Religion: Reference Books

New York, NY: Basic Books, 1992. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Pages are clean, flat, and unmarked. Dust jacket shows general edge wear. "Essays on the Bible as literature about which Alter can see 'no real contradiction between literal and figurative readings of the Bible'." 225pp., notes, index. ISBN: 0-465-09255-1. (more information)

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Nashville: Broadman Press, 1969. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket as Issued. Small patch of damage to lower spine due to sticker removal. Impression to front cover from removed sticker. Eight pages have yellow highlighting. Solid reading copy. 128pp. ISBN: 0-8054-1118-6. (more information)

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Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1993. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket as Issued. Published at $25.00. ISBN: 0-8028-0750-X. (more information)

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Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1994. First Paperback Printing. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket as Issued. Published at $25.00. ISBN: 0-8028-0751-8. (more information)

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New York, New York: HarperCollins, 2004. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Remainder mark to bottom edge. ISBN: 0-06-073256-3. (more information)

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New York, New York: HarperCollins, 2004. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Remainder mark only. ISBN: 0-06-073256-3. (more information)

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New York, New York: HarperCollins, 2004. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. Ex-library copy with usual stamps and spine sticker. No marks to text. Solid reading copy. "The two main theses of this extraordinary book are that the roots of anti-Semitism spring from gospel narratives of the death of Jesus and that the Romans, not the Jews, killed Jesus as a revolutionary agitator inimical to their continued governance of Judea" (Library Journal). ISBN: 0-06-061480-3. (more information)

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New York, New York: Signet Key, 1956. Third Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. Fading, creasing, chipping to spine, moderate wear otherwise with toning to page edges.. (more information)

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New York: A Search Book: Sheed and Ward, 1969. Paperback. Good-/No Jacket as Issued. Fading to spine with reading creases and sticker damage. Binding is cracked in a couple of places but all pages are intact. A few pages contain previous owner marks. 189pp., indexed. (more information)

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New York, New York: Scribner, 1995. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Good. Remainder mark to bottom edge, otherwise no marks to pages. General bumps and edge wear to book and dust jacket. Jacket shows soiling and scratches to backside with some chipping and a couple of tears. Price sticker residue to upper front corner. 446pp., with glossary, notes, bibliography, index. ISBN: 0-02-544395-X. (more information)

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Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2001. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Published at $30.00. ISBN: 0-8028-4478-2. (more information)

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San Francisco, California: Chronicle Books, 2003. First Thus. Soft Cover. As New/No Jacket as Issued. Book Description: "A richly illustrated visual compendium of the many different beliefs about [the soul]." ISBN: 0-8118-3822-6. (more information)

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New York: Ballantine Books, 1998. Trade Paperback. Good+/No Jacket as Issued. Book shows general wear with some creasing to cover. No marks to pages. "Kirsch shows that the Bible is not a children's book. Then, as now, rape, incest, prostitution, murder, and strange religious cults were a part of life. As Kirsch says, 'The Bible is a map of the human heart, and no secret chamber or hidden passage is left out.'"--LJ. Includes a reader's guide. 395pp., appendix, chronology, endnotes, recommended reading and bibliography, index. ISBN: 0-345-41882-4. (more information)

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New York, New York: HarperCollins, 2004. Second Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. Remainder mark. Dust jacket has crinkled lower edge at back and otherwise shows light shelfwear. "Marvin Meyer's distinguished translation includes Coptic text on each left page and the English translation on the right. It is considered by many to be perhaps the closest we'll ever get to reading what was actually said by the historical Jesus. In The Gospel of Thomas, you'll discover a different kind of Christ--a wandering spiritual teacher from Galilee who performs no miracles, reveals little prophecy, announces no apocalypse, and dies for no one's sins."--Amazon. ISBN: 0-06-065581-X. (more information)

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Garden City, New York: Doubleday and Company, Inc, 1951. Mass Market Paperback. Good+/No Jacket as Issued. Toning to cover. Chip to foot of spine, otherwise general light edge scuffing and wear. Spight spine slant with reading crease. No previous owner marks.. (more information)

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New York, New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket as Issued. Minor shopwear (tiny corner curls to front cover). Book Description: "A unique and fascinating exploration of the art and architecture that has been influenced and inspired by biblical stories and Christian history and beliefs." ISBN: 0-19-860966-3. (more information)

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New York, New York: Inspirational Press, 1997. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. Dust jacket shows general edge wear with some fading to spine. Interior is clean with no marks. ISBN: 0-88486-165-1. (more information)

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Mahwah, New Jersey: Paulist Press, 1986. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Spine is somewhat faded. Book shows general light edge wear. Interior is clean with no marks. Description: "This revised edition of the best selling And God Said What? introduces readers to the importance of understanding the various literary forms that appear in Scripture: myth, legend, debate, fiction, Gospel, parable, allegory, letter and apocalypse. Each genre is clearly defined, and the importance of understanding genre in order to find meaning is explored in relation to many well-known biblical passages: Samson, Lot's wife, Jonah, puzzling parables, 666, and many more. Written by an experienced teacher who has listened carefully to her students' questions, this book is an invaluable help to those who want to understand the revelation contained in the old and new covenants." ISBN: 0-8091-2780-6. (more information)

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Mahwah, New Jersey: Paulist Press, 1986. Trade Paperback. Good+/No Jacket as Issued. Book shows some edge wear with curling and small splits at outer tips of front cover. Pages are clean with no marks. Description: "This revised edition of the best selling And God Said What? introduces readers to the importance of understanding the various literary forms that appear in Scripture: myth, legend, debate, fiction, Gospel, parable, allegory, letter and apocalypse. Each genre is clearly defined, and the importance of understanding genre in order to find meaning is explored in relation to many well-known biblical passages: Samson, Lot's wife, Jonah, puzzling parables, 666, and many more. Written by an experienced teacher who has listened carefully to her students' questions, this book is an invaluable help to those who want to understand the revelation contained in the old and new covenants." ISBN: 0-8091-2780-6. (more information)

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New York, New York: Vintage Books, 1991. First Thus. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. Ex-library showing general wear. Solid reading copy. 340pp. ISBN: 0-679-73624-7. (more information)

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New York, New York: Random House, 1992. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Moderate rubbing to dust jacket. Book and jacket show general light edge wear. No marks or creases to pages. B&w photos. 336pp. Notes. Index. ISBN: 0-679-41448-7. (more information)

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Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2000. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Dust jacket shows edge wear with a few closed tears. Boards show light bumping at head and foot of spine. Interior is clean and bright with no marks. ISBN: 0-8407-5542-2. (more information)

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New York, New York: HarperCollins, 1996. Trade Paperback. Good+/No Jacket as Issued. Light creasing to lower corner of cover, otherwise book shows light shelf wear. No marks to pages. "Spong tries to place Jesus and the New Testament in a Jewish context insomuch as the early Christians sprang from a Jewish background that stressed the midrashic (or teaching) tale. He argues that many stories of the New Testament were not originally understood to be based on fact and that getting away from the literalism of many New Testament passages bolsters rather than hinders Christian belief" (Library Journal). ISBN: 0-06-067557-8. (more information)

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