Quality gift & award editions just right for all ages. The youthful colors add even more versatility to this inexpensive gift & award line-up. When you have a large amount of stock of a best-selling Bible wrap two or three in colorful giftwrap & display with a large grouping of stock. Especially good for selling seasons such as graduation & confirmation. Use giftwrap & ribbon either to display your giftwrapping service or to feature those items for sale in the gift department. ...

The Bible is the most important book in the history of Western civilization & also the most difficult to interpret. It has been the vehicle of continual conflict with every interpretation reflecting passionately-held views that have affected not merely religion but politics art & even science. This unique edition offers an exciting new approach to the most influential of all English biblical texts
- the Authorized King James Version complete with the Apocrypha. Its wide-ranging Introduction & the substantial notes to each book of the Bible guide the reader through the labyrinth of literary textual & theological issues using the most up-to-date scholarship to demonstrate how & why the Bible has affected the literature art & general culture of the English-speaking world. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more.
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The Bible is the most widely distributed book in the world. Translated into over two thousand languages it is estimated that more than six billion copies have been sold in the last two hundred years alone. In this seminal account Karen Armstrong traces the gestation of the Bible to reveal a complex & contradictory document created by scores of people over hundreds of years. Karen Armstrong begins her analysis with the origins of the very earliest books of the Hebrew Bible" in which God was called both Yahweh & Elohim. She then traces the development of both the " Hebrew Bible" & the " New Testament" to reveal the disparate influences that helped to form these sacred texts. From the Jewish practice of Midrash & the Christian cult of Jesus; to the influence of Pauls letters on the Reformation & the manipulation of Revelations by Christian fundamentalism Armstrong explores the contexts in which these sixty-six books were understood & explains the social needs they answered. In the process she reveals an unfamiliar & paradoxical work that will permanently alter our understanding of the Bible." ...

The Bible According to Spike Milligan" is an irreverent but very funny spoof of The Old Testament in which in his own inimitable fashion Spike Milligan gives his version of the best known biblical stories. In the Bible according to Spike Milligan: " In the beginning God created the Heaven & Earth & darkness was upon the face of the deep; this was due to a malfunction at Lots Road Power Station... And God said ' Let there be light'." " Desperately funny vivid vulgar". (" Sunday Times"). " Milligan is the Great God to all of us". (John Cleese). " The Godfather of Alternative Comedy". (Eddie Izzard). " That absolutely glorious way of looking at things differently. A great man". (Stephen Fry). Spike Milligan was one of the greatest & most influential comedians of the twentieth century. Born in India in 1918 he served in the Royal Artillery during WWII in North Africa & Italy. At the end of the war he forged a career as a jazz musician sketch-show writer & performer before joining forces with Peter Sellers & Harry Secombe to form the legendary " Goon Show". Until his death in 2002 he had success as on stage & screen & as the author of over eighty books of fiction memoir poetry plays cartoons & children's stories." ...

Two best-selling titles from the Candle Bible for Toddlers range presented in an attractive slipcase to make an ideal gift for all occasions. With its endearing illustrations the Candle Bible for Toddlers is an ideal introduction to the timeless stories from Bible for young children. Nicely complemented by the delightful Candle Prayers for Toddlers a treasury of new & traditional prayers bringing talking to God to life in the heart of every child. ...

For 3000 years a code in the Bible has remained hidden. Now it has been unlocked by computer
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Twin Towers" was encoded in the 3000-year-old text. " Airplane" appeared in exactly the same place. " It caused to fall knocked down" crossed "airplane" & "towers"... But it was not this terrorist attack that really shook me. It was what the Bible code predicted was yet to come. This is the sensational sequel to THE BIBLE CODE which rocketed to the top of the bestseller charts in 1997. The discovery of a code encrypted in the Bible some 3000 years ago caught the public imagination. But if this code predicted the disastrous events of 9/11 what more can it tell us about our future? & if we are on the road to Armageddon can it give us the information we need to survive? One word of advice
- dont make big plans for 2006..."
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Hallelujah! Finally there is a book that tells you all you need to know about gay sex. For lets be honest: talking sex is only easy as long as you can play the part of the experienced lover. Stephan Niederwieser
- author of various sex guides
- informs you about everything you need to know whether its dating health the best ways to relax or the responsible use of stimulants. The Bible of Gay Sex" is richly illustrated; its a competent & entertaining book about everyones favorite pastime."

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A gripping high-concept thriller for fans of Dan Brown & Sam Bourne from the author of The Genesis Secret & The Marks of Cain. In the silent caves of deepest France young archaeologist Julia Kerrigan unearths an ancient skull with a hole bored through the forehead. After she reveals her discovery her colleague is killed in suspicious circumstances. Meanwhile in the jungles of south-east Asia photographer Jake Thurby is offered a curious assignment by a beautiful & determined Cambodian lawyer who is investigating finds at the mysterious 2000-year-old Plain of Jars. Finds which the authorities have gone to great lengths to keep secret. No one knows why. Back in England an aged professor has been brutally & elaborately murdered. The murder remains unsolved. As the archaeologist lawyer & photographer pursue their separate quests to discover the truth an underlying pattern begins to emerge which connects these far-flung events in the most terrifying & unimaginable way. & it soon becomes clear that those who seek to unlock the compelling puzzle will be risking very much more than their lives. ...

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