

Hardcover: 826 pages
Publisher: Fifth Estate (May 22, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1936533553
ISBN-13: 978-1936533558
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 1.7 x 11 inches
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The Fifth Estate Publishing Co. has a reputation of translating and compiling old texts, ensuring these books would continue to last the test of time. In order to make sure they will last, the public must have access to it in their native tongue. If you go to their website you'll find they are not only working to protect Jewish, Netzari (Nazarene Judaism, Messianic Judaism), Gnostic and early Christian writings, but they are also working on preserving books from the East.They present the facts in detailed introductions of every book in this massive compilation of forgotten scripture. Plus, they include quotes from other verses found in the canonically approved Bible, showing that indeed these lost books inspired what is found in the Bible. For example, The first Book of Enoch is sometimes quoted word-for-word throughout the Hebrew Bible and the writings of Yeshua's Talmidim (Jesus' Disciples). Of curse, you wouldn't know that unless you had access to Enoch 1. From my personal view, Yochanan's (John's) Book of Revelation is actually part two of Enoch 1. Enoch confirms what was seen by Yochanan, two witnesses to the same events (though sometimes described differently).If you are new to discovering the forgotten scriptures, here are a few things you should know:The KJV and NIV Bibles and others like it, are simply incomplete. They are the smallest, most condensed and altered versions you can find. Though the Catholic Bible is not my favorite version (nothing against Catholics), it includes some of the books that are found in this compilation. The next would the Greek Orthodox Bible which contains even more than the Catholic Bible. Ultimately, the Coptic Ethiopian Bible is the largest in the world with a total of 81 books.
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