Pearls of Wisdom
A Brief Account of the Rise and Progress of the People called Quakers
- 04 March 2024
Early Pennsylvanian Quakers were recognized for their honesty in social and economic matters. Many Quakers worked in manufacturing or business, because they were not permitted to earn academic degrees. These Quaker businessmen were prosperous because people trusted them. The customers understood that Quakers had a deep conviction to set a reasonable price for goods and not to quibble over prices.
A Critical Exposition of the Popular Jihad
- 17 March 2024
A Critical Exposition of the Popular jihad Originally published in 1885 explains that all of Muhammad's wars were defensive and that wars of aggression, or forced conversion, were not permitted by the Qur'an. Cheragh All believed the wars of Muhammad were sell protective because the Qur'an doesn't condone wars of hostility. He contended that Muhammad only fought battles in reaction to actions that opposed the Qur'an's instructions. Cheragh's conviction that Islam was misconstrued by much of the world spurred him to translate the Qur'an.
A Voice of Warning
- 17 March 2024
Pratt was one of the original leaders of the Latter-Day Saint movement and he wrote multiple books and pamphlets on the traditions and beliefs followed by the church. He talks about how the prophecies of the Biblical scripture have only been partially fulfilled. Combined with his coherent and deep discussion about Mormon doctrine, it makes his book a classic piece of religious thoughts.
An Extract out of Josephus’s Discourse to the Greeks Concerning Hades
- 16 April 2024
Discourse to the Greeks Concerning Hades is a brief essay thought to be written by Hippolytusof Rome. This work is likewise known as Josephus’s Discourse to the Greeks Concerning Hades because it was incorrectly credited to the Jewish writer in the 9th century. Although this addendum is still reprinted in versions of Whiston’s Josephus, modern academia’s believe crediting this work to Josephus is erroneous. Current scholars now credit this concise treatise to the church minister Hippolytus. The attribution to Josephus, chronicled by Photius in his Bibliotheca, did not go unquestioned even during his time, and the “Discourse” was likewise credited to Caius, Presbyter of
The Antiquities of the Jews
- 16 April 2024
Antiquities of the Jews is a 20-volume historical composition, penned in Greek, by the Jewish writer Flavius Josephus in AD 94 during the 13th year of the reign of Roman emperor Flavius Domitian. In the foreword of Antiquities of the Jews, Josephus tells why he wanted to do this work.
Chosen Peoples by Israel Zangwill
- 16 April 2024
The notion that the Hebrews are the “chosen people” and have a unique relation with Yahweh (Hebrew God) is pervasive in Hebrew writings. But, the essence of this relationship is not without complexity and doubt. They embed the concept of Hebrews being chosen in many bible verses. For example, Deuteronomy 7:6 reads, “For you are a people consecrated to Yahweh your Elohim (God): of all the peoples on earth Yahweh your Elohim chose you to be his treasured people.”
Christianity and Islam
- 16 April 2024
“Christianity and Islam” was written by one of the leading scholars of Islam in the last century, Carl Heinrich Becker. In this book he explores the historical correlations between the religions by highlighting the connections between the two doctrines. He focuses on the rise of Islam and its impact on the Christianity of that period. In the book he examines what Muhammad knew of Christianity and the position of Christians under Islam.
Custom and Myth
- 16 April 2024
The book Custom and Myth contains 15 sketches by Andrew Lang ranging from Method of Folklore and Star Myths to those of Art of Savages. It demonstrates the author’s perception of the insufficiency of the widely accepted methods of comparative mythology. He does agree that “myths are the result of a disease of language, as the pearl is the result of a disease of the oyster.”
Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible
- 17 April 2024
Deuterocanonical books of the Bible are works recognized by the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodoxy to be canonical parts of the Christian Old Testament but were not included in the Hebrew Bible. The word deuterocanonical is a Greek term that means ‘belonging to the second canon’. The literal meaning of the word is misleading, but it does highlight the reluctance with which these works were admitted into the canon by some.
Doctrina Christiana
- 17 April 2024
The first book printed in the Philippines has been the object of a hunt which has extended from Manila to Berlin, and from Italy to Chile, for four hundred and fifty years. The patient research of scholars, the scraps of evidence found in books and archives, the amazingly accurate hypotheses of bibliographers who have sifted the material so painstakingly gathered together, combine to make its history a bookish detective story par excellence.
