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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorHoly Bible: King James Version
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Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses
Bruce Feiler · 488 pages
The author recounts his ten-thousand-mile journey across the Middle East in search of the roots of the Bible to discover whether it was an abstraction or a living, breathing entity.
The Evolution of God
Robert Wright · 567 pages
In this sweeping narrative that takes us from the Stone Age to the Information Age, Robert Wright unveils a hidden pattern that the great monotheistic faiths have followed as they have evolved. Through the prisms of archaeology, theology, and evolutionary psychology, Wright's findings overturn basic assumptions about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and are sure to cause controversy. He explains
Jesus and the Lost Goddess: The Secret Teachings of the Original Christians
Tim Freke, Peter Gandy · 336 pages
Who Wrote the New Testament? The Making of the Christian Myth
Burton L. Mack · 336 pages
No god but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam
Reza Aslan · 310 pages
Though it is the fastest growing religion in the world, Islam remains shrouded by ignorance and fear. What is the essence of this ancient faith? Is it a religion of peace or war? How does Allah differ from the God of Jews and Christians? Can an Islamic state be founded on democratic values such as pluralism and human rights? A writer and scholar of comparative religions, Reza Aslan has earned inte
(Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum) The Sealed Nectar: Biography of the Noble Prophet (SAW)
Safiy al-Rahman al-Mubarakfuri · 588 pages
Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew
Bart D. Ehrman · 301 pages
"In Lost Christianities, Bart D. Ehrman offers a fascinating look at these early forms of Christianity and shows how they came to be suppressed, reformed, or forgotten. All of these groups insisted that they upheld the teachings of Jesus and his apostles, and they all possessed writings that bore out their claims, books reputedly produced by Jesus' own followers. Modern archaeological work has rec
The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence of Jesus
Lee Strobel · 320 pages
**Is there credible proof that Jesus of Nazareth really is the Son of God? In *The Case for Christ*, Lee Strobel, former legal editor of the *Chicago Tribune* and *New York Times* bestselling author, retraces his own spiritual journey from atheism to faith and builds a captivating case for Christ's divinity.** In this revised and updated edition of *The Case for Christ*, Strobel cross-examines a
Jews, God and History
Max I. Dimont · 472 pages
The author tells us that twenty years of reading went into the creation of Jews, God and History. Conscientious scholarship is evident in this informative record of Jewish history from its inception 4000 years ago to the present. Mr. Dimont traces the nomadic Jewish tribes from their settlement in the ""Promised Land"" to their ultimate dispersion. He describes the Jewish ""age of reason"" under t
The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ
Anonymous, Joseph Smith Jr. · 630 pages
The Book of Mormon is a translation of golden tablets given to Joseph Smith who wrote of their account of a plan for salvation and what men must do to gain peace in this life and eternal redemption in the life to come. Smith received these golden plates from Mormon's son Moroni who was dead but considered glorified and resurrected on September 21, 1823. Smith said he was instructed by God to provi
The Gnostic Gospels
Elaine Pagels · 184 pages
The Gnostic Gospels is a landmark study of the long-buried roots of Christianity, a work of luminous scholarship and wide popular appeal. First published in 1979 to critical acclaim, winning the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, The Gnostic Gospels has continued to grow in reputation and influence over the past two decades. It is now widely recognized as one of the mo
On Christian Doctrine
Augustine of Hippo · 1,278 pages
When God Was a Woman
Merlin Stone · 265 pages
Here, archaeologically documented is the story of the religion of the Goddess. Known by many names, she reigned supreme in the Near and Middle East. How did the change in women's roles come about? By documenting the wholesale rewriting of myth and religious dogmans, Stone details an ancient conspiracy that laid the foundation for one of culture's greatest shams--the legend of Adam and fallen Eve.
The Challenge of Jesus: Rediscovering Who Jesus Was and Is
N.T. Wright · 202 pages
Today a renewed and vigorous scholarly quest for the historical Jesus is underway. In the midst of well publicized and controversial books on Jesus, N. T. Wright's lectures and writings have been widely recognized for providing a fresh, provocative and historically credible portrait. Out of his own commitment to both historical scholarship and Christian ministry, Wright challenges us to roll up ou
God Is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World--and Why Their Differences Matter
Stephen R. Prothero · 388 pages
Early Christian Writings: The Apostolic Fathers
Andrew Louth · 208 pages
The writings in this volume shed a glimmer of light, in an otherwise dark period, on the emerging traditions and organizations of the infant Church. They are a selection from a group known as the Apostolic Fathers, so-called because several of the authors were most likely disciples of the Apostles themselves. Like much of the New Testament, their writings take the form of letters, and for the most
The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable?
F.F. Bruce · 98 pages
Early Christian Doctrines
J.N.D. Kelly · 506 pages
The Gospel of Judas
Rodolphe Kasser, Marvin W. Meyer, Gregor Wurst, Francois Gaudard · 192 pages
For 1,600 years its message lay hidden. When the bound papyrus pages of this lost gospel finally reached scholars who could unlock its meaning, they were astounded. Here was a gospel that had not been seen since the early days of Christianity, and which few experts had even thought existed--a gospel told from the perspective of Judas Iscariot, history's ultimate traitor. And far from being a villa
Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography
John Dominic Crossan · 209 pages
"Crossan paints his Jesus with great warmth and power."-New York Times Book ReviewJohn Dominic Crossan is widely regarded as the leading authority on the words and life of Jesus Christ. His classic national bestseller, Jesus, is a powerful and controversial portrait of a courageous revolutionary, philosopher, and political agitator who challenged the prevailing rules of the social order. Bold, mov
Truth Restored
Gordon B. Hinckley · 162 pages
Occidental Mythology
Joseph Campbell · 576 pages