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The Confessions of St. Augustine has been translated into more languages than any Latin writings except Virgil's. Now this great classic appears in a distinguished new translation for the modern reader by celebrated translator, John K. ... Read more

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Great Book
I love this book. Everyone in some point in life need to Read this great piece of work.Enjoyed every page written very well.

St. Augustine
This book was filled with great knowledge and had a very profound effect on the reader.

Inspiring and Heartwarming
I had read an abridged version of the Confessions but there seemed to be so much missing and in this book I found all the panorama of the whole. A delightful read which tells more about Augustine than any history book ever could. I cried with him when his mother died. He asks God so many of the questions we all ask and his ability to stand apart from himself and critique himself with brutal honesty makes the Confessions the masterpiece that it is.

A low budget publication
When I bought this audiobook I was expecting something more dramatical and poetical than what Bernard Mayes read. I understand they used an old-fashioned English but quite elegant translation, but the problem is Mr. Mayes reading of it. It is really difficult to follow his way. Also the sound system used for the recording is terrible and make the impression of being low budget. This is not my first Blackstone Audiobook and that is what surprise me!!! I always thought of Blackstone Audiobook as a good-standing alternative to Naxos but now I think they need to keep a more strict eye in their production.

horrible
Bernard Mayes mutilates the reading of this wonderful book.He sounds like Gollum from the Lord of the Rings.His reading is just horrible.Some word pronouncements are barely audible, the sounding of the letter s, makes it sound like he has some teeth missing.I am continually having to adjust my sound dial as he is up and down with the sound of his voice. I have no idea why blacstone audio went with this guy. ... Read more

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Retells the legend of Saint George, in which the brave horseman saves a city from a terrible dragon. ... Read more

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Father Laux Did His Homework
Father Laux's INTRODUCTION TO THE BIBLE is a very useful, instructive assessment of the Bible, biblical history, and "secular" history of the Ancient Middle East.Father Laux gives readers very good historical background to the Bible, and readers whether they are Catholic or not can benefit from this book.

This reviewer disagrees with Father Laux on The Documentary Hypothesis of the Torah or first five books of the Bible. In spite of this fact, this disagreement does not undermine the value of the book.Had Father Laux lived long enough to examine the Dead Sea Scrolls and other recently discovered sources, he may have modfied his views.Father Laux is obviously a partisan of Catholcism and the Catholic Church.Anyone who critisizes him for that is wasting their time.Father Laux was very clear about his religious loyalties.Readers should know this in no way detracts from the value of the book.

Father Laux's presentation of other books of the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament is very enlightening.He gives readersthe political forces and challenges faced by the Ancient Hebrews, and he explains the religious disputes among different Judean factions.The book gives readers a concise view of Ancient Hebrew social history which in turn gives the reader a better understanding of irate Ancient Hebrew Prophets who railed against social injustice, violations of religious codes, and blatent hypocracy.Father Laux's placing the Prophetic Books and Books of Poetry in proper historical context make reading the Bible easier and with more understanding.

One feature of Father Laux's book was his handling of Hebrew poetry such as Job, the Pslams, Proverbs, etc. Father Laux did a masterful job in enlightening readers to this part of the Bible.While this reviewer disagrees with Father Laux's intrepretation of the book titled Canticles of Canticles or Song of Songs, Father Laux's commentary is very good.

Father Laux gives readers escellent coverage of the Apocrophy.Readers may know that the Catholic Bible has seven books that are not in most Protestant bibles.These books are Judeth, Tobit or Tobius, Ecclesiasticus not to be confused with Ecclesiastes, Wisdom, and First and Second Maccabees.His explanation of why the Early Church Fathers accepted these books as canonical is clear and understandable.His remarks re St. Jerome (346-420)inclusion of these books in St. Jerome's Vulgate Bible gives readers good reasons of why the Catholic Church includes these books.

