative, reading.
An essential resource for the study of biblical history and
theology, this authentic presentation of the "lost" Scriptures can
be enjoyed for its beauty and directness, while also adding to
one's understanding of life in Judea during the first century A.D.
Creative writing prompts are short questions or situations that are
meant to inspire you to write. Far beyond the typical, "It was a
dark and stormy night..." story starters, this new collection of
1,000 prompts has been specifically formulated to dig deep into the
creative process. The prompts employ thought-provoking questions,
imaginative scenarios and humor to help writers of all ages defeat
writer's block. Author Bryan Cohen's previous books of writing
prompts have sold more than 20,000 copies and include multiple
Amazon best-sellers. Through his books and his website Build
Creative Writing Ideas, Cohen has helped countless writers,
teachers and students to blast through the blank page and the
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Most personal finance books give tips and tricks to gain a
financial upper hand. This book is different. Tricks come and go...
they expire... and they may not fit your unique circumstances.
Instead, this book teaches principles and concepts that will help
you discover your own methods to support your financial and life
goals. More than a toolkit for your wallet, this book seeks to
train our brains to think about personal finances in a way that has
proven successful to businesses for centuries. These core business
principles are distilled down to their essence, and applied to
personal finance in a way that just makes sense.
Volume: 1 Publisher: Oxford, The Clarendon press Publication date:
1798 Subjects: Whiston, William, 1667-1752 Bible Notes: This is an
OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly
growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by
advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve
the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own:
digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works
in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these
high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts
are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries,
undergraduate students, and independent scholars.The Age of
Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical
understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking.
Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel
Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and
moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade.
The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and
Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a
debate that continues in the twenty-first century.++++The below
data was compiled from various identification fields in the
bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an
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++++British LibraryT076154Oxford: at the Clarendon Press, 1798.
3v.; 8
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