Jonathan Kirsch
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"Kirsch offers up an amazing recounting of the abuses of clergy and state in those terrible times. Kirsch's powerful and cautionary account is essential reading for historians and anyone who wants to understand the potential dark side of religion." - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
"A scathing account of the Inquisition's 600-year campaign to stifle religious dissent, as well as to persecute various groups of people it branded as alien menaces...
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An evaluation of how the book of Revelation has significantly influenced history and the modern world cites its place at the heart of culture wars between governments and religions, discussing such topics as how it was nearly cut from the New Testament, the role of the book in the fall of the Roman Empire, and its use in the establishment of foreign policy.
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1997
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Discusses several stories in the Old Testament of the Bible which deal with sex, violence, and scandal which are frequently suppressed or mistranslated. Places each story within the political and social context of its time, explores why it was written down and added to the Bible, and why it was originally censored. Also includes a section titled "Who really wrote the Bible?"
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Bible Secrets Revealed volume 2
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It is considered the most sacred place on Earth. But it has also been carved up, sub-divided and fought over for thousands of years. Was the area known as "The Promised Land" really given by God to a "chosen people?"
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Bible Secrets Revealed volume 4
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For billions of people around the world he is known as "The Son of God" -- the Messiah -- whose teachings have inspired one of the most powerful and influential religions in the world. Nearly everything we know about the life of Jesus.
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Bible Secrets Revealed volume 1
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The Bible is one of the most influential and important books ever written and is considered by millions around the world to be the actual word of God.
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Bible Secrets Revealed volume 3
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The books, gospels and epistles found in the Holy Bible are writings considered to be divinely inspired. But are there chapters of the Bible that are missing? Have stories been censored and characters deleted? And if so, just who decides what is included.
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Bible Secrets Revealed volume 5
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Biblical prophecies are said to be messages and warnings sent from God, but what do they really foretell? Can they be decoded and used to predict mankind's future?
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Bible Secrets Revealed volume 6
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Millions of people around the world look to the Bible for moral guidance about marriage, faith and family. But could the Bible contain contradictions, or hidden meanings, that challenge our beliefs about what is right--and what is wrong.