History of Douay-Rheims
- 17 April 2024
This e-text comes from multiple editions of Challoner's revised Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible. In 1568 English exiles, many from Oxford, established the English College of Douay (Douai/Doway), Flanders, under William (later Cardinal) Allen. In October, 1578, Gregory Martin began the work of preparing an English translation of the Bible for Catholic readers, the first such translation into Modern English.
Ethelbert William Bullinger
- 17 April 2024
Ethelbert William Bullinger was born on December 15, 1837 in Canterbury, Kent, England and died on June 6, 1913 in London, England. He was a biblical scholar, Anglican priest and ultra-dispensationalist theologian.
Eusebius of Caesarea
- 17 April 2024
Eusebius of Caesarea, also known as Yusebius Pamphili or Eusebius Pamphili, was born between 260/265 AD and died in 339/340 AD. He was an academic of the biblical canon, a historian and a lecturer regarded as one of the most learned individuals of his time. Eusebius became the pontiff of Caesarea Maritima about AD 314. He wrote Preparations for the Gospel, On Discrepancies Between the Gospels and Demonstrations of the Gospels, studies of the biblical text.
Hebraic Literature
- 17 April 2024
In this book, Maurice Henry Harris translates 3 of Judaism’s most revered religious texts into English. Collectively they serve as an outstanding initiation into Judaism and the Hebraic culture. Harris performs an exhaustive examination of the archaic Hebrew transcripts, and presents them in a style easily grasped by English speakers.
Hindu Gods and Heroes
- 17 April 2024
The religion of India is a complex topic, going back over thousands of years. Here Barnett is interested with the folk and village religions not the Brahmaicopinions on philosophy and higher religion. He seeks to demonstrate how these religions emerged from the age of the Rig Veda on.
Judaism – About the Jewish Religion
- 17 April 2024
The Hebrew religion, also called Judaism , is the oldest monotheistic religion in the world at roughly 4,000 years old. Adherents of Judaism believe in one God (Yahweh) who revealed himself through the prophets of old. The history of the Hebrew religion (Judaism) is vital to our comprehension of the Jewish beliefs, which has a strong custom of law, culture and heritage.
Legends of Babylon and Egypt in Relation to Hebrew Tradition
- 17 April 2024
This fascinating 1918 study-adapted from a series of lectures delivered to the British Academy in 1916 rings with the frustration of its British author. A renowned classical scholar, King incorporates the then latest research from American academics into his intriguing analysis of the impact of Babylonian and Egyptian mythology on the foundations of Judaism.
Legends of the Gods
- 17 April 2024
Legends of the Egyptian Gods, written in 1912, is a book meant to help Egyptology students examine Egyptian literature and its history. However, since the backgrounds and names of Egyptian authors were not recorded, Budge instead presents the texts in the most complete forms possible, with the original hieroglyphs and their translations.
Mahomet Founder of Islam
- 17 April 2024
This book is unusual in that the writer is able to write about such a divisive issue in an impartial fashion, seeking to snake through the mystique and myths that have evoked relating to Muhammad over the millennia. Sometimes she compliments him, other times she criticizes him. The author also compares and contrast the differences between Islam, Judaism and Christianity.
Maimonides
- 17 April 2024
Moses Ben Maimon originally named Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon (Rambam) usually known as Maimonides was born on March 28, 1138, in Córdoba, Almoravid Empire, and died on December 12, 1204, in Fostat, Ayyubid Sultanate. He was a primitive, Sephardic Hebrew philosopher who became one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars of the Middle Ages. He was an outstanding astronomer and physician, serving as the personal physician of Saladin.
Yom Teruah & Yom Kippur
- 07 May 2024
Yom Teruah & Yom Kippur Yom Teruah - Day of Blasting / aka Festival of Trumpets Yom Teruah begins on
Chag Sukkot
- 07 May 2024
Chag Sukkot Festival of Booths Chag Sukkot is celebrated on the 15th day of Chodesh Shvi’i (Seventh New Moon), at
Chag Shavuot
- 07 May 2024
Chag Shavuot Festival of Weeks The Hebrew word shavuot means “weeks” in English. Chag Shavuot is a festival of revelation,
Chag Pesach
- 07 May 2024
Chag Pesach Passover Festival The Pesach is a festival to memorialize the night of the Hebrew people’s emancipation from slavery
Chag Matzot
- 07 May 2024
Chag Matzot Festival of Unleavened Bread Chag Matzot is a 7-day long festival that occurs in the Spring. It starts
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The Pesach is a festival to memorialize the night of the Hebrew people’s emancipation from slavery in Mitsrayim (Egypt). It’s…