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A collection of texts written in the first couple centuries after the death of Christ. These texts, while not raising new theological issues are interesting documents to go over in an attempt to study and understand the early years of Christianity and those struggles that the church had to overcome to thrive during the martyrdom started by the Roman emperor Nero and continued by many of his predecessors throughout the years until Constantine. Included in this volume are the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, the various versions of the Gospel of Thomas, the collection of additional Gospels of Peter and the Revelations of many first church founders such as Peter, John, Paul, Moses and Esdras. Within the book are many other books.

The classic translation of one of the greatest poetry epics in the western world. In this fantastic journey, the narrator is taken down to the pits of Hell to see the various circles and pits that await the fate of sinful humanity. In this tour he sees many horrific things that at the time of writing will have traumatized anyone reading this story in the medieval era. After his trip to the bottom of Hell, he is taken into the realm of Purgatory there to see the spiral that souls must climb as they undergo the process of sanctification so that they may be welcomed into the gates of Heaven. Lastly, we are taken through the various realms and sections of the true hope of all humanity, Heaven. We see the glory of the heavens as Dante manages to write in a way that makes us in awe of what is to come. Although the trip is often vivid we get to see the culmination of all creation in the final part of this landmark work that redefined epic poetry. Now with increased font size!

A startling and thorough treatment of the prophecies of Jeremiah this exposition covers the background and history of the peoples involved in the prophecies of damnation to the nation of Israel, Judah and all those around them. Hope however is also present in the prophecies of a coming messiah realized in the coming of God himself, Jesus the Christ.

A full overview and explanation of one of the mostphilosophical of the Biblical books. This exposition gives a good understanding of what Solomon meant when he said that everything was meaningless. Although the original Biblical book explains that obeying God is the ultimate form of meaning, there are other subtle things that Solomon tried to teach us that Cox shows clearly.

In this final volume of the collected writings of Friedrich Nietzsche the persona and condition of humanity is closely examined. Going through history and ethics, Nietzsche tries to pull together a coherent history and finalized in the collected of Thoughts out of Season, he finalizes the philosophical thinking that has made Nietzsche such a profound thinker in our history.

Starting off by teaching about the heinousness of war, Erasmus convicts us all about the tendencies of our violent and sinful nature in the face of God's love and justice in a world consumed by war. Next he takes us on a journey showing what benefit heresy and falsehood have for strengthening the church and making us who believe in God realize what is truth and what is not.

Born into poverty to a mother who does not want him Oliver is forced into a baby farm and alter into child labour for some rich lords. When he breaks with the social norms and is thrown out of the work force he was enslaved to, he finds himself a home with people that may have been just as evil as those he formally worked for. As he finds freedom with a local pickpocket, he has those around him constantly seeking to take him down and make him seem discredible since he keeps having some luck that others around him want.

Sir and Lady Dedlock mourn the passing of their child and put their grief to rest as they move on with their lives. Unknown to them, the child survives and they must deal with the revelation that she is alive while she struggles with estates of family members that have passed that may not be family at all. Conflicting with disease and failing romances, the girl Esther must choose between what life she want to live while the estate is settled. Originally published as a serialized novel, this is a combined work of the entirety of Bleak House.

The classic book of fairy tales that has been passed around many nurseries and children's bedrooms in an attempt to either entertain or teach some kind of lesson to a young generation. Classics such as Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, Red Riding Hood, and Snow White are all contained within this tome. These stories are the standard by which most other fairy tales are measured which is a tall order since these classics are the best stories of their kind ever told by anyone in any part of the world.