American scriptures
Subtitle: an anthology of sacred writings
By: edited with an introduction by Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp
Series: Penguin classics; Penguin classics
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 406
ISBN-13: 9780143106197
Subjects: Sources; Sacred books; Religion
Description: "'Scripture' is any work in which the authors, translators, editors, or discoverers all claim to have received wisdom from a source outside themselves, be it revelation, enlightened philosophy, or ancient archive. For the first time in a single volume, American Scriptures gathers fifteen of these texts from religious movements with origins in the United States. Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp's concise single volume will enlighten not only readers interested in the historical and religious aspects of the scriptural texts, but also those whose interest has been piqued by such bestsellers as Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code." -- Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The life and morals of Jesus of Nazareth; title: The Book of Mormon; title: A holy, sacred, and divine roll and book: from the Lord God of heaven, to the inhabitants of earth; title: A warning to the Latter Day Saints: an abridgment of the ninth book of Esdras; title: The principles of nature, her divine revelations, and a voice to mankind; title: The occult life of Jesus of Nazareth; title: The rise and progress of the kingdoms of light and darkness; title: Science and health with key to the Scriptures; title: OAHSPE: a new Bible in the words of Jehovih and his angel embassadors; title: The Archko volume; title: The great controversy between Christ and Satan; title: The unknown life of Jesus Christ; title: Autobiography by Jesus of Nazareth; title: The woman's Bible; title: The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ.