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The Canon of Scripture by F. F. Bruce, ISBN: 08308-1258-x, hardcover, InterVarsity Press, 1988, 349 pages with index; religion: Bible study. Bruce (1910-1990) was Rylands Professor of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis at the University of Manchester in England. After nineteen centuries the canon of Scripture still remains an issue of debate for Christians and scholars, F.F. Bruce well explains how the books of the Bible were canonized. Condition: near fine/as new previous owner’s stamp partially marked out on front end paper. Price: $10.00 |
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Across The Line, Notes For An Article by Albert Payson Terhune, with Notes and Comments by Ancie Terhune, foreword by Rev. Dr. Joseph R. Sizoo, President of the New Brunswick (N. J.) Theological Seminary, hardcover, Dutton, 1954, reprint; religion: afterlife. Albert Payson Terhune is known for his stories of the collie dogs of Sunnybrook. He was also a deeply religious man. Shortly before his death in 1942, he made some rough notes for an article on a subject that deeply concerned him: the silence of our loved ones after death. This book is a result of those notes and is co-authored by Mrs. Terhune . Condition: very good/ good, dust jacket is worn with a few chips and tears. There is a bookplate from the previous owner, and a personal inscription. Price: $10.00 |
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Evangelical Commentary on the Bible, Walter A. Elwell, editor, ISBN: 0-8010-3202-4, hardcover, weight: 5 lbs., Baker Book House, 1984, 1229 pages, map endpapers; religion: commentary. This commentary uses the NIV of the Bible for its comments. There are thirty- eight contributors, some of the finest evangelical scholars who represent a wide diversity of denominational preferences. Time lines and maps illustrate the text; applications provide spiritual and personal guidance for the reader. All Hebrew and Greek words are transliterated. Condition: near fine/ near fine Price: $15.00 Weight of this book boxed is 5 lbs. Shipping and handling will be $4.00. |
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Preaching With Authority, The Lyman Beecher Lectures On Preaching Delivered At Yale In April, 1929 by Edwin DuBose Mouzon, One Of The Bishops Of The Methodist Episcopal Church, South, hardcover, Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. Garden City, New York, 1929, first edition, 245 pages; religion. These are, as the title states, lectures delivered at Yale in 1929 by Edwin DuBose Mouzon. Chapters or lectures are: Authority And Authorities, Perils Of Traditionalism And Values In Tradition, Authority And The Bible, The Basis Of Authority In History, The Basis Of Authority In Experience, Authority From The Cross, The Authority Of The Church, Preachers Having Authority. Condition: very good plus/ no dust jacket, pages are toned, previous owner’s signature on front paste down and fly leaf. Price: $15.00 |
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T.M. Allen, Pioneer Preacher Of Kentucky & Missouri by Alvin Jennings, hardcover, Star Bible and Tract Corp., 1977, 224 pages with black and white photographs, map and table pastedowns appendices and bibliography; religion. Much research went into this little book. It is the true story of a pioneer preacher during the religious Restoration Movement in early America. The story “reflects much of the spirit and struggle of our forefathers who carved out of a rugged frontier ‘one nation under God’ in spite of serious threats and hardships, including the Civil War”. Condition: near fine/ near fine Price:$40.00 |
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The Fingerprints of God, Tracking the Divine Suspect Through a History of Images, by Robert Farrar Capon, ISBN: 0-8028-4768-4, soft cover, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2000, 163 pages, bibliographical notes, index of images; religion. Robert Capon is an Episcopal priest and the author of many popular books published by Eerdmans including the Foolishness of Preaching, The Mystery of Christ and a trilogy on Jesus’ parables: The Parables of the Kingdom, The Parables of Grace, and The Parables of Judgment. “Capon discusses the misuse of Scripture due to literalist interpretation, looks at the ways Christ has suffered at the hands of human image-makers, and proposes a novel understanding of salvation history that clarifies the proper roles of Scripture, the Holy Spirit, and Jesus.” In the second part of the book, the author turns to major thinkers from church history, pointing out both the strong and the weak images they have produced. Condition: fine/ no dust jacket Price: $7.00 |
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The Apocrypha or Non-Canonical Books of the Bible: The King James Version edited by Manuel Komroff, hardcover, Tudor Publishing, 1st edition, 1936, 350 pages; religion: the Apocrypha. The fourteen books of the Apocrypha: Three Holy Children, Wisdom of Solomon, Bel and the Dragon, Maccabees, Maccabees II, Manasses, Susanna, Baruch, Jesus Sirach, Esther, Judith, Tobit, Esdras, Esdras II. This book is in remarkable condition for 1936; the print is a nice size and on nice thick paper. Condition: very good/no dust jacket Price: $12.50 |
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Jerry McAuley and His Mission, by Arthur Bonner, hard cover, Loizeaux Brothers, Neptune, New Jersey, 1967, 124 pages with black and white photographs, bibliography, index; religion: missions. Jerry McAuley 1839 Ireland– September 1884) was the founder of America’s first Christian rescue mission, the McAuley Water Street Mission in New York City (today the New York City Rescue Mission). This book is the story of the mission. It is filled with black and white photographs and drawings; it has an attractive pen and ink illustrated cover photographic endpapers. Condition: very good +/no dust jacket Price: $10.00 |
