We may think of the twenty-seven books of the New Testament as the only sacred writings of the early Christians but this is not at all the case. Lost Scriptures offers an anthology of up-to-date & readable translations of many non-canonical writings from the centuries after Christ--texts that have for the most part been neglected or lost for nearly two millennia. Here is an array of remarkably varied writings from early Christian groups whose visions of Jesus differ dramatically from our contemporary understanding. Readers will find Gospels supposedly authored by the apostle Philip James the brother of Jesus Mary Magdalen & others. There are Acts originally ascribed to John & to Thecla Pauls female companion; there are Epistles allegedly written by Paul to the Roman philosopher Seneca. & there is an apocalypse by Simon Peter that offers a guided tour of the afterlife both the glorious ecstasies of the saints & the horrendous torments of the damned & an Epistle by Titus a companion of Paul which argues page after page against sexual love even within marriage on the grounds that physical intimacy leads to damnation. In all the anthology

Includes:: fifteen Gospels five non-canonical Acts of the Apostles thirteen Epistles a number of Apocalypes & Secret Books & several Canon lists. Ehrman has included a general introduction plus brief introductions to each piece. Lost Scriptures gives readers a vivid picture of the range of beliefs that battled each other in the first centuries of the Christian era. It is an essential resource for anyone interested in the Bible or the early Church.

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New in paperback by Laurence Gardner the bestselling author of Bloodline of the Holy Grail. From the tombs of pharaonic Egypt to the laboratories of modern science comes the extraordinary account of gravity defiance & teleportation in the ancient world & amazing revelations about the past power & future significance of the sacred Ark. * The sacred Ark of the Covenant created from a legendary substance is the source of one of the deepest mysteries of the Western world. No reason is given in the Bible as to why the Ark of the Covenant was so richly contrived & no explanation exists of its alleged awesome & deadly powers. * Laurence Gardner has accessed Rosicrucian archives in liaison with eminent nuclear physicists to reveal where the ark is what it is & how this lost secret of the distant past has led to the phenomenal new science of space-time manipulation. * Gardner's controversial research reveals that the secret of the pharaohs' rite of passage to the Afterlife was due to an amazing magical substance which was directly associated with the pyramids & the biblical Ark of the Covenant. * This substance now known to be superconductive monatomic gold became know as the Philosophers' Stone while in today's corridors of quantum mechanics its attributes are classified as 'the most remarkable physical property in the universe'. ...

My Very First Bible published to high acclaim in 2003 & its popular stories & bright illustrations have since gone onto provide the basis for a number of additional series including board books big books sticker & activity books. 12 key Bible stories have now been made available as great value little paperbacks offering a smart way of collecting multiple books for use in groups & classes for award-giving or for anyone wanting a pocket-money gift. The series
Includes:: In the Beginning; Noah & the Ark; Moses & his Sister; Brave David; Jonah & the Whale; Daniel & the Lions; Baby Jesus; Jesus & the Storm; The Good Samaritan; The Lost Sheep; Our Father; & The Easter Story.
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A powerful story of abuse neglect...and hope from this well-loved writer When a mysterious fire kills her adoptive parents Madeleines worst fear comes true
- she & her beloved brother Oliver are separated. Worse still Maddie is blamed for starting the fire & labelled a difficult child she is sent to a childrens home. Far from idyllic & buried deep in the countryside the home well conceals the misery of its young occupants. Subjected to a harsh regime of abuse & degradation Maddie makes a brave attempt to escape. But her brief weeks of freedom are thwarted when she is caught & taken back to River House. Maddie clings to her determination to one day be reunited with Oli & it is this which gives her the strength to endure what lies ahead. For she knows she can rely only on herself
- there is no one else to keep her safe...

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Jane Boyle has long since known that her mother-in-law is a witch but she'd never imagined Lynne Doran was actually the embodiment of a powerful ancient body-snatching evil! Now that Jane & her friends have uncovered Lynne & 666 Park Avenue's dark truth they must race against the clock to find a way to destroy the ancient witch before she finds her next unwilling host. & as Jane attempts to tap into power stronger than her enemy's her estranged husband Malcom arrives in time to join the fight.. .but can she grow to trust him before it's too late? ...

A new term a new location for the Darke Academy
- & everything is different for Cassie Bell. The beauty of the turquoise Kenyan
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Follows the events in the Midway Star System during the same period as Dreadnaught & Invincible. In this title the story of the Lost Fleet universe is told through the eyes of citizens of the Syndicate Worlds as they deal with defeat in the war threats from all sides & the crumbling of the Syndicate empire. ...

The recent decease of one of the descendents of Dr. Watson has brought to light his personal papers. These include a number of stories that Dr. Watson suppressed at the time for various reasons. As all involved are long dead the inheritor has agreed to the publication of a set of eight of the most interesting adventures. ...

In the months before she died Florence Ballard the spunky teenager who founded the most successful female vocal group in history -- the Supremes -- told her own side of the story. Recorded on tape Flo shed light on all areas of her life including the surprising identity of the man by whom she was raped prior to her entering the music business the details of her love-hate relationship with Motown Records czar Berry Gordy her drinking problem & pleas for help a never-ending desire to be the Supremes lead singer & her attempts to get her life back on track after being brutally expelled from the group. This is a tumultuous & heartbreaking story of a world-famous performer whose life ended at the age of 32 as a lonely mother of three who had only recently recovered from years of poverty & despair. ...

The Capitol Building Washington DC: Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon believes he is here to give a lecture. He is wrong. Within minutes of his arrival a shocking object is discovered. It is a gruesome invitation into an ancient world of hidden wisdom. When Langdon's mentor Peter Solomon
- prominent mason & philanthropist
- is kidnapped Langdon realizes that his only hope of saving his friend's life is to accept this mysterious summons. It is to take him on a breathless chase through Washington's dark history. All that was familiar is changed into a shadowy mythical world in which Masonic secrets & never-before-seen revelations seem to be leading him to a single impossible & inconceivable truth...

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