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The Life and Exploits of Jehovah
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Many of the legends connected with the Jewish God Jehovah and his personal representatives, of which the Bible is largely composed, are lost in antiquity; an incredible number, however, still exist. Part of these are found in the present form of the orthodox Bible. Many more appear in those apocryphal books of both the Old and New Testaments that have been preserved. Others are found in Talmudic and Mussulman writings, taken, doubtless, from books that were at one time part of the "sacred scriptures," but which disappeared long ago. Of these apocryphal books seventy-two of the Old Testament, and twenty-four of the New, are accounted for. The number lost is uncertain.
That these books were formerly considered "sacred" and "inspired," both among the ancient Jews and the early Christians, is readily proven. Many of them were not rejected until as late as the fourth century and after, and the Roman Catholic Church still accepts a number that the Protestants have discarded.
Many of the legends connected with the Jewish God Jehovah and his personal representatives, of which the Bible is largely composed, are lost in antiquity; an incredible number, however, still exist. Part of these are found in the present form of the orthodox Bible. Many more appear in those apocryphal books of both the Old and New Testaments that have been preserved. Others are found in Talmudic and Mussulman writings, taken, doubtless, from books that were at one time part of the "sacred scriptures," but which disappeared long ago. Of these apocryphal books seventy-two of the Old Testament, and twenty-four of the New, are accounted for. The number lost is uncertain.
That these books were formerly considered "sacred" and "inspired," both among the ancient Jews and the early Christians, is readily proven. Many of them were not rejected until as late as the fourth century and after, and the Roman Catholic Church still accepts a number that the Protestants have discarded.
225 pages, Paperback
First published September 27, 2015
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