Fossilized Customs
Pagan Origins of Religion by
Lew White
Lew White’s books encourage his readers to understand the underlying purpose of the Ten Commandments, making them easy to understand rather than coming across as an impossible set of commands to follow. Lew White treads the waters of ancient traditions and religions, unveiling original symbols, practices and meanings to expose the truth about worship. An eye-opener, the book is written to create new drive and motivation so that his readers can find purpose and commit to obeying. Lew White has presented his thorough research and brings forth strong points that unearth the true religious anthropologies. Although it is not a quick read and a lot to take in, Fossilized Customs is worth its time. This book is a research tool that helps us understand the inherited customs and how their interpretations have trickled down to generations. Lew White’s thirty-two years of research is the missing piece that completes the puzzle.
Two Babylons
Pagan Origins of Religion by
Alexander Hislop
Two Babylons is born from a passion connecting ancient Babylonian religion to arguments from Egyptian, Grecian and Roman mythologies. The original book is from 1853; it centers on the apocalyptic symbolism of Babylon’s image in the Book of Revelations and arguments about the non-scriptural precedents of some of the fundamental practices of the Roman Church. Alexander Hislop also analyzes the pagan roots of religious holidays and accepted doctrines such as Easter and crucifixion, respectively. Drawing from various religious and historical resources, Alexander provides detailed comparisons between festivals today and those of the ancient Babylonian religion. Although Alexander Hislop wrote a long time before anyone decoded this ancient Babylonian religion, certain Christian evangelical protestant groups highly regard this work. Much of this book depends upon the links between influential mysteries, historical figures and folk etymology. Continuously going through critical analysis, the book is considered a continuation of the ancient Babylonian religion.
Popular Beliefs are the Biblical?
State of the Dead by
Dr. Samuele Bacchocchi
What is the view of different religions about the afterlife? What is the perspective of Egyptians, Greek, Jews, and Christians about Immortality of the Soul? Why did the reformers reject the belief about purgatory? How do the different sects of Christianity evaluate the Bible? Is the Bible free from errors or full of errors? Why are there historical attacks against the Bible, like preventing its distribution and reading by the Roman Empire, Moslems, Communists, and even Catholics and Protestants themselves?
These are some of the questions that Bacchocchi answered. In this book, he presented the popular beliefs that we have today and explained that not because it’s popular, it’s biblical, because it turns out that many of our beliefs are rooted in Greek philosophy. He reexamined if these beliefs are still in harmony with the teachings of Jesus’ day and back it up with what the Bible had said. It was the sincere hope of the author that the truth that God revealed for our salvation could be recovered.
Hard sayings of the bible
Bible Language Explained by
Walter C. Kaiser
Hard Sayings of the Bible provides easy to read answers to the difficult verses in the bible that makes sense to the general reader. It is a handy reference book that explains over 500 troubling bible verses to find solutions ranging from everyday discrepancies to God’s justice. The author sheds a contemporary light on the passages, making them more relevant today, as opposed to the general practice of travelling through time and finding ancient meanings irrelevant in these modern times. The book lists over dozen of new chronologies, essays, articles, linguistic cross-references and cultural backgrounds, combining resources to untie the scriptural knots. The author’s research academic record and vast experience as a professor of theology shine through in this 1990 Christianity Today Critic’s Choice Award. His command over the scripture, biblical criticism and exegesis cuts through the heavy verses on miracles and prophesies, eventually sorting out misunderstandings, contradictions and confusion.
Legends of the Jews Vol 4
Jewish Biblical History by
Louis Ginzberg
Legends of the Jews Vol 4 includes Joshua, the Judges, Samuel, Saul, David, Solomon, Elijah, and Esther.
Legends of the Jews Vol 2
Jewish Biblical History by
Louis Ginzberg
pubOne.info present you this new edition. The arrangement and presentation of the material in this volume are the same as in Volume I. In both my efforts have been directed to bringing together as full as possible a collection of Jewish legends that deal with Biblical personages and events.
Legends of the Jews Vol 1
Jewish Biblical History by
Louis Ginzberg
Legends of the Jews Vol 1 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.
Babylonian Talmud – Tract Sanhedrin
Jewish Oral Tradition by
Michael Rodkinson
The first edition of Babylonian Talmud appeared in 1896, after which it went through many revisions and major editing done by the Talmud Society. This monumental work is a primary source of knowledge on Jewish theology and laws. Agreeably as a centerpiece of Jewish culture, the book is a collection of writings venturing into a kaleidoscope of subjects and expounding the Jewish way of life. The author gives a generous introduction to the tractates, containing decades of teachings and opinions of many generations dating back to the fifth century. Babylonian Talmud covers various topics such as Jewish ethics, folklore, philosophy, history and customs. The documentation in Babylonian Talmud is a widely used reference as it is a culmination of three hundred years of research and analysis. The structure of this book is careful and precise owing to the sensitive subject, sometimes hard to read yet, we cannot deny its influence.