Garden Ciy, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1955 This book discusses the necessity of the church, several parts of the bible and how the church relates to them, and the future of the church. The red cloth binding is fine, no wear but has the remnants of a label wrapped around the front, spine, and back.188 pages, all fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.... more information

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UAHC, 1960 Includes all Jewish holidays and explains their meanings. At the back is a place sort of like a baby book - to enter information about yourself. Only a small part is filled in. The book starts with welcoming the baby into the new world. The binding has pictorial boards and is worn at the edges and stained on the back. This book was used in religious schooling. 134 pages, some illustrations, some Hebrew included. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.... more information

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Oxford, United Kingdom: Lion Publishing plc, 1997 NEW - 'A suspenseful drama. a moving soliloquy. The pace is quick and compelling. The Jesus presented is real, painstakingly real. As a result, the magnanimity of the sacrifice - in view of anyone's faith - is overwhleming.' (David Jensen, Washington Times) This powerful book is a top-flight investigative journalist's detailed examination of the life and death of Jesus. Compellingly readable, it amounts to a modern dramatization of the known ... more information

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Oxford, England: Lion Publishing Plc, 1997 The leaders of the first generation of Christians preserved and developed the teaching of Jesus in the form of letters written to guide and encourage the groups of believers, or churches, that sprang up throughout the Roman Empire. Some of those letters - most notably those of St. James, St. John, St. Peter and St. Paul - include words of wisdom and insight that have proved an inspiration to millions in the generations that have followed. The words of the Apostles ... more information

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New York: Channel Press, 1966 In this broadly based analysis of the Christan funeral, Dr. Jackson explains its significance, meaning, and function. An illuminating study of its history is given along with a probing evaluation of the demands and expectations placed upon it by modern society. The Christian funeral is seen as an effective vehicle for encouraging emotional stability, realistic self-appraisal, and spiritual insight on the part of all concerned. Included are 20 sample meditations that carry a qua... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harper San Francisco, 1999 From the book: "The pilgrim's progress is both an interior journey, a spiritual exercise, and a physical journey toward an actual site imbued with a divine character. The condition of the pilgrim, in fact, comes remarkably close to that of the hero. By abandoning familiar, worldly surroundings, submitting (oneself) to physical hardship and sometimes considerable danger, paying homage or doing penance at a holy site, pilgrims, like heroes, know ... more information

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New Haven, CT: Yale Univ Press, 2002 This book was a winner of the 2000 National Jewish Book Award for Jewish-Christian Relations. "What did Pope Pius XII, his advisors, and his assistants at the Vatican do to help the Jews of Italy during World War II? This meticulously researched and balanced book finds that, despite the persistent myth that the pope worked from behind the scenes to help the Jews, he and those around him actually did very little." "An authoritative, balanced and, in the end... more information

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New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1913 This christian novel involves Paulus, the Roman citizen of Tarsus, Roman Attilius, the patrician pretorian, and the British Gwenna. The setting is Rome during the early Roman Empire. The author promises a story rather than a sermon, and there is a romantic tie between Attilius and Gwenna. As the author indicates in his preface, "Paulus will preach his gospel, and the religion of his Christ will be set forth in opposition to the heathenism just as decisively, and t... more information

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United Kingdom: Rigel, 2004 Who was the real Jesus? There have been countless tellings of the life of Jesus Christ but can we ever know what really happened? Here renowned historian Michael Grant analyses the stories behind the Gospels to give perhaps the most perceptive account of Jesus' life and bring us as near as we may come to the truth about his upbringing, relationships, teachings, miracles and final days in Jerusalem. Even more intriguingly, Dr. Grant allows us a glimpse of the character and mot... more information

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Barnes & Noble Books,U.S., 1993 With the narrative skill and superb sense of place and time for which he is famous, Ernle Bradford brings to life the man we know as Saint Paul - the thirteenth apostle and great Christian missionary of the first century. Born into the Jewish aristocracy of Asia Minor - he was the son of a Pharisee - it was inevitable that he should travel to Jerusalem to study in the Temple; perhaps it was also inevitable that he should have been part of the enraged crowd that stoned to ... more information

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New York: Thames & Hudson, 1997 The magnificent roof bosses of the Norwich Cathedral are one of the great hidden glories of medieval art. There are more than 1,000 of these delightfully carved and painted keystones in the high stone vaulting, dating from 1300 to 1515 and measuring between eight and twenty-four inches wide. The vast majority are figure carvings uniquely linked together in storytelling patterns, reflecting a variety of pagan, Christian, and folk subjects. In quantity and quality, Norwich&... more information

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Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.: Eerdmans Pub Co, 2001 Musical settings of the story of Christ's Passion, as recounted by St. Matthew, date back to antiquity. First incorporated into the liturgy as a chant for Palm Sunday, the Passion text of St. Matthew developed over the centuries into elaborate settings for choir and soloists with instrumental accompaniment. J. S. Bach's St. Matthew Passion is widely acknowledged as the pinnacle of this tradition and, even more, as one of the greatest achievements... more information

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Kempton, IL: Adventures Unlimited, 2001. Very Good/No Jacket. ISBN: 0-932813-50-X. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 116, (6) pp. The lightest of rubbing to the cover edges. The binding is tight and square, and the text is clean. Keywords: Knights Templar. ... more information

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New York: Doubleday, 2004. Fine/Fine. ISBN: 0-385-50347-4. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. xv, 382 pp. First printing. Keywords: Archaeology; Religion. ... more information

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Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: William Morrow & Company, 2001 While religion has fueled the violent conflict plaguing the Middle East, Yossi Klein Halevi wondered whether it could be a source of unity as well. To find the answer, he began a two-year exploration of the devotional life of Christianity and Islam. He followed their holiday cycles, befriended Christian monastics and Islamic mystics, and joined them in prayer in monasteries and mosques - searching for wisdom and holiness in places that are u... more information

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Oxford, England: Lion Pub, 1999 Clement, Ignatius, Polycarp: The men who led the early church immediately after the age of the apostles are known collectively as the Apostolic Fathers. They lived in different parts of the Roman Empire and wrote letters to the fledgling churches in much the same way as St. Peter and St. Paul had done before them. This short anthology distils the essence of their wisdom for all who seek guidance and encouragement in their spiritual lives today. The extracts gathered here are ... more information

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Oxford, England: Lion Publishing Plc, 1997 Many of the prophets of Ancient Israel were mystics who received amazing visions of God's glory. They preserved those visions in poetry so sublime that their words still have the power to move millions, who seek, as they did, to live their lives in tune with the Spirit of the universe. These selections from the writings of Isiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and others include revelations of God's love, power and creative purpose that no other sacred writings can clai... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Smithmark Pub, 1996 Among the peoples of the Western world, only the Jewish people existed as a nation before the Roman Empire. Since that time, the Jews have been scattered and dispersed throughout the world, and they have adopted the customs, language, dress, and appearance of the many different nations and cultures that have been their hosts. Despite this, the Jewish people today retain a remarkable sense of nationhood, of shared origin and destiny. Scholarly in scope and dept... more information

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Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.: Westview Press, 2001 Astutely blending history, reportage, and political analysis, (Viorst's) odyssey gives readers a new lens for comprehending the ferment in the Muslim world." - Publisher's Weekly. The Middle Easy has long been a volatile yet vital region in world politics. In his captivating new book, journalist Milton Viorst iluminates the complex struggle to reconcile the Muslim community's fierce determination to live by traditional Islamic law and beliefs ... more information

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Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1942 This novel is about Rome, during the early Roman Empire, the Christian religion, and the violence and warring that occurred. There are several references to bible passages as footnotes. 179 pages including bibliography. The binding is a deep red cloth with gold lettering. The corners and spine ends are lightly worn, and there is a 1" scratch on the front, near the bottom, that can be seen in the right light. At the top near the spine the cloth is sligh... more information

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