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Page ii
THE DEVELOPMENT OF CREATION ON THE EARTH . Demy 8vo . Pp . xii . and
109 . Cloth , 2s . 6d . THE LEGENDS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT . Traced to their
Apparent Primitive Sources . Demy 8vo . Pp . xii . and 243 . Cloth , 5s . LONDON
...
THE DEVELOPMENT OF CREATION ON THE EARTH . Demy 8vo . Pp . xii . and
109 . Cloth , 2s . 6d . THE LEGENDS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT . Traced to their
Apparent Primitive Sources . Demy 8vo . Pp . xii . and 243 . Cloth , 5s . LONDON
...
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... West ; the pretensions of the Jewish nation to be the people of God , and the
true character of their prominent legends ; the processes of creation as traceable
from actual phenomena ; and the antiquity of the earth and its human inhabitants
.
... West ; the pretensions of the Jewish nation to be the people of God , and the
true character of their prominent legends ; the processes of creation as traceable
from actual phenomena ; and the antiquity of the earth and its human inhabitants
.
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Not only were demons concerned with mankind , the gods themselves , in these
early days , walked the earth and held intercourse with them ; and it was a
common thing for those who were exalted among the human race to be
translated to ...
Not only were demons concerned with mankind , the gods themselves , in these
early days , walked the earth and held intercourse with them ; and it was a
common thing for those who were exalted among the human race to be
translated to ...
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As he closes his mortal career , darkness spreads over the earth , nature is
convulsed , and the dead disturbed in their graves . He rises to life , shows
himself on earth , and ascends bodily to heaven . He proves to be that Messiah in
whom the ...
As he closes his mortal career , darkness spreads over the earth , nature is
convulsed , and the dead disturbed in their graves . He rises to life , shows
himself on earth , and ascends bodily to heaven . He proves to be that Messiah in
whom the ...
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... attracted such deserved attention . The Talmud , he informs us , is “ an
encyclopaedia of law , civil and penal , ecclesiastical and international , human
and divine . ” “ It is a microcosm , embracing , even as does the Bible , heaven
and earth .
... attracted such deserved attention . The Talmud , he informs us , is “ an
encyclopaedia of law , civil and penal , ecclesiastical and international , human
and divine . ” “ It is a microcosm , embracing , even as does the Bible , heaven
and earth .
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Page 59 - Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool." The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
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Page 83 - These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called...
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Page 64 - Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended ? who hath gathered the wind in his fists ? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth ? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell ? 5 Every word of God is pure : he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
Page 25 - Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
Page 74 - Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath : for it is written, Vengeance is mine ; I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore, if thine enemy hunger, feed him ; if he thirst, give him drink : for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
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| Title | The Sources and Development of Christianity |
| Author | Thomas Lumisden Strange |
| Publisher | Trubner, 1875 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 25 Aug 2006 |
| Length | 255 pages |
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