Father Laux's explanation of the New Testament is just as good as his explanation of the Old Testament.He gives the reader some insight to the use of the Aramaic and Greek languages.He explains the Synoptic problem and offers intelligent solutions.A very valuable part of his explanation of the New Testament is his careful description of the differences of the "Jewish" Christians who originated in Judea and the Gentile Christians who originated outside of Judea.He cites the differences between Jewish traditions and those of the Greeks and Romans. One can follow the Pauline Epistles and other sections of the New Testament easier by referring to Father Laux's book.

Father Laux was sure but not arrogant in writing this book.When biblical scholars are not sure or he (Father Laux) is not sure, he is honest enough to admit it.He gives different views and logically explains his own views.Father has placed useful maps in this book to assist readers.He has sections titled Suggestions for Further Study which present thoughtful questions to readers as well as useful bibliogrpahies.

Any reader interested in a solid understanding of the Bible would do well to carefully read this book.This reviewer read it because he was impressed with Father Laux's CHURCH HISTORY.Father Laux's INTRODUCTION TO THE BIBLE is a valuable to anyone who wants to know more about the Bible ... Read more

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Francis de Saless Introduction to the Devout Life has remained a uniquely accessible and relevant treasure of devotion for nearly four hundred years. As Bishop of Geneva in the first quarter of the seventeenth century, Francis de Sales saw to the spiritual needs of everyone from the poorest peasants to court ladies. The desire to be closer to God that he found in people from all levels of society led him to compile these instructions on how to live in Christ. Franciss compassionate Introduction leads the reader through practical ways of attaining a devout life without renouncing the world and offers prayers and meditations to strengthen devotion in the face of temptation and hardship. ... Read more

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The best translation
This is the best translation. Some translations done in the 19th century leave out his specific advice about sexual relations within marriage. ... Read more

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Chapters: Johnny Longden, Earl W. Bascom, John Taylor, Hugh B. Brown, Cindy Ady, Ryan Gosling, John William Woolf, Carmen Rasmusen, Paul Hinman, Ben Cahoon, Marriner W. Merrill, Thomas Rowell Leavitt, A. J. Cook, Rob Anderson, Colin Low, Jesse Knight, Nathan Eldon Tanner, Thomas Levi Whittle, William R. Smith, R. C. Evans, Alexander B. Morrison, Cec Purves, Randy Thorsteinson, Charles Ora Card, Solon Earl Low, David B. Galbraith, Theodore Brandley, Maren Ord, John Gould, Ryan Little, E. Dale Lebaron, William R. Walker, Dudley Leavitt, Kent Derricott, John Horne Blackmore, Robert T. Burton, John Pack, Richard N. Armstrong, William H. Bennett, Victor L. Brown, Grant Hill, Merlin R. Lybbert, Susan J. Palmer, Martin Woolf, Phil Tollestrup, Elaine L. Jack, Charles E. Jones, Joseph Russell, Ardeth G. Kapp, Ira Hinckley, Edward Lockyer, Raymond Knight, Richard E. Bennett, Grant L. Spackman, Edgar Hinman, Laura M. Brotherson, Rose Marie Reid, Gregory L. Smith, Winston Blackmore, Sharon G. Larsen, Kyle Mcculloch, John R. Pfeifer, Cyril Ogston. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 218. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Earl W. Bascom (June 19, 1906 August 28, 1995) was an American painter, printmaker and sculptor, raised in Canada, who portrayed his own experiences cowboying and rodeoing across the American and Canadian West. Earl Bascom was born in a sod-roofed log cabin on the Bascom 101 Ranch in Vernal, Utah. His father, John W. Bascom, had been a deputy sheriff in Utah who chased Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch Gang. Both sets of Earl's grandparents (Joel A. Bascom and C.F.B. Lybbert) were Mormon pioneers, ranchers and frontier lawmen. Earl Bascom's paternal ancestral background was a colorful aray of nationalities and ethnicities including Quaker, French Basque and Huguenot, as well as an ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=4888396 ... Read more