Synopsis
The Bible Exposed is a book written by Dutch scholar Desiderius Erasmus, originally published in 1522. It is a critical analysis and commentary on the New Testament of the Christian Bible, written in Latin. Erasmus was a humanist and theologian who believed that the Bible should be studied and interpreted in its original language and context, rather than relying on traditional interpretations and translations.In the book, Erasmus examines the Greek text of the New Testament and compares it to existing Latin translations, pointing out discrepancies and errors. He also critiques the teachings and practices of the Catholic Church, arguing that many of their beliefs and rituals have no basis in scripture. Erasmus calls for a return to the original teachings of Jesus and the apostles, emphasizing the importance of love, humility, and personal faith.The Bible Exposed was controversial in its time and was condemned by the Catholic Church for its criticisms of their practices. However, it was widely read and influential in the Protestant Reformation, as it challenged traditional interpretations of the Bible and helped to pave the way for new translations and interpretations. Today, it is considered a landmark work in the history of biblical scholarship and religious reform.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Présentation de l'éditeur
This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.
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