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Over the years the sands of Egypt have surrendered countless treasures and archaeological wonders, and now they have yielded another spectacular find: the Gospel, of Judas, recently discovered and published here for the first time. The very title of the text, the Gospel of Judas -- Judas Iscariot -- -is shocking.
In 1881, an Irish clergyman, Rev. G. J. Ouseley, claimed to have discovered the Original Gospel from which the present Four Gospels were derived. He claimed this original gospel "was hidden by some of the Essene Community for safety from the hands of the corrupters, and is now for the first time translated from the Aramaic."
What did the apostles teach? A short study into the manuscripts that show what sort of Gospel they taught.
Ideally speaking, Apologetics ought to have no existence distinct from the general and unanimous search for truth, and in so far as they tend to put any other consideration, no matter how high or pure in itself, in the place of truth, they must needs stand aside from the path of science.
Shrouded in the cloak of philosophy, the question of the existence of God continues to attract attention, and, I may add, to command more respect than it deserves. For it is only by a subterfuge that it assumes the rank of philosophy.
There is as yet no book entirely devoted to the development of the plan of the parish church in England, and the body of literature which bears upon the subject is not very accessible to the ordinary student. The present volume is an attempt to indicate the main lines on which that development proceeded.
There are a handful of people whose research over the years into the world of the esoteric has enriched our knowledge of the mysteries of this world and the next. One of these researchers, Charles Godfrey Leland, contributed so much to our present day understanding of magick and the people who practice it, that it is both mystifying and heartbreaking that little is remembered or attributed to this amazing man.
Hawaiians worshipped the volcanoes as Gods, for these mountains truly held the power of life and death over the islands.
There was something very pleasing and very poetical in the thought, that each river had its nymph, and every wood its god: that a visible power watched over even the domestic duties of the people, ready to punish or reward; and that, too in a manner so strange and immediate, that it must have greatly affected their minds in stimulating to good, or deterring from evil.
One of the most interesting discussions on the Babylonian creation myth I've read, without much author bias and opinion thrown in. Three small researches in one book.
Few Christians, even fewer theologians, know that the religion of the Hebrews was greatly different than Judaism that we know today. Judaism was established after the release of the Jews from Babylonian/Persian captivity. It is a variant and conglomeration of the old Hebrew religion and the Persian/King Cyrus religion to the god Marduke.
A study into the true character of Jesus (Yeshua) based on the only extant copy of the the Hebrew language Matthew and the archeological discovery of 'Moses Seat'. (From Israel)
A study into the true character of Jesus (Yeshua) based on the only extant copy of the the Hebrew language Matthew and the archeological discovery of 'Moses Seat'. Live Video on DVD Teaching!
A look at the life of Hermas, an early Christian father.
St. Paphnutius used to tell a story which may serve as a fit introduction to this book. It contains a miniature sketch, not only of the social state of Egypt, but of the whole Roman Empire, and of the causes which led to the famous monastic movement in the beginning of the fifth century after Christ.