Strange Scriptures That Perplex the Western Mind Julie A. Allison Find out more in this

Find out more in this historical fiction book your child will love

the editors have collected original works from 61 different authors around nine major themes (among them ""Anatomy and Destiny

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Reformist Islam shares much with Catholic social thought in showing a regard for the poor and marginalized

Strange Scriptures That Perplex the Western Mind Julie A. Allison Find out more in thisBecause the Bible describes a culture very different from that of Western countries today, what it says is sometimes puzzling to modern readers. In many cases, however, the ways in which Near Eastern merchants and farmers carry on their daily work have hardly changed over the intervening centuries since the inspired authors wrote. The aim of this interesting volume is to clarify familiar scriptural phrases and texts by explaining some unusual Eastern