The Forgotten Books of Eden - Couverture souple

Platt Jr, Rutherford; Platt Jr, Rutherford H

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1602065519 ISBN 13 : 9781602065512

Editeur : Cosimo Classics, 2007

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Thank you for checking out this book by Theophania Publishing. We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you soon. We have thousands of titles available, and we invite you to search for us by name, contact us via our website, or download our most recent catalogues. So for centuries among the Jews, writers sought to shelter themselves behind the names of the great dead. In this they were guilty of no fraud. They imagined what Solomon or Enoch would say, or sing, upon a particular theme under given circumstances. It was not really they themselves, but their Solomon, their Enoch, Solomon or Enoch in them, who uttered the new prophesies or temple praises. Thus arose that body of literature, called by modern scholars, "Pseudepigrapha," that is, writings erroneously, unhistorically, and yet sincerely, ascribed to heroic figures summed from the vasty deep by a self-denying imagination, eager to alter man's belief and custom, to interpret his hope and sorrow, without personal gain or fame, and also, may one add, without the deterrent of persecution to arrest free utterance! Now it is a foolish modern prejudice against an ancient piece of literature that its author veiled his person in this fashion. The only question is: Was the writing of inherent value? Did it exercise influence?

Présentation de l'éditeur

Presented in this volume, are 20 of the original books banned from the Bible during the Counsil of Nicea in 325 AD. These early books provide an invaluable glimpse into the original nature of early Christianity. Included are: THE FIRST BOOK OF Adam and Eve, THE SECOND BOOK OF Adam and Eve, THE BOOK OF the Secrets of Enoch, THE PSALMS of Solomon, THE ODES OF Solomon, THE LETTER of Aristeas, FOURTH BOOK OF Maccabees, THE STORY of Ahikar, THE TESTAMENTS of the Twelve Patriarchs, TESTAMENT of Simeon, TESTAMENT of Levi, THE TESTAMENT of Judah, THE TESTAMENT of Issachar, THE TESTAMENT of Zebulun, THE TESTAMENT of Dan, THE TESTAMENT of Naphtali, THE TESTAMENT of Gad, THE TESTAMENT of Asher, THE TESTAMENT of Joseph, THE TESTAMENT of Benjamin

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cosimo Classics
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1602065519
• ISBN 13: 9781602065512
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 280
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible