Mark Russell & Shannon Wheeler's faithful-yet-irreverent approach to the Bible made their book GOD IS DISAPPOINTED IN YOU a modern cult classic. Now, by popular demand, they turn their attention to the best parts left out of the canonical Bible, including the Midrash, the Apocrypha, Gnostic Gospels, and more! And if you thought the BIBLE had some weird stuff in it...
Celebrate the second coming of Mark Russell & Shannon Wheeler with this handy slipcase set, containing both God Is Disappointed in You and the sequel Apocrypha Now -- two hilarious must-haves at one amazing price.
Though apocryphal in nature, these books--suppressed by the Church Fathers--are fascinating and beautifully written. Here you can read for yourself many of the manuscripts which were excluded from the Canon...
... infinitely touching Willow painting sapphic verses on her lover Tara's back , Spike thrusting into love's void and sinking like a millstone , Giles wearing his English reserve as a coat of armor against his own pagan nature .
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
Christian apocrypha are now studied for more than what they can tell us about the composition and collection of the canonical texts. is newfound liberation is reected in the expansive collections ...
One particularly memorable manuscript contains both apocryphal tales and illustrations: Ambrosian Library L58 sup., ... A similar phenomenon exists with the dissemination of old editions of Christian Apocrypha now in the public domain.
As that piece remarked almost exclusively on the question of authorship, it is clear that the unique status of the Apocrypha now served to preclude the plays from critical discussion, either as part of the Shakespearean canon or as part ...
The Apocryphal Books Of The New Testament Being All The Gospels, Epistles, And Other Pieces Now Extant Attributed In The First Four Centuries To Jesus Christ His Apostles And Their Companions
Despite the different opinions on the degree of authority that should be given to the books of the Apocrypha, most Christians agree that these books are valuable.
Magic images were made of clay, wax, tallow, employed and other substances and were employed in various ways. J[jagfc Thus directions are given for making a tallow image of an enemy of the king and binding its face with a cord in order ...